1. Christopher Samba played top flight football in England for Queens Park Rangers with a spell in the EFL Championship with Aston Villa.
47 Facts About Christopher Samba
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Christopher Samba played for Sedan, Hertha BSC, Anzhi Makhachkala, Dynamo Moscow and Panathinaikos.
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Immediately after signing for Hertha BSC, Christopher Samba was assigned to Hertha BSC II.
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Christopher Samba made his first team debut for Hertha BSC, coming on in the 86th minute and played for the rest of the game, as they beat TuS Koblenz in the first round of the DFB Cup.
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Since making his debut for the club, Christopher Samba appeared in the first team, mostly coming from the substitute bench.
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Christopher Samba quickly made an impression at the trial that Hughes wanted to sign him.
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Since making his debut for the club, Christopher Samba quickly became a first team regular for the side.
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On 22 October 2007, Blackburn announced Christopher Samba had signed a new long-term contract keeping him at the club until the summer of 2012.
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Christopher Samba later missed three matches, due to suspension, including his sending off against Wigan Athletic on 16 March 2008 for a tug on Emile Heskey.
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Since the start of the season, Christopher Samba started in every match until he missed out against Middlesbrough on 25 October 2008, due to a concussion.
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Shortly after signing a contract extension, local newspaper The Lancashire Telegraph reported that Christopher Samba "must go down as one of the bargains in Premier League history".
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Christopher Samba was picked as captain for the game, despite club captain Ryan Nelsen and vice-captain David Dunn both starting.
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Shortly after, Christopher Samba has his captaincy role returned following talks with Manager Kean.
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Christopher Samba signed a new four-and-a-half-year deal on 2 February 2011 after the contract talks began the previous month.
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Christopher Samba continued to regain his first team place for the rest of the season despite suffering from injuries along the way.
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However, Christopher Samba missed the first two Premier League fixtures, due to a groin injury.
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Since returning, Christopher Samba continued to regain his first team place, forming a partnership with Dann and resuming his captaincy role.
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Christopher Samba set up two goals in the next two matches against Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion.
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Manager Kean felt that Christopher Samba has been treated unfairly by referees in a number of matches, due to his physical presence.
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The following, Christopher Samba handed in a transfer request following a bid from Queens Park Rangers, which was rejected.
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Christopher Samba credited both Manager Hughes and Allardyce as the two managers, who played a major role in his football career.
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Since making his debut for the club, Christopher Samba quickly established himself in the starting eleven, forming a partnership with Joao Carlos.
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Christopher Samba started the season as well in the league, assisting two goals in the first two league matches against Kuban Krasnodar and FC Rostov.
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Christopher Samba spoke out saying that he was saddened by the incident happening close to children.
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Weeks after the incident, Christopher Samba vowed to stay at Anzhi despite the racism he experienced.
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Christopher Samba was willing to take a massive pay cut.
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The club's poor results since joining Queens Park Rangers has led Christopher Samba commenting that he was ashamed over the defeats.
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Ironically, Christopher Samba said in an interview that he would never return to Russia.
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Christopher Samba announced his intention to leave the club as a result.
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On 29 August 2013, Dynamo Moscow signed three players from Anzhi, with Christopher Samba being one of them.
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However, Christopher Samba missed the last three matches of the season, due to suspension and injury.
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Christopher Samba reacted angrily with the respond in a Russian interview.
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Dynamo manager Andrey Kobelev explained that Christopher Samba is suffering from a herniated disc in his neck and he required a surgery to correct it.
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Christopher Samba previously suffered a foot injury during a friendly match against AFC Ajax.
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Christopher Samba returned to action for Dynamo in a game against PFC CSKA Moscow on 24 April 2016.
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Christopher Samba previously hinted about not renewing his contract with the club.
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On 31 August 2016, in the last day of the pre-season summer transfer window, Panathinaikos officially announced the capture of Christopher Samba who signed a one-season contract with the Greens.
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On 21 February 2017, it was announced that after an unsuccessful trial at Crystal Palace, Christopher Samba was training at Aston Villa.
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In November 2014, Christopher Samba announced his intention to not to play in Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, citing his commitment to Dynamo Moscow.
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In November 2016, Christopher Samba was called up to the Congo squad for the first time in two years but never made the final cut.
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On 25 November 2021, Blackburn Rovers announced that Christopher Samba had returned to the club as an academy coach.
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Christopher Samba was born in Creteil, France and raised by a large family with seven siblings.
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Christopher Samba has 6 children The family continued to reside in England.
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In November 2013, Christopher Samba became a father for third time when his daughter was born.
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However, Christopher Samba later stated in a Russian interview that he had difficulties speaking Russian, due to the difference between the alphabets in Russian and Latin.
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In January 2013, Christopher Samba revealed in an interview with the Guardian that he planned to establish a foundation named after him to create a football school in Congo.
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Outside of football, Christopher Samba said he plays basketball as his hobby.