Gbato Seloh Samuel
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Date of birth
1 August 2006
Place of birth
Seoul, South Korea
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position
Forward
.jpg) Samuel in training with FC Seoul in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 August 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Seoul | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2024 | FC Seoul | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | FC Seoul | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gbato Seloh Samuel (Korean: 바또 사무엘; 1 August 2006) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Seoul.
Samuel was born on 1 August 2006 in Seoul, South Korea, to Ivorian refugee parents.[1] Growing up, he regarded Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba as his football idol and attended Osan Middle School in South Korea and Osan High School in South Korea.[2]
Career
As a youth player, joined South Korean the youth academy of South Korean side FC Seoul and played for the club's under-15 team before being promoted to their under-18 team in 2022. Ahead of the 2025 season, he started his senior career with them as their first homegrown foreign player.[2]
