Brice Samba facts for kids
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Samba with France U19 in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Brice Lauriche Samba | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Linzolo, Republic of the Congo | ||
| Height | 1.87 m | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Lens | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Pacy Vallée-d'Eure | ||
| 2002–2006 | Madeleine Evreux | ||
| 2006–2011 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2013 | Le Havre B | 27 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Le Havre | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Marseille B | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Marseille | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Nancy B (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Nancy (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Caen B | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Caen | 43 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Nottingham Forest | 125 | (0) |
| 2022– | Lens | 15 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | France U19 | 0 | (0) |
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Brice Lauriche Samba (born 25 April 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lens.
Club career
Le Havre
Samba joined Le Havre in 2006, working his way through their youth team's before appearing in the first-team in 2011.
Marseille
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On 4 January 2013, Samba joined Marseille from Le Havre AC, signing a four-and-a-half year contract. He made his professional debut for Marseille on 5 January 2014 in a Coupe de France game against Stade de Reims keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 home win. On 9 July 2015, Samba joined AS Nancy on a season-long loan.
Caen
Samba joined Caen on a four-year deal from Marseille on 30 June 2017.
Nottingham Forest
On 7 August 2019, Samba joined EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He was initially brought in as a backup for on loan goalkeeper Arijanet Muric, but earned his place as Forest's number one after Muric made a number of costly mistakes.
He made his debut for Forest on 13 August 2019 in a 1–0 League Cup victory over Fleetwood Town. His league debut came on 24 August 2019 in a 2–1 win against Fulham.
His impressive performances led him being named the Championship Fans' Player of the Month for November 2019.
On 8 September 2020, Samba was included in the PFA Championship Team of the Year for the 2019–20 season.
In the 2022 Championship play-off semi-final, Samba saved three penalties to send Forest through to the Final against Huddersfield Town.
He subsequently started in the 2022 EFL Championship play-off Final before being substituted for Ethan Horvath in the 89th minute with a groin injury as Forest held on to a 1-0 lead to confirm their return to the Premier League for first time in 23 years.
Lens
On 5 July 2022, it was announced that Samba had signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 club RC Lens for an undisclosed fee.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre B | 2010–11 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | CFA | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | CFA | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| Le Havre | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Marseille B | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Marseille | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nancy B (loan) | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Nancy (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Caen B | 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Caen | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2019–20 | Championship | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Championship | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Total | 125 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 0 | ||
| Lens | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 219 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 0 | ||
Honours
Nottingham Forest
- EFL Championship play-offs: 2022
Individual
- PFA Championship Fans Player of the Month November 2019
- PFA Team of the Year: 2019–20 Championship
