SOCCER PLAYER

Christopher Samba

1984 - Today

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Veijeany Christopher Samba (born 28 March 1984), known as Christopher Samba, is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in France, he played for the Congo national team. Samba notably played in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers where he played for five years, notching up 161 league appearances with 16 goals. He also played top flight football in England for Queens Park Rangers with a spell in the EFL Championship with Aston Villa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Samba is the 13,274th most popular soccer player (down from 10,786th in 2024), the 6,269th most popular biography from France (down from 5,943rd in 2019) and the 643rd most popular French Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Christopher Samba ranks 13,274 out of 21,273. Before him are Łukasz Szukała, Oswaldo Vizcarrondo, Hitoshi Morishita, André Biyogo Poko, Abdallah El Said, and Jakub Sylvestr. After him are Satoshi Mashimo, Franck Atsou, Tony Vairelles, Eric Eichmann, Nacho Novo, and Dodô.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Christopher Samba ranks 866. Before him are Alessandro Rosina, Mladen Božović, Tozin, John Kucera, Łukasz Szukała, and Oswaldo Vizcarrondo. After him are Jared Tallent, Nikola Drinčić, Simon Pagenaud, Papa Gueye, Petri Kontiola, and Kostas Vasileiadis.

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In France

Among people born in France, Christopher Samba ranks 6,269 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre-Alain Frau (1980), Jonathan Schmid (1990), Maxime Lopez (1997), Thierry Gadou (1969), Théo Pourchaire (2003), and Teddy Tamgho (1989). After him are Tony Vairelles (1973), Andrew Albicy (1990), Cédric Séguin (1973), Simon Pagenaud (1984), Claire Nouvian (1974), and Erwann Le Péchoux (1982).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Christopher Samba ranks 643. Before him are Fabrice N'Sakala (1990), Lamine Gassama (1989), Marvin Martin (1988), Pierre-Alain Frau (1980), Jonathan Schmid (1990), and Maxime Lopez (1997). After him are Tony Vairelles (1973), Eliesse Ben Seghir (2005), Abdoulaye Doucouré (1993), Issiar Dia (1987), Vincent Laban (1984), and Mehdi Abeid (1992).

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