Abdou Samaké
Abdoulaye Samaké (born 7 October 1996) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.
| Samake with Pacific FC in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoulaye Samaké | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valour FC | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ottawa Gloucester Hornets SC | |||
| Ottawa South United | |||
| Montreal Impact | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Michigan Wolverines | 54 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | FC Montreal | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Chicago Fire U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Chicago FC United | 20 | (2) |
| 2019 | AFC Ann Arbor | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Pacific FC | 46 | (0) |
| 2023– | Valour FC | 17 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023 | |||
Early life edit
Samaké was born in Bamako, Mali and moved to Canada, at the age of six.[1][2] He initially moved to Montreal,[3] but soon after moved to Ottawa, where he was raised.[4] Samaké began playing youth soccer with the Gloucester Hornets, before joining Ottawa South United.[5] Afterwards, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy.[6]
College career edit
In February 2016, he committed to join Michigan University and play for the men's soccer team in the fall.[7][8] He missed his entire freshman season in 2016 due to injury.[9] He made his debut on August 25, 2017 against the William & Mary Tribe.[10] He was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection from 2017 to 2019[11] and a two-time University of Michigan Athletic Academic Achievement selection in 2017 and 2018.[12] In his senior season, he was named to the Big Ten Conference All-Tournament Team and was named Michigan's Club Man of the Year.[13] He was able to graduate a semester early in January 2020, completing his degree in the School of Literature, Science and the Arts program.[14][15]
Club career edit
In July 2015, Samaké signed with the Impact's reserve side, FC Montreal, in the USL.[16][17]
In 2016, he played with the Chicago Fire U23 in the Premier Development League.[18][19]
In 2017 and 2018, he played in the Premier Development League with Chicago FC United (who replaced the Fire U23).[20][21]
In 2019, Samaké spent the season with AFC Ann Arbor of the National Premier Soccer League.[22]
In February 2020, he signed with Pacific FC on the Canadian Premier League.[23][24] In 2021, he won the CPL title with Pacific, although he did not play in the championship final due to injury suffered in the semi-final.[25][26][27] In February 2022, he re-signed with the club for another season.[28][29] In August 2022, he was named to the CPL Team of the Week.[30] After the 2022 season, he departed the club.[31]
In December 2022, he joined Valour FC for the 2023 season.[32][33] On May 13, 2023, he scored his first CPL goal against Forge FC.[34]
Career statistics edit
- As of October 6, 2023[35]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Montreal | 2015 | USL | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Fire U23 | 2016[18] | Premier Development League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Chicago FC United | 2017[20] | Premier Development League | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2018[21] | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| AFC Ann Arbor | 2019[36] | National Premier Soccer League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Pacific FC | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Valour FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 17 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 91 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 3 | ||
Honours edit
Club edit
Pacific FC
References edit
- ^ Bâ, Mamadou (September 7, 2021). "Abdoulaye Samaké : « Jouer avec le Mali, un rêve absolu »" [Abdoulaye Samake: "Playing with Mali, an absolute dream"]. Afrik (in French).
- ^ Diakité, Bréhima (March 9, 2020). "Mercato : Abdou Samaké signe avec le club canadien de Pacific FC" [Mercato: Abdou Samake signs with Canadian club Pacific FC]. Reference 14 Sport (in French).
- ^ "Abdou Samake signs first pro contract with Pacific FC". Felkrem.
- ^ . Pacific FC. February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020.
- ^ "Force Academy Alumni: National Teams and Professional Players". Ottawa South United.
- ^ Longo, Jack (February 28, 2022). "Black History Month : Abdou Samake". Pacific FC.
- ^ Clark, Travis (February 9, 2016). "Boys Commitments: College variance - Abdou Samake". Top Drawer Soccer.
- ^ "Wolverines Ink Five to 2016 Class". Michigan Wolverines. 20 May 2016.
- ^ Moen, Travis (August 10, 2021). "Abdou Samake's next act". The Michigan Daily.
- ^ Kemps, Scott. "Penalty-Kick Goal Lifts Wolverines Over Tribe in Opener". Michigan Wolverines.
- ^ Tait, Ed (December 12, 2022). ""Now I feel like I'm ready for any challenge." - Player Profile: Abdou Samake". Valour FC.
- ^ "Abdou Samake Michigan profile". Michigan Wolverines.
- ^ Rudner, Brad (January 29, 2020). "Season Review: 2019 Michigan Men's Soccer". Michigan Wolverines.
- ^ "Faces of UMSI: Abdou Samake". University of Michigan School of Information.
- ^ "Abdou Samake sets a milestone in finishing his undergrad journey". Felkrem.
- ^ "Le FC Montréal recrute chez l'Académie" [FC Montreal recruits at the academy]. TVA Sports (in French). July 30, 2015.
- ^ "Le FC Montréal signe huit joueurs de l'Académie" [FC Montreal signs eight players from the Academy]. Montreal Impact (in French). July 30, 2015.
- ^ a b "Abdoulaye Samake 2016 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
- ^ "Chicago Fire U-23s Handle Kokomo Mantis 3-0 in USL PDL Play". Chicago Fire FC. June 21, 2016.
- ^ a b "Abdoulaye Samake 2017 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
- ^ a b "Abdoulaye Samake 2018 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
- ^ "2019 Men's Roster". AFC Ann Arbor.
- ^ Jacques, John (February 21, 2020). "Pacific FC Signs Defender Abdou Samake". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Pacific signs Mali-born defender Abdou Samake". Canadian Premier League. 21 February 2020.
- ^ Bâ, Mamadou (December 9, 2021). "Abdoulaye Samaké, Champion du Canada : « Une grande fierté de gagner ce trophée »" [Abdoulaye Samake, Canadian Champion: “I am very proud to win this trophy”]. Afrik (in French).
- ^ Longo, Jack (February 11, 2022). "Samake Returning for 2022 Season!". Pacific FC.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (December 8, 2021). "CPL50 – 47. Abdou Samake (Pacific FC)". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Abdou Samake returns to Pacific FC for 2022". Canadian Premier League. February 11, 2022.
- ^ Jacques, John (February 11, 2022). "Samake Sticks With Pacific". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Heard, Samake and Young named to Team of the Week – Week 19". Pacific FC. August 15, 2022.
- ^ Jacques, John (December 9, 2022). "Abdou Samake Leaves Pacific FC". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian defender Abdou Samake". Canadian Premier League. December 12, 2022.
- ^ Jacques, John (December 12, 2022). "Valour Adds Defender Abdou Samake". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Tait, Ed (May 13, 2023). "Post Match Report vs Forge FC". Valour FC.
- ^ Abdou Samaké at Soccerway
- ^ "2019 AFC Ann Arbor Results". AFC Ann Arbor.
External links edit
- Abdou Samaké at Soccerway