Abdoul-Halimou Sama

Abdoul-Halimou Sama
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Sokodé, Togo
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 ASKO Kara
Number –
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– ASKO Kara – (–)
International career‡
2020– Togo 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2021

Abdoul-Halimou Sama (born 28 July 2002) is a Togolese footballer who plays as a defender for Togolese Championnat National club ASKO Kara.

Club career

Sama started his career with ASKO Kara in 2020.[1]

International career

In January 2021, Sama was given his maiden call up into the Togo national team by Jean-Paul Abalo as he was named on the Togolese squad for the 2020 African Nations Championship.[2][3][4] He made his debut on 22 January 2021, after playing the full 90 minute in their second Group C match against Uganda which ended in a 2–1 victory for Togo.[5] He went on and played whole match of the last group match against Rwanda which they lost.[6] In March 2021, he was called up to the senior side by Claude Le Roy, as one of the 13 local-based players ahead of their 2021 AFCON qualifiers against Comoros and Kenya.[7]

Honours

ASKO Kara

Individual

  • Best Defender of the Season (Kara Region): 2020–21

Career statistics

International

As of match played 8 June 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Togo 2021 2 0
Total 4 0

References

  1. ^ "Abdoul-Halimou Sama - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "L'Entraineur national de la Sélection nationale A' Jean-Paul #ABALO a retenu pour le CHAN 2020, une liste de 26 joueurs" (in French). Togolese Football Federation Facebook. 14 January 2021.
  3. ^ Assogbavi, Fifi (15 January 2021). "CHAN 2020 : 26 éperviers en ordre de bataille- la liste" (in French). togofoot.tg.
  4. ^ "TOGO" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 14 January 2021.
  5. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Uganda vs. Togo (1:2)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Togo vs. Rwanda (2:3)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ Willis, Seth (20 March 2021). "Afcon Qualifiers: Togo announce squad to play Comoros and Kenya | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Togo - A. Sama - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Sama, Abdoul-Halimou". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 July 2021.


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