Shurandy Sambo
Curaçaoan footballer (born 2001)
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Shurandy Ruggerio Sambo (born 19 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam on loan from Premier League club Burnley. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Curaçao national team.
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| Full name | Shurandy Ruggerio Sambo[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 August 2001[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Geldrop, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Right back | |||||||||||||
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Current team |
Sparta Rotterdam (on loan from Burnley) | |||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –2009 | SV Braakhuizen | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2020 | PSV | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Jong PSV | 46 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | PSV | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 30 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Burnley | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Netherlands U16 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U17 | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023 | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | Curaçao | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:43, 11 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:22, 19 November 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Club career
PSV
Sambo played youth football for SV Braakhuizen and PSV Eindhoven. In the winter break of the 2019–20 season, he was promoted to the reserve team, Jong PSV, competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie.[2] He made his debut on 13 January 2020 in a 0–0 league draw at home against Jong Ajax.[3]
In the 2020–21 season, Sambo made 35 appearances for Jong PSV, scoring six goals.[1] He made his debut for the first team in the final matchday of the Eredivisie on 16 May 2021, coming off the bench for Armando Obispo in the 77th minute against Utrecht.[4]
On 15 August 2021, Sambo tore his anterior cruciate ligament during practice, sidelining him for the entire 2021–22 season.[5] At the end of the season, on 28 April 2022, he extended his contract with PSV until 2024.[6]
Sparta Rotterdam (loan)
Sambo joined Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam on loan for the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy.[7]
Burnley
On 28 June 2024, Sambo signed for Burnley on a four-year deal.[8]
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Sambo is of Curaçaoan descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands. He was called up to the preliminary squad for the Curaçao national team for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9]
On 29 August 2025, Sambo's request to change sports citizenship from Dutch to Curaçaoan was approved by FIFA.[10] He made his debut for Curaçao on 6 September 2025 in a 0-0 draw against Trinidad and Tobago.
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 March 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 6 | |||||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 6 | ||||||
| PSV | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4[d] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Burnley | 2024–25 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 109 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 121 | 8 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in the Eredivisie UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs
Honours
PSV
Netherlands U17