2
Goals
1
Assists
11
Victories
14
Losses
37
Played matches
3285
Minutes played
9
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Sambinha
3
Born on :
September 23, 1992 (31 years) at Cascais
Height : 1m84
Weight : 81 kg
Best foot : Right foot
Number of international caps : 4
First cap : vs Zambia 13/06/2015
Current season statistics (2023/2024)
CD
DM
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| Defensive Midfielder | 0% |
| Other positions | |
| Central defender | 100% |
Identities
Sambinha
Mamadu Samba Candé
Sambinha's career statisticsLast updated on 14/05/2024 at 02:01
| Season | Club | League | Continent | Nat. cups | International | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023/2024 | Bnei Raineh | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1485 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022/2023 | Bnei Raineh | 1 | 20 | 6 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021/2022 | Olympiakos | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2223 | 27 | 1 | 2223 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020/2021 | Olympiakos | 1 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019/2020 | Olympiakos | 1 | 21 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018/2019 | ACR Messina | 4 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018/2019 | 1° Dezembro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/2018 | NorthEast Utd | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1215 | 14 | 1 | 1215 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016/2017 | Covilhã | 2 | 12 | 1 | 743 | 12 | 1 | 743 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016 | New England | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015/2016 | Sporting CP B | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1770 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 2040 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2014/2015 | Sporting CP B | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1409 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 1454 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013/2014 | Sporting CP B | 2 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012/2013 | 1° Dezembro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/2012 | 1° Dezembro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010/2011 | 1° Dezembro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 228 | 8 | 2 | 2321 | 13 | 4 | 245 | 8 | 2 | 2502 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.
Notes
Overall
/100
Physical
/20
Mental
/20
Technical
/20
Offense
/20
Defense
/20
Player's evolution
*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.
2024's Number of Matches World Ranking504
2024's Goals World Ranking>1000
2024's Assists World Ranking>1000
2024's Number of Victories World Ranking>1000
2024's Minimum Losses World Ranking (Min. 30 games played)>1000
Rankings updated on 16/05/2024
Player's titles
Runner-ups
| US Open Cup | 1 |  2016 |
Transfers
| 20/06/22 > | Bnei Raineh | ||
| 01/07/19 > 20/06/22 | Olympiakos | ||
| 18/12/18 > 01/07/19 | ACR Messina | ||
| 01/07/18 > 18/12/18 | 1° Dezembro | ||
| 30/08/17 > 01/07/18 | NorthEast Utd | ||
| 26/01/17 > 01/07/17 | Covilhã | Loan | |
| 22/01/16 > 31/12/16 | New England | Loan | |
| 01/07/13 > 30/08/17 | Sporting CP B | ||
| 01/07/10 > 01/07/13 | 1° Dezembro |
Player career by clubLast updated on 14/05/2024 at 02:01
| Club | Played matches | Goals | Assists | Efficiency | Minutes played | Yellow cards | Red cards | Match starts | V Victories | L Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ACR Messina | 9 | 584 | 3 | 78%7 | 33%3 | 44%4 | ||||
 Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 360 | 100%4 | 0%0 | 50%2 | |||||
 Bnei Raineh | 63 | 2 | 1 | 2690 | 5380 | 18 | 1 | 97%61 | 29%18 | 41%26 |
| New England | 4 | 302 | 1 | 75%3 | 50%2 | 25%1 | ||||
 NorthEast Utd | 14 | 1 | 1215 | 1215 | 1 | 100%14 | 21%3 | 71%10 | ||
 Olympiakos | 67 | 1 | 1 | 5459 | 5459 | 18 | 1 | 94%63 | 30%20 | 39%26 |
 Covilhã | 12 | 1 | 743 | 743 | 3 | 1 | 67%8 | 42%5 | 25%3 | |
 Sporting CP B | 72 | 3 | 1991 | 5974 | 18 | 1 | 92%66 | 50%36 | 25%18 |
Player's favourite opponents
Player's worst opponents
Results with or without him
| Season | Club | When present | When absent | Influence | ||||
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| v | l | Total | v | l | Total | |||
| 2023/2024 | Bnei Raineh | 30% | 38% | 37 | 0% | 50% | 2 | - |
| 2022/2023 | Bnei Raineh | 27% | 46% | 26 | 29% | 43% | 14 | Very slightly negative |
| 2021/2022 | Olympiakos | 30% | 37% | 27 | 29% | 57% | 7 | Very slightly positive |
| 2020/2021 | Olympiakos | 44% | 39% | 18 | 44% | 44% | 25 | - |
| 2019/2020 | Olympiakos | 18% | 41% | 22 | 50% | 0% | 4 | - |
| 2018/2019 | ACR Messina | 33% | 44% | 9 | 50% | 10% | 10 | Negative |
| 2018/2019 | 1° Dezembro | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | - | |
| 2017/2018 | NorthEast Utd | 21% | 71% | 14 | 0% | 75% | 4 | - |
| 2016/2017 | Covilhã | 42% | 25% | 12 | 31% | 31% | 13 | Positive |
| 2016 | New England | 50% | 25% | 4 | 34% | 40% | 35 | - |
| 2015/2016 | Sporting CP B | 38% | 38% | 21 | 50% | 25% | 4 | - |
| 2014/2015 | Sporting CP B | 56% | 21% | 34 | 25% | 42% | 12 | Very positive |
| 2013/2014 | Sporting CP B | 53% | 18% | 17 | 44% | 36% | 25 | Slightly positive |
| 2012/2013 | 1° Dezembro | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0% | 100% | 1 | - |
| 2011/2012 | 1° Dezembro | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0% | 100% | 1 | - |
| 2010/2011 | 1° Dezembro | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0% | 100% | 1 | - |
Key figures
Sambinha has played in the first 11 in Ligat ha'Al in each of the last 17 away from home matches
Sambinha has played in the first 11 in Ligat ha'Al in each of the last 34 matches
Sambinha has played in the first 11 in Ligat ha'Al in each of the last 25 at home matches
Sambinha has played in the first 11 all competitions included in each of the last 19 away from home matches
He has played in the first 11 all competitions included in each of the last 38 matches
The player has played in the first 11 all competitions included in each of the last 29 at home matches
Sambinha has played in the first 11 in non-league and non-national team competition in each of the last 13 matches
First times
| Date | Competition | Games | Score | First times |
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Sporting CP B | ||||
| 21/08/2013 |  |
Penafiel - Sporting CP B | 2 - 0 | First match with the club, first start, first loss |
| 23/10/2013 | |
Covilhã - Sporting CP B | 0 - 2 | First victory |
| 05/10/2014 |  |
Sporting CP B - Trofense | 2 - 1 | First goal |
| 15/08/2015 |  |
Mafra - Sporting CP B | 2 - 0 | First own goal |
| 16/09/2015 | |
Sporting CP B - Leixões | 3 - 1 | First red card |
New England Revolution | ||||
| 14/05/2016 |  |
New England - Chicago Fire | 2 - 0 | First match with the club, first victory |
| 21/05/2016 | |
New England - FC Dallas | 2 - 4 | First start, first loss |
Sporting Covilhã | ||||
| 04/02/2017 |  |
Braga B - Covilhã | 0 - 1 | First match with the club, first victory |
| 15/02/2017 | |
Académica - Covilhã | 2 - 0 | First start, first loss, first red card |
| 26/02/2017 | |
Covilhã - FC Porto B | 1 - 1 | First goal |
NorthEast United | ||||
| 02/12/2017 |  |
Delhi Dynamos - NorthEast Utd | 0 - 2 | First match with the club, first start, first victory |
| 08/12/2017 | |
NorthEast Utd - Bengaluru | 0 - 1 | First loss |
| 22/02/2018 | |
Mumbai City - NorthEast Utd | 3 - 2 | First goal |
ACR Messina | ||||
| 19/12/2018 | SD | ACR Messina - Castrovillari | 1 - 0 | First match with the club, first start, first victory |
| 06/01/2019 | SD | Bari - ACR Messina | 2 - 0 | First loss |
Olympiakos Nicosia | ||||
| 01/09/2019 |  |
Olympiakos - Doxa | 1 - 1 | First match with the club, first start |
| 16/09/2019 | |
Nea Salamina - Olympiakos | 3 - 2 | First loss |
| 10/11/2019 | |
Olympiakos - Ethnikos A | 4 - 0 | First victory |
| 27/09/2021 |  |
AEK Larnaca - Olympiakos | 1 - 0 | First red card |
| 20/11/2021 | |
Olympiakos - Anorthosis | 3 - 2 | First goal |
| 26/11/2021 | |
Ethnikos A - Olympiakos | 1 - 0 | First own goal |
Maccabi Bnei Raina | ||||
| 02/08/2022 |  |
Bnei Raineh - Hapoël Haifa | 3 - 1 | First match with the club, first start, first victory |
| 08/08/2022 | |
Hapoel Hadera - Bnei Raineh | 1 - 0 | First loss |
| 14/01/2023 |  |
FC Ashdod - Bnei Raineh | 3 - 0 | First red card |
| 13/05/2023 | |
Bnei Raineh - Hapoël Haifa | 0 - 4 | First own goal |
| 23/09/2023 | LHA | Bnei Raineh - Beitar | 2 - 1 | First goal |
Player's career by competitionLast updated on 14/05/2024 at 02:01
| Competition | Played matches | Goals | Efficiency | Assists | Own goals | Minutes played | Match starts | Yellow cards | Red cards | V Victories | D Draws | L Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligat ha'Al | Ligat ha'Al | 53 | 2 | 2278 | 1 | 1 | 4555 | 96%51 | 1 | 28%15 | 32%17 | 40%21 | |
| Gvia HaMedina | Gvia HaMedina | 1 | 90 | 100%1 | 100%1 | ||||||||
| Gvia Htoto | Gvia Htoto | 9 | 735 | 100%9 | 22%2 | 22%2 | 56%5 | ||||||
| Division A | Division A | 66 | 1 | 5407 | 1 | 1 | 5407 | 94%62 | 1 | 30%20 | 32%21 | 38%25 | |
| Cypriot Cup | Cypriot Cup | 1 | 52 | 100%1 | 100%1 | ||||||||
| Serie D | Serie D | 9 | 584 | 78%7 | 33%3 | 22%2 | 44%4 | ||||||
| Segunda Liga | Segunda Liga | 84 | 4 | 1679 | 1 | 6717 | 88%74 | 2 | 49%41 | 26%22 | 25%21 | ||
| Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | 2 | 92 | 50%1 | 50%1 | 50%1 | |||||||
| US Open Cup | US Open Cup | 2 | 210 | 100%2 | 50%1 | 50%1 | |||||||
| Indian Super League | Indian Super League | 14 | 1 | 1215 | 1215 | 100%14 | 21%3 | 7%1 | 71%10 | ||||
| WCQAZ | World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone | 2 | 180 | 100%2 | 50%1 | 50%1 | |||||||
| CAFNCQ | CAF Nations Cup Qualifying | 2 | 180 | 100%2 | 50%1 | 50%1 |
Player's results for each season
| Season | Club | Tier | Rk. | pts | MP | V | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/2024 | Bnei Raineh | 1P | 5 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 27 |
| 2022/2023 | Bnei Raineh | 1P | 12 | 25 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 44 |
| 2022/2023 | Bnei Raineh | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021/2022 | Olympiakos | 1P | 9 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 31 |
| 2020/2021 | Olympiakos | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019/2020 | Olympiakos | 1P | 9 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 35 |
| 2019/2020 | Olympiakos | 1 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 34 |
| 2018/2019 | ACR Messina | 4 | 12 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 41 |
| 2017/2018 | NorthEast Utd | 1 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 27 |
| 2016/2017 | Covilhã | 2 | 8 | 62 | 42 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 51 | 41 |
| 2016 | New England | 1 | 14 | 42 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 54 |
| 2015/2016 | Sporting CP B | 2 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 29 |
| 2014/2015 | Sporting CP B | 2 | 5 | 78 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 57 |
| 2013/2014 | Sporting CP B | 2 | 6 | 70 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 50 |
Last games
| Date | Competition | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 09, 2024 | 09/05 | LHA | Round 33 | H Be'er-Sheva | 2 - 1 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| May 04, 2024 | 04/05 | LHA | Round 32 | Bnei Raineh | 1 - 5 | Maccabi Haïfa | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| April 27, 2024 | 27/04 | LHA | Round 31 | Bnei Raineh | 2 - 3 | Mac. Tel-Aviv | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| April 20, 2024 | 20/04 | LHA | Round 30 | Bnei Sakhnin | 0 - 2 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| April 14, 2024 | 14/04 | LHA | Round 29 | Hapoël Haifa | 2 - 0 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| April 07, 2024 | 07/04 | LHA | Round 28 | Bnei Raineh | 1 - 0 | H Be'er-Sheva | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| March 31, 2024 | 31/03 | LHA | Round 27 | Maccabi Haïfa | 1 - 2 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| March 25, 2024 | 25/03 |  | Africa | Sudan | 1 - 2 | Guinea-Bissau | Absent | ||||||
| March 22, 2024 | 22/03 | | Africa | Sudan | 1 - 0 | Guinea-Bissau | Absent | ||||||
| March 16, 2024 | 16/03 | LHA | Round 26 | Bnei Sakhnin | 0 - 0 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| March 10, 2024 | 10/03 | LHA | Round 25 | Bnei Raineh | 2 - 1 | Maccabi Haïfa | 90 Minutes | 1 | |||||
| March 02, 2024 | 02/03 | LHA | Round 24 | H. Jérusalem | 1 - 0 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| February 26, 2024 | 26/02 | LHA | Round 23 | Bnei Raineh | 1 - 1 | H. Petah Tikva | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| February 17, 2024 | 17/02 | LHA | Round 22 | H. Tel-Aviv | 0 - 0 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| February 10, 2024 | 10/02 | LHA | Round 21 | Maccabi PT | 1 - 0 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| February 04, 2024 | 04/02 | LHA | Round 20 | Bnei Raineh | 2 - 1 | Hapoel Hadera | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| January 30, 2024 | 30/01 | LHA | Round 19 | FC Ashdod | 1 - 0 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| January 27, 2024 | 27/01 | GHM | 8th Round | Bnei Raineh | 2 - 4 | H. Petah Tikva | Absent | ||||||
| January 22, 2024 | 22/01 |  | Round 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 - 1 | Nigeria | Absent | ||||||
| January 20, 2024 | 20/01 | LHA | Round 18 | Bnei Raineh | 0 - 0 | Hapoël Haifa | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| January 18, 2024 | 18/01 | | Round 2 | Eq. Guinea | 4 - 2 | Guinea-Bissau | Absent | ||||||
| January 17, 2024 | 17/01 | LHA | Round 17 | Beitar | 1 - 2 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| January 14, 2024 | 14/01 | LHA | Round 16 | Bnei Raineh | 2 - 2 | Mac. Tel-Aviv | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| January 13, 2024 | 13/01 | | Round 1 | Ivory Coast | 2 - 0 | Guinea-Bissau | Absent | ||||||
| January 06, 2024 | 06/01 | LHA | Round 15 | H Be'er-Sheva | 4 - 2 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| January 02, 2024 | 02/01 | LHA | Round 14 | Bnei Raineh | 1 - 3 | Mac. Netanya | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| December 30, 2023 | 30/12 | LHA | Round 13 | Bnei Raineh | 0 - 1 | Bnei Sakhnin | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| December 27, 2023 | 27/12 | LHA | Round 12 | Maccabi Haïfa | 1 - 0 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| December 23, 2023 | 23/12 | LHA | Round 11 | Bnei Raineh | 1 - 1 | H. Jérusalem | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| December 19, 2023 | 19/12 | LHA | Round 10 | H. Petah Tikva | 0 - 1 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| December 16, 2023 | 16/12 | LHA | Round 9 | Bnei Raineh | 1 - 2 | H. Tel-Aviv | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| December 09, 2023 | 09/12 | LHA | Round 8 | Bnei Raineh | 3 - 0 | Maccabi PT | 90 Minutes | 1 | |||||
| December 05, 2023 | 05/12 | LHA | Round 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 0 - 2 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| December 02, 2023 | 02/12 | LHA | Round 6 | Bnei Raineh | 0 - 0 | FC Ashdod | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| November 20, 2023 | 20/11 |  | Round 2 | Djibouti | 0 - 1 | Guinea-Bissau | Absent | ||||||
| November 17, 2023 | 17/11 | | Round 1 | Burkina Faso | 1 - 1 | Guinea-Bissau | Absent | ||||||
| October 13, 2023 | 13/10 |  | Africa | Guinea | 1 - 0 | Guinea-Bissau | Absent | ||||||
| September 30, 2023 | 30/09 | LHA | Round 5 | Hapoël Haifa | 1 - 2 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| September 23, 2023 | 23/09 | LHA | Round 4 | Bnei Raineh | 2 - 1 | Beitar | 90 Minutes | 1 | |||||
| September 17, 2023 | 17/09 | LHA | Round 3 | Mac. Tel-Aviv | 1 - 1 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| September 11, 2023 | 11/09 |  | Round 6 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 - 1 | Sierra Leone | Absent | ||||||
| September 02, 2023 | 02/09 | LHA | Round 2 | Bnei Raineh | 1 - 1 | H Be'er-Sheva | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| August 26, 2023 | 26/08 | LHA | Round 1 | Mac. Netanya | 1 - 1 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| August 21, 2023 | 21/08 |  | 13e place | H. Petah Tikva | 2 - 1 | Bnei Raineh | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| August 13, 2023 | 13/08 | | Round 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 1 - 1 | Bnei Raineh | On the bench | ||||||
| August 09, 2023 | 09/08 | | Round 4 | Bnei Raineh | 1 - 2 | Bnei Sakhnin | 90 Minutes | ||||||
| August 05, 2023 | 05/08 | | Round 3 | Hapoël Haifa | 1 - 1 | Bnei Raineh | 45 Minutes | ||||||
| August 02, 2023 | 02/08 | | Round 2 | Bnei Raineh | 0 - 0 | Mac. Netanya | 90 Minutes | ||||||
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