Junior Sambia
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.jpg) Sambia with Montpellier in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salomon Sambia[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Vaulx-en-Velin, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2011 | Lyon | ||
| 2011–2013 | Mâcon | ||
| 2013–2014 | Chamois Niortais | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Chamois Niortais | 76 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | → Montpellier (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Chamois Niortais B | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Montpellier B | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Montpellier | 113 | (3) |
| 2022–2025 | Salernitana | 40 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Empoli (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:18, 29 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Salomon Sambia (born 7 September 1996), commonly known as Junior Sambia,[4][5] is a French professional footballer. He plays predominantly as a right back, but can also play as a defensive midfielder or winger.
Chamois Niortais
Born in Lyon, Sambia joined the youth set-up at Niort from Mâcon in 2013.[5] In the summer of 2014, he was awarded a first-team contract alongside fellow youth midfielder Antoine Batisse.[5] Sambia made his senior debut for Niort on 12 September 2014 in the 1–0 defeat to Dijon at the age of 18 years and 5 days, becoming the youngest player ever to start a professional match for the club.[6] He went on to make five league appearances in total during the 2014–15 season.[2]
Montpellier
In August 2017, Sambia joined Montpellier on a one-year loan with an option to buy.[7] The option would eventually be exercised at the end of the 2017–18 season. In May 2022, his exit from Montpellier at the end of the 2021–22 season was confirmed.[8]
Salernitana
On 19 July 2022, Sambia signed a four-year contract with Salernitana in Italy.[9]
On 30 August 2024, Sambia was loaned by Empoli.[10]
On 11 July 2025, Sambia's contract was Salernitana was mutually terminated.[11]
Personal life
Sambia's parents are from the Central African Republic.[citation needed] In April 2020, Sambia was hospitalised after becoming ill and unconscious and was treated in intensive care. He tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed into an artificial coma.[12] However, he eventually recovered.[13][14]
