Samba Sow (footballer, born 1989)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Samba Sow

| image = Samba Sow 2017.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Sow with Dynamo Moscow in 2017

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|4|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bamako, Mali

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2006–2008

| youthclubs1 = Lens

| years1 = 2008–2013

| clubs1 = Lens

| caps1 = 90

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2011–2012

| clubs2 = Lens B

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013–2015

| clubs3 = Kardemir Karabükspor

| caps3 = 50

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2015–2017

| clubs4 = Kayserispor

| caps4 = 41

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2017–2019

| clubs5 = Dynamo Moscow

| caps5 = 41

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2019–2021

| clubs6 = Nottingham Forest

| caps6 = 40

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2021–2022

| clubs7 = Lens B

| caps7 = 10

| goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2009–2017

| nationalteam1 = Mali

| nationalcaps1 = 36

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| club-update =

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Samba Sow (born 29 April 1989) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defensive or central midfielder.

Club career

Sow played his first game for RC Lens on 22 May 2009, the season Lens won Ligue 2.{{Soccerway|79388}} He scored his first goal for the club on 15 May 2010 in the 36th minute against Bordeaux, which they won 4–3. He scored in the 95th minute to make the score 3–0 in the Coupe de la Ligue 1st round against Clermont on 22 July 2011.

On 20 June 2017, he moved to the Russian Premier League, signing with FC Dynamo Moscow.{{cite web|publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow|url=http://fcdynamo.ru/news/events/?id_4=12879|script-title=ru:Самба Соу – в «Динамо»!|date=20 June 2017|language=ru}} He extended his Dynamo contract on 30 December 2017.{{cite web|publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow|url=http://fcdynamo.ru/news/events/?id_4=13214|script-title=ru:Соу остается в «Динамо»|date=30 December 2017|language=ru}}

On 1 August 2019, Sow signed for EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on a two-year deal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2019/august/samba-sow-signs-for-the-reds/|title=Sow signs for The Reds|website=www.nottinghamforest.co.uk}} Sow was a key player for Forest during the 2019–20 season. Notability, Forest had a win rate of 52% when Sow was in the team, compared to 30% when he was not playing.{{Cite web|last=Taylor|first=Paul|title=Forest still have solid core of players – but 'quality in every area' bodes well|url=https://theathletic.com/2150936/2020/10/21/nottingham-forest-1-1-rotherham-ameobi-depth-hughton/|access-date=21 October 2020|website=The Athletic}} He featured less regularly during his second season at Forest due to a recurring injury problem, and was released following the end of his contract on 1 June 2021.{{Cite web|last=Club|first=Nottingham Forest Football|title=Dawson Bids Farewell As Released List Confirmed|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2021/june/Dawson-Bids-Farewell-As-Released-List-Confirmed/|access-date=26 June 2021|website=Nottingham Forest Football Club}}

International career

Sow played his first game for Mali on 27 December 2009, against North Korea in a 1–0 defeat for Mali.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/12/27/world/friendlies/mali/korea-dpr/893473/ |title=Mali vs. Korea DPR – 27 December 2009 – Soccerway |website=Soccerway |date=27 December 2009 |access-date=26 May 2012}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup ! colspan="2" \|League Cup ! colspan="2" \|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals !Apps !Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="6"\|Lens \|2008–09 \|Ligue 2 \|1	0	0	0 \|0 \|0	colspan="2" \|—	1	0
2009–10 \|Ligue 1 \|31	1	4	0 \|1 \|0	colspan="2" \|—	36	1
2010–11 \|Ligue 1 \|10	0	1	0 \|0 \|0	colspan="2" \|—	11	0
2011–12 \|Ligue 2 \|23	0	0	0 \|1 \|1	colspan="2" \|—	24	1
2012–13 \|Ligue 2 \|25	0	2	0 \|0 \|0	colspan="2" \|—	27	0
colspan="2"\|Total !90	1	7	0 !2 !1	colspan="2" \|—	99	2
rowspan="3" \|Lens B \|2010–11 \|Championnat de France Amateur \|5 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|5 \|0
2012–13 \|Championnat de France Amateur \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !6 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— !6 !0
rowspan="3"\|Kardemir Karabükspor \|2013–14 \|Süper Lig \|32	0	4	0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|—	36	0
2014–15 \|Süper Lig \|18	1	2	0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|4Appearances in the UEFA Europa League	0	24	1
colspan="2"\|Total !50	1	6	0 ! colspan="2" \|— !4	0 !60	1
rowspan="3"\|Kayserispor \|2015–16 \|Süper Lig \|16	1	8	0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|—	24	1
2016–17 \|Süper Lig \|25	2	8	0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|—	33	2
colspan="2"\|Total !41	3	16	0 ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— !57	3
rowspan="4" \|Dynamo Moscow \|2017–18 \|Russian Premier League \|23	0	1	0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|—	24	0
2018–19 \|Russian Premier League \|17	0	1	0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|—	18	0
2019–20 \|Russian Premier League \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !41	0	2	0 ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— !43	0
rowspan="3" \|Nottingham Forest \|2019–20 \|EFL Championship \|25	0	0	0 \|1 \|0	0	0	26	0
2020–21 \|EFL Championship \|15 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|16 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !40 !0 !1 !0 !1 !0 !0 !0 !42 !0
Lens B \|2021–22 \|Championnat National 2 \|5 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|5 \|0
colspan="3" \|Career total !273	5	32	0 !3 !1	4	0	312	6

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="9"\|Mali \|2009	1	0
2010	4	0
2011	4	0
2012	9	0
2013	7	0
2014	2	0
2015	6	2
2016	2	0
2017	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total	36	2

:Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sow goal.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/35196/Samba_Sow.html|title=Sow, Samba|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=9 December 2016}}

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Samba Sow
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1	6 June 2015	Centre Sportif Maâmora, Salé, Morocco	{{fb\|LBY}}	align="center"\|2–1	align="center"\|2–2	Friendly
align="center"\|2	14 November 2015	Francistown Stadium, Francistown, Botswana	{{fb\|BOT}}	align="center"\|2–1	align="center"\|2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Samba Sow

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

6 June 2015

Centre Sportif Maâmora, Salé, Morocco

align="center"|2–1

align="center"|2–2

Friendly

align="center"|2

14 November 2015

Francistown Stadium, Francistown, Botswana

align="center"|2–1

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Lens

Ligue 2: 2008–09

Mali

Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2013{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4642/2013-africa-cup-of-nations/2013/01/09/3660526/paris-saint-germain-midfielder-momo-sissoko-makes-mali-afcon|title=Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad | Goal.com|website=goal.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/1485398-african-cup-of-nations-full-fixtures-schedule-standings-and-results.amp.html|title = African Cup of Nations 2013: Full Fixtures, Schedule, Standings and Results}}

References

External links

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rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup ! colspan="2" \|League Cup ! colspan="2" \|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals !Apps !Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="6"\|Lens \|2008–09 \|Ligue 2 \|1	0	0	0 \|0 \|0	colspan="2" \|—	1	0
2009–10 \|Ligue 1 \|31	1	4	0 \|1 \|0	colspan="2" \|—	36	1
2010–11 \|Ligue 1 \|10	0	1	0 \|0 \|0	colspan="2" \|—	11	0
2011–12 \|Ligue 2 \|23	0	0	0 \|1 \|1	colspan="2" \|—	24	1
2012–13 \|Ligue 2 \|25	0	2	0 \|0 \|0	colspan="2" \|—	27	0
colspan="2"\|Total !90	1	7	0 !2 !1	colspan="2" \|—	99	2
rowspan="3" \|Lens B \|2010–11 \|Championnat de France Amateur \|5 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|5 \|0
2012–13 \|Championnat de France Amateur \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !6 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— !6 !0
rowspan="3"\|Kardemir Karabükspor \|2013–14 \|Süper Lig \|32	0	4	0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|—	36	0
2014–15 \|Süper Lig \|18	1	2	0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|4Appearances in the UEFA Europa League	0	24	1
colspan="2"\|Total !50	1	6	0 ! colspan="2" \|— !4	0 !60	1
rowspan="3"\|Kayserispor \|2015–16 \|Süper Lig \|16	1	8	0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|—	24	1
2016–17 \|Süper Lig \|25	2	8	0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|—	33	2
colspan="2"\|Total !41	3	16	0 ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— !57	3
rowspan="4" \|Dynamo Moscow \|2017–18 \|Russian Premier League \|23	0	1	0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|—	24	0
2018–19 \|Russian Premier League \|17	0	1	0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|—	18	0
2019–20 \|Russian Premier League \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !41	0	2	0 ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— !43	0
rowspan="3" \|Nottingham Forest \|2019–20 \|EFL Championship \|25	0	0	0 \|1 \|0	0	0	26	0
2020–21 \|EFL Championship \|15 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|16 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !40 !0 !1 !0 !1 !0 !0 !0 !42 !0
Lens B \|2021–22 \|Championnat National 2 \|5 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|5 \|0
colspan="3" \|Career total !273	5	32	0 !3 !1	4	0	312	6