Lionel Samba
Congolese and French footballer
Yann Lionel Mayangui Samba (born 20 January 1999) is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Sportist Svoge.
Career
As a youth player, Samba joined the youth academy of French lower league side Épinal after almost joining the youth academy of Virton in Belgium. After that, he trialed for French Ligue 1 club Toulouse.
In 2018, Samba signed for Foresta Suceava in the Romanian third division. After that, he signed for Bulgarian third division team Sevlievo, where he stated "In Bulgaria, football is very physical, very rough football. All things considered, it can be compared to England. It reminds me of this type of game, very physical and very athletic. After Bulgarian football is not very tactical but there are many very technical players. Also, the championship is improving year by year.
On the other hand, in terms of atmospheres, they are great big football fans.
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