Salis Abdul Samed

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Salis Abdul Samed
Abdul Samed with Lens in 2023
Personal information
Full name Salis Abdul Samed[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lens
Number 6
Youth career
JMG Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 JMG Academy 0 (0)
2019–2021 → Clermont (loan) 12 (0)
2021–2022 Clermont 31 (1)
2022– Lens 33 (1)
International career‡
2022– Ghana 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:27, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:20, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Salis Abdul Samed (born 26 March 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lens and the Ghana national team.

Club career[edit]

Clermont[edit]

Abdul Samed played for JMG Academy originally in Accra, before later moving to the academy in Djékanou, Ivory Coast, after the Accra academy closed.[3] On 24 July 2019, he joined Clermont on a two-year loan deal from the JMG Academy.[4] He made his debut with the club in a 2–2 (5–4 on penalties) Coupe de la Ligue loss to Lens on 27 August 2019.[5] Samed was part of the Clermont squad that earned promotion into the Ligue 1 after placing second in the 2019–20 Ligue 2.[6] On 12 July 2021, Abdul Samed moved to Clermont on a permanent basis and signed a four-year contract.[7]

Lens[edit]

On 24 June 2022, Abdul Samed signed for Lens in a transfer worth a reported €5 million. He signed a five-year contract with the club.[8] He made his debut on the first match on 7 August, playing the full 90 minutes in Lens 3–2 victory over Stade Brestois 29.[9] He scored his first goal on 31 August 2022 against Lorient. Samed ended the season, with 33 ligue one appearances starting 32 of those.[10] He also started all their four Coupe de France matches as they reached the Quarter-finals and were eliminated by defending champions FC Nantes.[10] He formed a formidable partnership with Lens captain Seko Fofana with the duo helping the club to place second in the Ligue 1, one point behind champions Paris Saint-Germain.[11] The club's collective performance helped them 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.[12][11] At the end of the season, he was named as the best central midfielder by French sports news outlet Get French Football News and in the outlet's team of the season.[13][14] He was also nominated for the Prix Marc-Vivien Foé which was won by Chancel Mbemba.[15][16]

On 8 June 2023, Samed extended his contract with Lens by an extra year, with his contract now set to expire in 2028.[17]

International career[edit]

Prior to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, he received his first call-up to the Ghana national team in November 2022.[18] He made his debut against Switzerland in a pre-tournament friendly, starting and playing the full 90 minutes as Ghana won 2–0.[19] In November 2022, Samed participated at the 2022 FIFA World Cup with the Ghana national team.[20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ghana (GHA)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 14. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Salis Abdul Samed". Kerala Blasters. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Salis Abdul Samed JMG academician professional player". JMG Academy. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  4. ^ "C.S. Clermont sign Blankson Anoff and Salis Abdul Samed, |". 24 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Lens vs. Clermont - 27 August 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  6. ^ Abayomi, Ogunniyi (28 February 2023). "Salis Abdul Samed: The Ghanaian Midfielder Making Strides at Lens". Breaking The Lines. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  7. ^ "SALIS ABDUL SAMED PROLONGE JUSQU'EN 2025" (in French). Clermont. 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Official | Salis Abdul Samed (22) joins RC Lens from Clermont, signing on a 5-year deal". Get French Football News. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Match Report of Racing Club de Lens vs Stade Brestois 29 - 2022-08-07 - Ligue 1 Uber Eats". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  10. ^ a b "RC Lens - Bilan 2022/2023 : Salis Abdul Samed, le précieux atout". Le 11 HDF (in French). 17 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  11. ^ a b Scott, A. (4 June 2023). "Remarkable season takes Lens to promised land". Ligue1 COM. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  12. ^ "RC Lens Secure UEFA Champions League Spot with Victory over Auxerre". beIN SPORTS USA. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  13. ^ Jucobin, Raphaël (26 May 2023). "GFFN Team of the Year | The Winners". Get French Football News. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  14. ^ Jucobin, Raphaël (26 May 2023). "Exclusive | Salis Abdul Samed, GFFN's Central Midfielder of the Year: "I'm more confident now."". Get French Football News. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Prix Marc-Vivien Foé 2023 : la liste des 11 finalistes dévoilée". France 24 (in French). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  16. ^ "DR Congo's Chancel Mbemba wins FRANCE 24-RFI award for best African player in Ligue 1". France 24. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Salis Abdul Samed, ratisseur en chef pour un an de plus". RC Lens (in French). 8 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Otto Addo announces squad for World Cup finals". Ghana Football Association. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  19. ^ "RC Lens midfielder Salis Abdul Samed proud after Ghana debut in win over Switzerland". Ghanasoccernet. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Ghana must build on World Cup positives despite elimination - Salis Abdul Samed". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

External links[edit]

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