Joël Sami

Joël Sami
	Sami with Amiens
Personal information
Full name	Andre-Joël Sami
Date of birth	13 November 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Montfermeil, France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
2002–2003	Valence B
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2004	Valence
2004–2008	Amiens
2008–2015	Nancy
2010–2013	Nancy B
2015–2016	Zulte Waregem
2016–2017	Orléans
2017–2018	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
2019	Sukhothai
2020–2021	Nonthaburi United
International career
2008–2012	DR Congo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andre-Joël Sami (born 13 November 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in France, he made five appearances for the DR Congo national team.

career

Sami was born in Montfermeil, Seine-Saint-Denis.

He was on trial at Leeds United during the 2003–04 pre-season and even appeared on the team photo. However, he did not sign for them and went on to have a trial with Bolton Wanderers on the recommendation of then Leeds United manager Peter Reid.^{[citation needed]}

He made his first cap for the DR Congo national team against Algeria on 26 March 2008.

References

Joël Sami – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Joël Sami at Soccerway

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