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Sama in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Sama[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamenda, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Schwarz-Weiß Eppendorf | ||
| 2003–2005 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | ||
| 2005–2007 | VfL Bochum | ||
| 2007–2009 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| 2009–2014 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | VfB Stuttgart II | 47 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | VfB Stuttgart | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Greuther Fürth | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Greuther Fürth II | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Heracles Almelo | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Germany U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Germany U20 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2021 | |||
Stephen Sama (born 5 March 1993) is professional footballer who last played as a centre-back for Accrington Stanley.[2] Born in Cameroon, he represented Germany at the youth international level.
Youth career
[edit]Sama played two years of youth football for the teams of Schwarz-Weiß Eppendorf, SG Wattenscheid 09, VfL Bochum and Borussia Dortmund,[3] prior to joining Liverpool in 2009 to play for their U18 and then later, their U21 team. He signed a contract extension with Liverpool in 2011, until June 2014. Despite being at Liverpool for 5 years, he never played a senior game for the English team.[4]
Club career
[edit]VfB Stuttgart
[edit]On 2 September 2014, Sama signed a contract until June 2016 with VfB Stuttgart II.[5] He made his professional debut in the 3. Liga for the second team of VfB Stuttgart on 13 September 2014 in a 2–0 away victory against Hallescher FC.[6] On 15 October 2015, Sama extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2018.[7]
Greuther Fürth
[edit]On 3 January 2017, Sama joined 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth on a 2+1⁄2-year contract.[8][9]
On 30 January 2018, Sama joined VfL Osnabrück on loan from Greuther Fürth until the end of the 2017–18 season.[10]
Heracles Almelo
[edit]In July 2018 he moved to Heracles Almelo.[11]
Accrington Stanley
[edit]In September 2020 he moved to Accrington Stanley.[12] Sama was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[13]
International career
[edit]Sama was born in Cameroon and moved to Germany, receiving his German citizenship in 2009.[14] Sama has played for Germany U17, U18, U19 and U20. He participated with the German under-17 team in the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round. In 2011, he appeared for the under-19 team of Germany in the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification and in the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.
References
[edit]- ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2020/21: Accrington Stanley – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- 1 2 Stephen Sama at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Über die Premier League zum DFB" (in German). RevierSport. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Trio sign new deals". Liverpool. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Stephen Sama kommt" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Official match report: Hallescher FC – VfB Stuttgart II". German Football Association. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Long-term contracts". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Einer kommt, einer geht". greuther-fuerth.de (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 3 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ↑ "Stephen Sama leaves VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ↑ "Leihe bis Sommer: Sama kommt aus Fürth" (in German). VfL Osnarbück. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ↑ "Stephen Sama tekent tweejarig contract bij Heracles Almelo". 26 July 2018.
- ↑ "SIGNING: Defender Sama signs for the Reds".
- ↑ "UPDATE: Retained list". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. 5 May 2022.
- ↑ "Sama: Träumen von Torres und Gerrard" (in German). spox.com. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Cameroonian emigrants to Germany
- Sportspeople from Bamenda
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Cameroonian men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Eredivisie players
- English Football League players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- VfB Stuttgart II players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- VfL Osnabrück players
- Heracles Almelo players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in England
- German expatriate sportspeople in England
- Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England