Sambinha

Mamadu Samba Candé (born 23 September 1992), known as Sambinha, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who played as a centre back for Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Bnei Reineh.

Sambinha
Personal information
Full name Mamadu Samba Candé
Date of birth (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992
Place of birth Cascais, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Bnei Reineh
Youth career
2000–2001 Esperanças Alcoitão
2001–2004 1º Dezembro
2004–2005 Sporting CP
2005–2008 Estoril
2008–2010 Sporting Lourel
2010−2011 1º Dezembro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011−2013 1º Dezembro 40 (2)
2013−2017 Sporting CP B 72 (4)
2016 → New England Revolution (loan) 2 (0)
2017 → Sporting Covilhã (loan) 4 (1)
2017−2018 NorthEast United 14 (1)
2018 Dezembro 0 (0)
2018−2019 Messina 9 (0)
2019−2022 Olympiakos Nicosia 48 (1)
2022− Maccabi Bnei Reineh 20 (0)
International career‡
2015 Guinea-Bissau 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2015

Club career

New England Revolution

On October 1, 2014, the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer entered into a "strategic partnership" with Primeira Liga club Sporting CP. The agreement allowed for the Revolution to bring in Sporting players on loan, as well as allow the clubs’ academy teams, youth players and coaches to spend training time with the other organization’s teams.[1] Sambinha became the first player to join the Revolution as part of this deal, joining on a one year loan with an option to buy on January 22, 2016.[2] Speaking on the signing, Revolution GM Mike Burns called Sambinha "a big, strong center back" and added that Sambinha "will be able to help strengthen our defense and we are grateful to be able to work with Sporting in order to add a player of his quality to our roster for the upcoming season."[3]

Sambinha made his Revolution debut on May 14, 2016, coming on as a substitute for Juan Agudelo in the Revolution's 2-0 win over Chicago Fire FC.[4] He would start his first match for the club on May 21, 2016 against FC Dallas.[5]

Sambinha had his U.S. Open Cup debut on June 29, 2016 playing the full 90 minutes in the club's win over the New York Cosmos.[6] He would start the Revolution's U.S. Open Cup Quarter Final win against the Philadelphia Union on July 20, 2016.[7]

The New England Revolution waived Sambinha on August 29, 2016.[8]

References
  1. "Revolution, Sporting Clube de Portugal announce strategic partnership". 1 October 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. "Revs acquire Sambinha from Portuguese club". 22 January 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. "Sambinha May Join Revs Soon". 23 January 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. Murray, Caitlin (14 May 2016). "New England Revolution 2, Chicago Fire 0 2016 MLS Match Recap". Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. "Revolution fall to FC Dallas, 4-2". 21 May 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  6. Hernandez, Luis (23 January 2016). "2016 US Open Cup round 5: Late goals help New England Revolution spoil New York Cosmos' cup run". Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  7. "FINAL: Revolution 1, Union 1 (Revs advance 4-2 on PKs)". 20 July 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  8. Sigal, Jonathan (29 August 2016). "Revolution waive Sporting CP defender Samba". Retrieved 13 March 2023.


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