Sergi Samper

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Samper and the second or maternal family name is Montaña.
Sergi Samper

Samper with Barcelona Juvenil in 2012
Personal information
Full name Sergi Samper Montaña
Date of birth (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Granada
(on loan from Barcelona)
Number 4
Youth career
2001–2013 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Barcelona B 103 (0)
2014– Barcelona 1 (0)
2016– → Granada (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2011 Spain U16 6 (0)
2011–2012 Spain U17 8 (2)
2013 Spain U18 2 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U19 4 (1)
2014– Spain U21 3 (0)
2016– Catalonia 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2016

Sergi Samper Montaña (born 20 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Granada CF on loan from FC Barcelona.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Samper joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2001, aged 6, after a successful trial.[1] On 9 May 2013, he signed a four-year professional deal with Barça.[2]

On 10 June 2013, Samper was promoted to FC Barcelona B.[3] On 17 August, he made his professional debut, in a 1–2 away defeat against CD Mirandés.[4] He appeared in 40 matches during the campaign, with his side finishing third.

On 17 September 2014, Samper made his first-team debut, starting in a 1–0 home success against APOEL FC, for the season's UEFA Champions League.[5]

Samper made his La Liga debut on 12 March 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Andrés Iniesta in a 6–0 home rout of Getafe CF.[6]

On 26 August 2016, Samper joined Granada CF on a season-long loan.[7]

Personal life

Samper's older brother, Jordi, is a professional tennis player.[8]

Club statistics

As of 4 June 2016[9]
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B
2013–14 400—400
2014–15 340—340
2015–16 290—290
Total 1030—1030
Barcelona 2014–15 00301[lower-alpha 1]0—40
2015–16 10302[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]070
Total 10603010110
Career totals 10406030101140
  1. 1 2 All appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ One appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Barcelona

References

  1. ↑ Samper: el Pirlo de la cantera (Samper: Pirlo from youth setup); Mundo Deportivo, 9 May 2013 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ El Barça apuesta por Sergi Samper, que renueva por cuatro temporadas (Barça bet in Sergi Samper, who renews for four seasons); Mundo Deportivo, 9 May 2013 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Siete juveniles suben al Barça B para la temporada 2013/14 (Seven players promoted to Barça B for season 2013/14); Barcelona's official website, 10 June 2013 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Prieto sostiene al Mirandés (Prieto sustains Mirandés); Marca, 17 August 2013 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Kemp, Jamie (17 September 2014). "Samper: Making my debut in this competition is priceless". Inside Spanish Football. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Sergi Samper debuta en Liga con el Barcelona (Sergi Samper debut in League with Barcelona); Sport, 12 March 2016 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ "Agreement with Granada for loan of Sergi Samper". FC Barcelona. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Sergi Samper: Un Guardiola adaptado a los tiempos modernos" [Sergi Samper: A Guardiola adapted to modern times] (in Spanish). Sport. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Sergi Samper profile at Soccerway
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