Salis Abdul Samed

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.

Salis Abdul Samed
Abdul Samed with RC Lens in 2023
Personal information
Full name Salis Abdul Samed[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 RC Lens
Number 26
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 22 (1)
International career‡
2022– Ghana 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:27, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:20, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

On 24 July 2019, Abdul Samed joined Clermont on a two-year loan deal from the JMG Academy.[3] 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.[4] On 12 July 2021, Abdul Samed moved to Clermont on a permanent basis and signed a four-year contract.[5]

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.[6] He scored his first goal on 31 August 2022 against Lorient.

International career

In November 2022, Abdual Samed participated at the 2022 FIFA World Cup with the Ghana national team.[7]

References
  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. "C.S. Clermont sign Blankson Anoff and Salis Abdul Samed, |". 24 July 2019.
  4. "Lens vs. Clermont - 27 August 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  5. "SALIS ABDUL SAMED PROLONGE JUSQU'EN 2025" (in French). Clermont. 12 July 2021.
  6. "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.
  7. "Ghana must build on World Cup positives despite elimination - Salis Abdul Samed". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 21 December 2022.


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