Joël Sami

Sami with Amiens
Personal information
Full name	Andre-Joël Sami
Date of birth	(1984-11-13) 13 November 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Montfermeil, France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
2002–2003	Valence B
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
2002–2004	Valence	3	(0)
2004–2008	Amiens	120	(10)
2008–2015	Nancy	181	(4)
2010–2013	Nancy B	10	(1)
2015–2016	Zulte Waregem	26	(0)
2016–2017	Orléans	31	(0)
2017–2018	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	46	(3)
2019	Sukhothai	18	(2)
2020–2021	Nonthaburi United	18	(3)
International career
2008–2012	DR Congo	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andre-Joël Sami (born 13 November 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in France, he made five appearances for the DR Congo national team.

career

Sami was born in Montfermeil, Seine-Saint-Denis.

He was on trial at Leeds United during the 2003–04 pre-season and even appeared on the team photo. However, he did not sign for them and went on to have a trial with Bolton Wanderers on the recommendation of then Leeds United manager Peter Reid.^{[ citation needed]}

He made his first cap for Congo DR national football team against Algeria on 26 March 2008.

References

• Joël Sami – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Joël Sami at Soccerway

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