Stephen Sama

Stephen Sama (born 5 March 1993) is professional footballer who plays as a Centre back for Accrington Stanley.[3] Born in Cameroon, he represented Germany at youth international level.

Stephen Sama
Personal information
Full name Stephen Sama[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993[2]
Place of birth Bamenda, Cameroon
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 24
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– Accrington Stanley 3 (0)
National team
2010 Germany U17 4 (0)
2011 Germany U18 1 (0)
2011 Germany U19 6 (0)
2013 Germany U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2020

Youth career

Sama played two years of youth football for the teams of Schwarz-Weiß Eppendorf, SG Wattenscheid 09, VfL Bochum and Borussia Dortmund,[4] 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.[5]

Club career

VfB Stuttgart

On 2 September 2014, Sama signed a contract until June 2016 with VfB Stuttgart II.[6] 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.[7] On 15 October 2015, Sama extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2018.[8]

Greuther Fürth

On 3 January 2017, Sama joined 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth on a ​2 1⁄2-year contract.[9][10]

On 30 January 2018, Sama joined VfL Osnabrück on loan from Greuther Fürth until the end of the 2017–18 season.[11]

Heracles Almelo

In July 2018 he moved to Heracles Almelo.[12]

Accrington Stanley

In September 2020 he moved to Accrington Stanley.[13]

International career

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
  1. https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf
  2. "Stephen Sama profile". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. Stephen Sama at WorldFootball.net
  4. "Über die Premier League zum DFB" (in German). RevierSport. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  5. "Trio sign new deals". Liverpool. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  6. "Stephen Sama kommt" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  7. "Official match report: Hallescher FC – VfB Stuttgart II". German Football Association. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  8. "Long-term contracts". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  9. "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.
  10. "Stephen Sama leaves VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  11. "Leihe bis Sommer: Sama kommt aus Fürth" (in German). VfL Osnarbück. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  12. https://www.heracles.nl/nieuws/nieuwsbericht/12442/stephen-sama-tekent-tweejarig-contract-bij-heracles-almelo
  13. https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/news/2020/september/signing-defender-sama-signs-for-the-reds/
  14. "Sama: Träumen von Torres und Gerrard" (in German). spox.com. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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