Samba Sow (born 29 April 1989) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defensive or central midfielder.
Club career Sow played his first game for RC Lens on 22 May 2009, the season Lens won Ligue 2. He scored his first goal for the club on 15 May 2010 in the 36th minute against Bordeaux, which they won 4–3. He scored in the 95th minute to make the score 3–0 in the Coupe de la Ligue 1st round against Clermont on 22 July 2011.
On 20 June 2017, he moved to the Russian Premier League, signing with FC Dynamo Moscow. He extended his Dynamo contract on 30 December 2017.
On 1 August 2019, Sow signed for EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on a two-year deal. Sow was a key player for Forest during the 2019–20 season. Notably, Forest had a win rate of 52% when Sow was in the team, compared to 30% when he was not playing. He featured less regularly during his second season at Forest due to a recurring injury problem, and was released following the end of his contract on 1 June 2021.
International career Sow played his first game for Mali on 27 December 2009, against North Korea in a 1–0 defeat for Mali.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLens2008–09Ligue 2100000—102009–10Ligue 13114010—3612010–11Ligue 11001000—1102011–12Ligue 22300011—2412012–13Ligue 22502000—270Total9017021—992Lens B2010–11Championnat de France Amateur50———502012–13Championnat de France Amateur10———10Total60———60Kardemir Karabükspor2013–14Süper Lig32040——3602014–15Süper Lig18120—4Appearances in the UEFA Europa League0241Total50160—40601Kayserispor2015–16Süper Lig16180——2412016–17Süper Lig25280——332Total413160——573Dynamo Moscow2017–18Russian Premier League23010——2402018–19Russian Premier League17010——1802019–20Russian Premier League1000——10Total41020——430Nottingham Forest2019–20EFL Championship2500010002602020–21EFL Championship150100000160Total400101000420Lens B2021–22Championnat National 250———50Career total273532031403126
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMali200910201040201140201290201370201420201562201620201710Total362
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sow goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Samba SowNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 6 June 2015 Centre Sportif Maâmora, Salé, Morocco 2–1 2–2 Friendly2 14 November 2015 Francistown Stadium, Francistown, Botswana 2–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Lens Ligue 2: 2008–09
Mali Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2013
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