Christopher Samba

Christopher Samba was born on 28 March in a small town of Créteil, near Paris. Currently he plays as defender for Dynamo Moscow. Samba’s youth career started and then developed in three French clubs’ youth academies: D’Issy-les-Moulineaux, Rouen and CS Sedan Ardennes. Christopher’s first professional club was Sedan B team. After 24 matches of reliable play Christopher was promoted to the main team of the club, where, however, he managed to play only three matches in the 2003/04 season.

In 2004 Samba was signed by German Hertha BSC, where he spent three years, two in the second team and one in the first, but made a total of only 28 appearances and 4 goals. Soon after this, Mark Hughes, the head coach the Blackburn Rovers requested Hertha management to conduct 5-day trials for the French defender. And Christopher easily integrated in the athletic English football. In the 2006/2007 season Christopher featured in 14 matches, and in some games he even played as a striker. Samba’s play style is famous for its flamboyancy, he can easily score a header due to his 1.94 m height.

In 2012 Christopher made a debut for Anzhi Makhachkala. In March 2012 Samba was involved in a racism incident during a match against Lokomotiv Moscow, when a Lokomotiv fan threw a banana at him. Samba expressed his bitterness and regret about the incident, but said that he will continue to play for the team. On the last day of 2013 winter transfer window his contract was bought out by struggling London side QPR. However, that spell was not a successfull one and the back made a return to Anzhi just six months later. After the financial crisis that hit the club, Samba joined Dynamo Moscow for the season 2013/2014.

From 2004 to 2008 Christopher Samba got 26 caps for Congo national team.