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{{short description|Congolese footballer}}
{{Short description|Footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Brice Samba
| name = Brice Samba
| image = U-19 EC-Qualifikation Austria vs. France 2013-06-10 (116) (cropped).jpg
| image = Brice Samba asse rcl 23 24.jpg
| caption = Samba with [[France national under-19 football team|France U19]] in June 2013
| caption = Samba with [[RC Lens|Lens]] in 2024
| fullname = Brice Lauriche Samba<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/general-news/efl-squad-numbering-06.09.2019.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Nottingham Forest |publisher=English Football League |page=49 |accessdate=24 October 2019}}</ref>
| full_name = Brice Lauriche Samba<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/183721110af1407d87d5d77408a07201/efl-professional-retain-list---2021-22.pdf |title=Club list of registered players: Nottingham Forest |publisher=English Football League |page=28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315014750/https://www.efl.com/contentassets/183721110af1407d87d5d77408a07201/efl-professional-retain-list---2021-22.pdf |archive-date=15 March 2023}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|4|25|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|4|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Linzolo]], Republic of the Congo
| birth_place = [[Linzolo]], Republic of the Congo
| height = 1.87 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rclens.fr/fr/pros-brice-samba?saison=6773 |title=Brice Samba |publisher=RC Lens |access-date=19 September 2022}}</ref>
| height = 1.86 m
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = [[Nottingham Forest F.C|Nottingham Forest]]
| currentclub = [[RC Lens|Lens]]
| clubnumber = 30
| clubnumber = 30
| youthyears1 = 2001–2002
| youthyears1 = 2001–2002
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| goals6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2017–2018
| years7 = 2017–2018
| clubs7 = [[SM Caen|Caen B]]
| clubs7 = [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen B]]
| caps7 = 3
| caps7 = 3
| goals7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2017–2019
| years8 = 2017–2019
| clubs8 = [[SM Caen|Caen]]
| clubs8 = [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]]
| caps8 = 43
| caps8 = 43
| goals8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2019–
| years9 = 2019–2022
| clubs9 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
| clubs9 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
| caps9 = 125
| caps9 = 125
| goals9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2022–2024
| club-update = 7 May 2022
| clubs10 = [[RC Lens|Lens]]
| caps10 = 85
| goals10 = 0
years11 = 2024-
| clubs11 = [[Stade Rennais FC|Rennes]]
| caps11 = 0
| goals11 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 14 December 2024
| nationalteam-update = 23 March 2024
}}
}}
'''Brice Lauriche Samba''' (born 25 April 1994) is a Congolese professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]].
'''Brice Lauriche Samba''' (born 25 April 1994) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Ligue 1]] club [[Stade Rennais FC|Rennes]]. Born in France, he plays for the [[France national football team|France national team]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
===Le Havre===
===Le Havre===
Samba joined [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] in 2006, working his way through their youth team's before appearing in the first-team in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Ligue-1-brice-samba-caen-raconte-les-anecdotes-et-moments-de-sa-carriere-quand-tu-es-a-marseille-ta-vie-change/836394|title=Ligue 1 : Brice Samba (Caen) raconte les anecdotes et moments de sa carrière, "Quand tu es à Marseille, ta vie change"|website=France Football}}</ref>
Samba joined [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] in 2006, working his way through their youth teams before appearing in the first-team in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Ligue-1-brice-samba-caen-raconte-les-anecdotes-et-moments-de-sa-carriere-quand-tu-es-a-marseille-ta-vie-change/836394|title=Ligue 1 : Brice Samba (Caen) raconte les anecdotes et moments de sa carrière, "Quand tu es à Marseille, ta vie change"|website=France Football}}</ref>


===Marseille===
===Marseille===
[[File:Valais Cup 2013 - OM-FC Porto 13-07-2013 - Brice Samba en extension (cropped2).jpg|thumb|Samba in action with Marseille in the 2013 Valais Cup]]
[[File:Valais Cup 2013 - OM-FC Porto 13-07-2013 - Brice Samba en extension (cropped2).jpg|thumb|Samba in action with Marseille in the 2013 Valais Cup]]
On 4 January 2013, Samba joined [[Olympique de Marseille|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/01/05/france/coupe-de-france/olympique-de-marseille/stade-de-reims/1605908/?ICID=HP_MS_01_16|title=Olympique Marseille vs. Reims - 5 January 2014 - Soccerway|website=Int.soccerway.com|accessdate=14 July 2018}}</ref> On 9 July 2015, Samba joined [[AS Nancy]] on a season-long loan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lephoceen.fr/infos-om/mercato/officiel-brice-samba-prete-a-nancy-138372|title=Officiel : Brice Samba prêté à Nancy|first=Le|last=Phocéen|date=9 July 2015|website=Le Phocéen}}</ref>
On 4 January 2013, Samba joined [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] from Le Havre, 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|Reims]] keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 home win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/01/05/france/coupe-de-france/olympique-de-marseille/stade-de-reims/1605908/?ICID=HP_MS_01_16|title=Olympique Marseille vs. Reims - 5 January 2014 - Soccerway|website=Int.soccerway.com|accessdate=14 July 2018}}</ref> On 9 July 2015, Samba joined [[AS Nancy Lorraine|Nancy]] on a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lephoceen.fr/infos-om/mercato/officiel-brice-samba-prete-a-nancy-138372|title=Officiel : Brice Samba prêté à Nancy|first=Le|last=Phocéen|date=9 July 2015|website=Le Phocéen}}</ref>


===Caen===
===Caen===
Samba joined [[SM Caen|Caen]] on a four-year deal from [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] on 30 June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smcaen.fr/2017-2018/actualites/groupe-pro/brice-samba-un-nouveau-gardien-au-smc|title=Brice Samba, un nouveau gardien au SMC|date=30 June 2017|website=Stade Malherbe Caen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2017/official-sm-caen-pick-up-goalkeeper-brice-samba/|title=Official &#124; SM Caen pick up goalkeeper Brice Samba &#124; Get French Football News|website=getfootballnewsfrance.com}}</ref>
Samba joined [[SM Caen|Caen]] on a four-year deal from [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] on 30 June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smcaen.fr/2017-2018/actualites/groupe-pro/brice-samba-un-nouveau-gardien-au-smc|title=Brice Samba, un nouveau gardien au SMC|date=30 June 2017|website=Stade Malherbe Caen}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2017/official-sm-caen-pick-up-goalkeeper-brice-samba/|title=Official &#124; SM Caen pick up goalkeeper Brice Samba &#124; Get French Football News|website=getfootballnewsfrance.com|date=3 July 2017 }}</ref>


===Nottingham Forest===
===Nottingham Forest===
On 7 August 2019, Samba joined [[EFL Championship]] side [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smcaen.fr/2019-2020/actualites/groupe-pro/brice-samba-rejoint-nottingham-forest|title=Brice Samba rejoint Nottingham Forest|date=7 August 2019|website=Stade Malherbe Caen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2019/august/samba-signs/|title=Samba signs|website=nottinghamforest.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49268427|title=Brice Samba: Nottingham Forest sign goalkeeper from French side Caen|date=7 August 2019|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taylor|first=Paul|title=Samba is showing fans that Forest were right to add yet another keeper to their books|url=https://theathletic.com/1270973/2019/10/07/samba-proving-his-worth-and-showing-fans-that-forest-were-right-to-add-yet-another-keeper-to-their-books/|access-date=16 October 2020|website=The Athletic}}</ref>
On 7 August 2019, Samba joined [[EFL Championship]] side [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smcaen.fr/2019-2020/actualites/groupe-pro/brice-samba-rejoint-nottingham-forest|title=Brice Samba rejoint Nottingham Forest|date=7 August 2019|website=Stade Malherbe Caen}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2019/august/samba-signs/|title=Samba signs|website=nottinghamforest.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49268427|title=Brice Samba: Nottingham Forest sign goalkeeper from French side Caen|work=BBC Sport |date=7 August 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Paul|title=Samba is showing fans that Forest were right to add yet another keeper to their books|url=https://theathletic.com/1270973/2019/10/07/samba-proving-his-worth-and-showing-fans-that-forest-were-right-to-add-yet-another-keeper-to-their-books/|access-date=16 October 2020|website=The Athletic}}</ref>


He made his debut for Forest on 13 August 2019 in a 1–0 [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] victory over [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Forest beat Fleetwood to reach round two|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49245384|access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref> His league debut came on 24 August 2019 in a 2–1 win against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]].
Samba made his debut for Forest on 13 August 2019 in a 1–0 [[EFL Cup]] victory over [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Forest beat Fleetwood to reach round two|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49245384|access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref> His league debut came on 24 August 2019 in a 2–1 win against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} His impressive performances led him being named the Championship Fans' Player of the Month for November 2019.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=4 December 2019 |title=Samba clinches Player of the Month award |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2019/december/brice-samba-clinches-player-of-the-month-award/ |accessdate=1 December 2020 |website=Nottingham Forest}}</ref> On 8 September 2020, Samba was included in the [[Professional Footballers' Association|PFA]] Championship Team of the Year for the 2019–20 season.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite tweet |author=Professional Footballers' Association |author-link=Professional Footballers' Association |user=PFA |number=1303394671494914049 |date=8 September 2020 |title=A massive congratulations to these players, for earning a place in the 2020 PFA Championship Team of the Year. #TOTY #PFAawards https://t.co/1DEGUXATbG |language=en |access-date=22 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908180851/https://twitter.com/PFA/status/1303394671494914049 |archive-date=8 September 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>


In the [[2022 English Football League play-offs#Championship|2022 Championship play-off semi-final]], Samba saved three penalties to send Forest through to the final against [[Huddersfield Town]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61389080|title=Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United |work=BBC Sport |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref> He subsequently started in the [[2022 EFL Championship play-off final]] before being substituted for [[Ethan Horvath]] in the 90th 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.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61539298|title=Forest return to Premier League after 23-year wait|work=BBC Sport |access-date=30 May 2022|date=29 May 2022}}</ref>
His impressive performances led him being named the Championship Fans' Player of the Month for November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2019/december/brice-samba-clinches-player-of-the-month-award/|title=Samba clinches Player of the Month award|website=www.nottinghamforest.co.uk|accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref>


===Lens===
On 8 September 2020, Samba was included in the [[Professional Footballers' Association|PFA]] Championship Team of the Year for the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Professional Footballers' Association |author-link=Professional Footballers' Association |user=PFA |number=1303394671494914049 |date=8 September 2020 |title=A massive congratulations to these players, for earning a place in the 2020 PFA Championship Team of the Year. #TOTY #PFAawards https://t.co/1DEGUXATbG |language=en |access-date=22 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908180851/https://twitter.com/PFA/status/1303394671494914049 |archive-date=8 September 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
On 5 July 2022, it was announced that Samba had signed a five-year contract with [[Ligue 1]] club [[RC Lens|Lens]] for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/july/05/samba-departs-for-lens/ | title=Samba departs for Lens | date=5 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=rclens.fr |url=https://www.rclens.fr/fr/news/mercato-contrat-brice-samba-rclens-20220705 |title=Brice Samba, de l'explosivité dans les buts &#124; RC Lens |language=fr |publisher=Rclens.fr |date= |accessdate=2022-09-15}}</ref> In the first half of the [[2022–23 Ligue 1]] season, he had 9 clean sheets out of 19 games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=L'équipe type de la première moitié de saison en Ligue 1 avec Messi, Neymar et Cabella |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/L-equipe-type-de-la-premiere-moitie-de-saison-en-ligue-1-avec-messi-neymar-et-cabella/1376451 |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}</ref> He ended the season with 15 clean sheets out of 38 league matches, the highest in the season and was awarded the [[Trophées UNFP du football#Goalkeeper of the Year|Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Year]] whilst being named in the [[Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels|UNFP]] Ligue 1 [[Trophées UNFP du football#Team of the Year|Team of the Year]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> He conceded the least goals (29 goals) in the league helping Lens to place second with 84 points, one point behind league winners [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] and secure a champions league spot for the first time in 20 years since 2002–03 season and the third time in the club's history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 June 2023 |title=RC Lens Secure UEFA Champions League Spot with Victory over Auxerre |url=https://www.beinsports.com/us/ligue-1/video/rc-lens-secure-uefa-champions-league-spot-wit/2106085 |access-date=5 June 2023 |website=beIN SPORTS USA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wills |first=S. |date=2 June 2023 |title=RC Lens look to join exclusive club |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/News/2023/06/02/rc-lens-look-to-join-exclusive-club |access-date=4 June 2023 |website=Ligue1 COM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=A. |date=4 June 2023 |title=Remarkable season takes Lens to promised land |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/Opinion/2023/06/03/remarkable-season-takes-lens-to-promised-land-haise-fofana-samba-danso-openda |access-date=4 June 2023 |website=Ligue1 COM}}</ref>


==International career==
In the [[2022 English Football League play-offs#Championship|2022 Championship play-off semi-final]], Samba saved three penalties to send Forest through to the Final against [[Huddersfield Town]].
Born in the [[Republic of the Congo]], Samba holds both Congolese and [[France|French]] nationalities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brice SAMBA - |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/brice-samba-17430/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=www.unfp.org}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61389080|title=Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United |publisher=BBC|access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>

In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the [[France national football team|France senior national team]] for the [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying]] matches against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] and the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thuram and Samba in France squad |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/News/2023/03/16/thuram-and-samba-in-france-squad |access-date=17 March 2023 |website=Ligue 1 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2023 |title=La liste des vingt-trois Bleus |url=https://www.fff.fr/article/9853-la-liste-des-vingt-trois-bleus.html |access-date=17 March 2023 |website=FFF |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

On 16 June 2023, he made his debut playing the whole game in a [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying]] match against [[Gibraltar national football team|Gibraltar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/qualif-euro/2024/gibraltar-france-live/555450|title=Gibraltar - France, le résumé du match|trans-title=Gibraltar - France, match summary|language=fr|publisher=L'Équipe|date=16 June 2023|access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 17 May 2022}}<ref>{{soccerway|brice-samba/191560}}</ref>
{{updated|match played 14 December 2024}}<ref>{{soccerway|brice-samba/191560}}</ref>


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|rowspan=4|[[Le Havre AC|Le Havre B]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Le Havre AC|Le Havre B]]
|[[2010–11 Championnat de France Amateur|2010–11]]
|[[2010–11 Championnat de France Amateur|2010–11]]
|[[Championnat National 2|CFA]]
|[[Championnat National 2|CFA]]
|1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0
|1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|-
|[[2011–12 Championnat de France Amateur|2011–12]]
|[[2011–12 Championnat de France Amateur|2011–12]]
|CFA
|CFA
|17||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||17||0
|17||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|-
|-
|[[2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur|2012–13]]
|[[2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur|2012–13]]
|CFA
|CFA
|9||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||9||0
|9||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!27!!0!!colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||27!!0
!27!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27!!0
|-
|-
|[[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]]
|[[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]]
|[[2012–13 Ligue 2|2012–13]]
|[[2012–13 Ligue 2|2012–13]]
|[[Ligue 2]]
|[[Ligue 2]]
|0||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||1||0
|0||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille B]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille B]]
|[[2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2012–13]]
|[[2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2012–13]]
|[[Championnat National 3|CFA 2]]
|[[Championnat National 3|CFA 2]]
|1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0
|1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|-
|[[2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2013–14]]
|[[2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2013–14]]
|CFA 2
|CFA 2
|3||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3||0
|3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0
|-
|-
|[[2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2014–15]]
|[[2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2014–15]]
|CFA 2
|CFA 2
|4||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4||0
|4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0
|-
|-
|[[2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur|2016–17]]
|[[2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur|2016–17]]
|CFA
|CFA
|1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0
|1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!9!!0!!colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||9!!0
!9!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9!!0
|-
|-
|rowspan=6|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|rowspan="6"|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|[[2012–13 Ligue 1|2012–13]]
|[[2012–13 Olympique de Marseille season|2012–13]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0
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|-
|[[2013–14 Ligue 1|2013–14]]
|[[2013–14 Olympique de Marseille season|2013–14]]
|Ligue 1
|Ligue 1
|1||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||2||0
|1||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
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|-
|[[2014–15 Ligue 1|2014–15]]
|[[2014–15 Olympique de Marseille season|2014–15]]
|Ligue 1
|Ligue 1
|0||0||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||2||0
|0||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|-
|[[2015–16 Ligue 1|2015–16]]
|[[2015–16 Olympique de Marseille season|2015–16]]
|Ligue 1
|Ligue 1
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0
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|-
|[[2016–17 Ligue 1|2016–17]]
|[[2016–17 Olympique de Marseille season|2016–17]]
|Ligue 1
|Ligue 1
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0
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|-
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
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!1!!0!!2!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0
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|[[AS Nancy|Nancy B]] (loan)
|[[AS Nancy|Nancy B]] (loan)
|[[2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2015–16]]
|[[2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2015–16]]
|CFA 2
|CFA 2
|2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2||0
|2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
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|-
|[[AS Nancy|Nancy]] (loan)
|[[AS Nancy|Nancy]] (loan)
|[[2015–16 Ligue 2|2015–16]]
|[[2015–16 Ligue 2|2015–16]]
|Ligue 2
|Ligue 2
|2||0||1||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||5||0
|2||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0
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|-
|[[SM Caen|Caen B]]
|[[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen B]]
|[[2017–18 Championnat National 3|2017–18]]
|[[2017–18 Championnat National 3|2017–18]]
|[[Championnat National 3]]
|[[Championnat National 3]]
|3||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3||0
|3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0
|-
|-
|rowspan=4|[[SM Caen|Caen]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]]
|[[2017–18 Ligue 1|2017–18]]
|[[2017–18 Stade Malherbe Caen season|2017–18]]
|Ligue 1
|Ligue 1
|4||0||4||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||10||0
|4||0||4||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||0
|-
|-
|[[2018–19 Ligue 1|2018–19]]
|[[2018–19 Stade Malherbe Caen season|2018–19]]
|Ligue 1
|Ligue 1
|38||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||38||0
|38||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||0
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|-
|[[2019–20 Ligue 2|2019–20]]
|[[2019–20 Stade Malherbe Caen season|2019–20]]
|Ligue 2
|Ligue 2
|1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||1||0
|1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!43!!0!!4!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!49!!0
!43!!0!!4!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!49!!0
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|-
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|rowspan="4"|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|[[2019–20 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2019–20]]
|[[2019–20 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2019–20]]
|[[EFL Championship]]
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
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|40||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||42||0
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|-
|[[2020–21 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2020–21]]
|[[2020–21 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2020–21]]
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|Championship
|45||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||46||0
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|0
|0
|0
|1
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|46
|0
|-
|-
|[[2021–22 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2021–22]]
|[[2021–22 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2021–22]]
|EFL Championship
|Championship
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|40||0||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|Appearances in [[EFL Championship play-offs|Championship play-offs]]}}||0||46||0
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!125!!0!!2!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0!!134!!0
!125
!0
!2
!0
!4
!0
!2
!0
!133
!0
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[RC Lens|Lens]]
! colspan="3" |Career total
|[[2022–23 RC Lens season|2022–23]]
!212!!0!!10!!0!!9!!0!!2!!0!!232!!0
|Ligue 1
|37||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||0
|-
|[[2023–24 RC Lens season|2023–24]]
|Ligue 1
|33||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|Six appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]], two appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||42||0
|-
|[[2024–25 RC Lens season|2024–25]]
|Ligue 1
|15||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Conference League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!85!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!10!!0!!0!!0!!96!!0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!296!!0!!11!!0!!9!!0!!10!!0!!3!!0!!329!!0
|}
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===International===
{{updated|match played 23 March 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=32377|title=Brice Samba|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref>

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|rowspan="2"|[[France national football team|France]]
|2023||2||0
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|2024||1||0
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|}

==Honours==
'''Nottingham Forest'''
*[[EFL Championship play-offs]]: [[2022 EFL Championship play-off final|2022]]<ref name="autogenerated2"/>

'''Individual'''
*PFA Championship Fans Player of the Month: November 2019<ref name=":2" />
*[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (2020s)#Championship|2019–20 EFL Championship]]<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
*[[Trophées UNFP du football#Goalkeeper of the Year|Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Year]]: [[2022–23 Ligue 1|2022–23]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Zemour |first=Samuel |date=2023-05-28 |title=Trophées UNFP 2023 : Brice Samba élu meilleur gardien de la saison |url=https://www.footmercato.net/a2637311121088325472-trophees-unfp-2023-brice-samba-elu-meilleur-gardien-de-la-saison |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert |language=fr}}</ref>
*[[Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels|UNFP]] Ligue 1 [[Trophées UNFP du football#Team of the Year|Team of the Year]]: 2022–23<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Messi, Rongier, Danso... L'équipe type de la saison de Ligue 1 |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Messi-rongier-danso-l-equipe-type-de-la-saison-de-ligue-1/1399239 |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:18, 7 January 2025

Brice Samba
Samba with Lens in 2024
Personal information
Full name Brice Lauriche Samba[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Linzolo, Republic of the Congo
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 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)
2022–2024 Lens 85

(0

years11 = 2024-)
Rennes 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– France 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024

Brice Lauriche Samba (born 25 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Rennes. Born in France, he plays for the France national team.

Club career

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Le Havre

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Samba joined Le Havre in 2006, working his way through their youth teams before appearing in the first-team in 2011.[3]

Marseille

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Samba in action with Marseille in the 2013 Valais Cup

On 4 January 2013, Samba joined Marseille from Le Havre, 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 Reims keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 home win.[4] On 9 July 2015, Samba joined Nancy on a season-long loan.[5]

Caen

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Samba joined Caen on a four-year deal from Marseille on 30 June 2017.[6][7]

Nottingham Forest

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On 7 August 2019, Samba joined EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[8][9][10] 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.[11]

Samba made his debut for Forest on 13 August 2019 in a 1–0 EFL Cup victory over Fleetwood Town.[12] His league debut came on 24 August 2019 in a 2–1 win against Fulham.[citation needed] His impressive performances led him being named the Championship Fans' Player of the Month for November 2019.[13] On 8 September 2020, Samba was included in the PFA Championship Team of the Year for the 2019–20 season.[14]

In the 2022 Championship play-off semi-final, Samba saved three penalties to send Forest through to the final against Huddersfield Town.[15] He subsequently started in the 2022 EFL Championship play-off final before being substituted for Ethan Horvath in the 90th 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.[16]

Lens

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On 5 July 2022, it was announced that Samba had signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lens for an undisclosed fee.[17][18] In the first half of the 2022–23 Ligue 1 season, he had 9 clean sheets out of 19 games.[19] He ended the season with 15 clean sheets out of 38 league matches, the highest in the season and was awarded the Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Year whilst being named in the UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year.[20][21] He conceded the least goals (29 goals) in the league helping Lens to place second with 84 points, one point behind league winners Paris Saint-Germain and secure a champions league spot for the first time in 20 years since 2002–03 season and the third time in the club's history.[22][23][24]

International career

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Born in the Republic of the Congo, Samba holds both Congolese and French nationalities.[25]

In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the France senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland.[26][27]

On 16 June 2023, he made his debut playing the whole game in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Gibraltar.[28]

Career statistics

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Club

[edit]
As of match played 14 December 2024[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals 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 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 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[c] 0 46 0
Total 125 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 134 0
Lens 2022–23 Ligue 1 37 0 0 0 — — — 37 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 33 0 1 0 — 8[d] 0 — 42 0
2024–25 Ligue 1 15 0 0 0 — 2[e] 0 — 17 0
Total 85 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 96 0
Career total 296 0 11 0 9 0 10 0 3 0 329 0
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  4. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of match played 23 March 2024[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2023 2 0
2024 1 0
Total 3 0

Honours

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Nottingham Forest

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: Nottingham Forest" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Brice Samba". RC Lens. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Ligue 1 : Brice Samba (Caen) raconte les anecdotes et moments de sa carrière, "Quand tu es à Marseille, ta vie change"". France Football.
  4. ^ "Olympique Marseille vs. Reims - 5 January 2014 - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  5. ^ Phocéen, Le (9 July 2015). "Officiel : Brice Samba prêté à Nancy". Le Phocéen.
  6. ^ "Brice Samba, un nouveau gardien au SMC". Stade Malherbe Caen. 30 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Official | SM Caen pick up goalkeeper Brice Samba | Get French Football News". getfootballnewsfrance.com. 3 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Brice Samba rejoint Nottingham Forest". Stade Malherbe Caen. 7 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Samba signs". nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Brice Samba: Nottingham Forest sign goalkeeper from French side Caen". BBC Sport. 7 August 2019.
  11. ^ Taylor, Paul. "Samba is showing fans that Forest were right to add yet another keeper to their books". The Athletic. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Forest beat Fleetwood to reach round two". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Samba clinches Player of the Month award". Nottingham Forest. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  14. ^ a b Professional Footballers' Association [@PFA] (8 September 2020). "A massive congratulations to these players, for earning a place in the 2020 PFA Championship Team of the Year. #TOTY #PFAawards https://t.co/1DEGUXATbG" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Forest return to Premier League after 23-year wait". BBC Sport. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Samba departs for Lens". 5 July 2022.
  18. ^ rclens.fr. "Brice Samba, de l'explosivité dans les buts | RC Lens" (in French). Rclens.fr. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  19. ^ "L'équipe type de la première moitié de saison en Ligue 1 avec Messi, Neymar et Cabella". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Messi, Rongier, Danso... L'équipe type de la saison de Ligue 1". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  21. ^ a b Zemour, Samuel (28 May 2023). "Trophées UNFP 2023 : Brice Samba élu meilleur gardien de la saison". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  22. ^ "RC Lens Secure UEFA Champions League Spot with Victory over Auxerre". beIN SPORTS USA. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  23. ^ Wills, S. (2 June 2023). "RC Lens look to join exclusive club". Ligue1 COM. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  24. ^ Scott, A. (4 June 2023). "Remarkable season takes Lens to promised land". Ligue1 COM. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  25. ^ "Brice SAMBA -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  26. ^ "Thuram and Samba in France squad". Ligue 1. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  27. ^ "La liste des vingt-trois Bleus". FFF (in French). 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  28. ^ "Gibraltar - France, le résumé du match" [Gibraltar - France, match summary] (in French). L'Équipe. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  29. ^ Brice Samba at Soccerway
  30. ^ "Brice Samba". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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