Abdoul-Halimou Sama

Abdoul-Halimou Sama
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-28) 28 July 2002
Place of birth Sokodé, Togo
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 ASKO Kara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– ASKO Kara – (–)
International career‡
2021– Togo 6 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 July 2026

Abdoul-Halimou Sama (born 28 July 2002) is a Togolese footballer who plays as a defender for Togolese Championnat National club ASKO Kara.

Club career

Sama started his career with ASKO Kara in 2020.[1]

International career

In January 2021, Sama was given his maiden call up into the Togo national team by Jean-Paul Abalo as he was named on the Togolese squad for the 2020 African Nations Championship.[2][3][4] He made his debut on 22 January 2021, after playing the full 90 minute in their second Group C match against Uganda which ended in a 2–1 victory for Togo.[5] He went on and played whole match of the last group match against Rwanda which they lost.[6] In March 2021, he was called up to the senior side by Claude Le Roy, as one of the 13 local-based players ahead of their 2021 AFCON qualifiers against Comoros and Kenya.[7]

Honours

ASKO Kara

Individual

  • Best Defender of the Season (Kara Region): 2020–21

Career statistics

International

As of match played 22 December 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Togo 202120
2022–
2023–
202441
Total61
Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sama goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Abdoul-Halimou Sama
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 December 2024 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Niger 1–0 1–1 2024 African Nations Championship qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Abdoul-Halimou Sama - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "L'Entraineur national de la Sélection nationale A' Jean-Paul #ABALO a retenu pour le CHAN 2020, une liste de 26 joueurs" (in French). Togolese Football Federation Facebook. 14 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Assogbavi, Fifi (15 January 2021). "CHAN 2020 : 26 éperviers en ordre de bataille- la liste" (in French). togofoot.tg.
  4. ↑ "TOGO" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 14 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Uganda vs. Togo (1:2)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Togo vs. Rwanda (2:3)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Willis, Seth (20 March 2021). "Afcon Qualifiers: Togo announce squad to play Comoros and Kenya | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Togo - A. Sama - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. 1 2 Abdoul-Halimou Sama at National-Football-Teams.com


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