Samuel Nibombé
Belgian footballer (born 2007)
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Samuel Kondi Nibombe (born 15 August 2007) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Monaco.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Kondi Nibombe | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Mons, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Monaco | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Mons | ||
| 2018–2021 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2021–2023 | Charleroi | ||
| 2023–2025 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Monaco | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Belgium U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Belgium U16 | 17 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Belgium U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2025– | Belgium U19 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 February 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Mons, in Wallonia, Belgium, Samuel Nibombé is the son of Togo international footballer Daré Nibombé,[1] who then played for RAEC Mons.[2][3]
He is a youth product of Mons, Anderlecht and Charleroi,[2][4] from where he joined the Monaco youth academy in the summer 2023, signing his first professional contract with the Ligue 1 club.[1]
In March 2025, he signed a new contract with Monaco lasting until 2027.[5]
Having become a leader of Monaco youth team in both the under-19 championships and the Youth League, he also appeared on the bench on several occasion with the first team during the 2024–25 season.[3][6][7] But his progress was halted by a cardiac accident during a youth game in May 2025,[2][6][8] coming back on the pitch half a year later,[9] and eventually making his way back with the first team in December 2025.[10]
Nibombé made his professional debut with Monaco in a 2–2 Champions League draw with raining champions Paris Saint-Germain on 25 February 2026.[3][11]
