Shurandy Sambo

Shurandy Ruggerio Sambo (born 19 August 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam, on loan from Jong PSV.

Shurandy Sambo
Personal information
Full name Shurandy Ruggerio Sambo[1]
Date of birth (2001-08-19) 19 August 2001
Place of birth Geldrop, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Rotterdam (on loan from Jong PSV)
Number 2
Youth career
SV Braakhuizen
2009–2020 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Jong PSV 45 (6)
2021– PSV 1 (0)
2022– → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 26 (1)
International career‡
2015–2016 Netherlands U15 4 (0)
2016–2017 Netherlands U16 6 (0)
2017–2018 Netherlands U17 12 (0)
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
WinnerEngland 2018U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:02, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:17, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

PSV

Sambo played youth football for SV Braakhuizen and PSV Eindhoven. In the winter break of the 2019–20 season, he was promoted to the reserve team, Jong PSV, competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie.[2] He made his debut on 13 January 2020 in a 0–0 league draw at home against Jong Ajax.[3]

In the 2020–21 season, Sambo made 35 appearances for Jong PSV, scoring six goals.[1] He made his debut for the first team in the final matchday of the Eredivisie on 16 May 2021, coming off the bench for Armando Obispo in the 77th minute against FC Utrecht.[4]

On 15 August 2021, Sambo tore his anterior cruciate ligament during practice, sidelining him for the entire 2021–22 season.[5] At the end of the season, on 28 April 2022, he extended his contract with PSV until 2024.[6]

Sparta Rotterdam (loan)

Sambo joined Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam on loan for the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy.[7]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Sambo is of Curaçaoan descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands. He was called up to the preliminary squad for the Curaçao national team for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 April 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 80———80
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 356———356
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 10———10
Total 456———456
PSV 2020–21 Eredivisie 1000000010
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2022–23 Eredivisie 26120—00281
Career total 727200000747

    Honours

    Netherlands U17

    References
    1. Shurandy Sambo at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
    2. "Shurandy Sambo over zijn eerste maanden bij Jong PSV". PSV (in Dutch). 23 May 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    3. Elfrink, Rik (13 January 2020). "Shurandy Sambo wil bij PSV doorbreken: Nu op jacht naar meer". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    4. Ottens, Chris (16 May 2021). "Sambo annuleerde vakantie naar Curaçao voor PSV-debuut: Vroegen of ik nog in het land was". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    5. "Persoonlijk drama voor PSV'er Sambo: seizoen voorbij door knieblessure". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    6. "PSV verlengt contract Shurandy Sambo". PSV (in Dutch). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    7. "Sparta huurt Sambo van PSV". Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    8. "2021 Concacaf Gold Cup preliminary rosters announced". CONCACAF. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
    9. Saffer, Paul (20 May 2018). "Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance". UEFA.com.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.