Adulai Sambu

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Adulai Sambu
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Merthyr Town
Youth career
Cheltenham Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Cheltenham Town 3 (0)
2022 → Cirencester Town (loan) 7 (5)
2022 → Redditch United (loan) 4 (0)
2023 → Stratford Town (loan) 2 (0)
2023 → Cirencester Town (loan) 20 (15)
2023–2024 → Hungerford Town (loan) 28 (9)
2024 Rushall Olympic 0 (0)
2024 → Hungerford Town (dual-registration) 3 (0)
2025– Merthyr Town 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:14, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

Adulai Sambu (born 28 June 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Merthyr Town.[1]

Early life

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Sambu was born in Lisbon, Portugal to Bissau-Guinean parents, and moved to England at the age of 4.[2]

Playing career

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Sambu made his first-team debut for Cheltenham Town on 30 August 2022, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Charlie Brown in a 2–1 win away at Milton Keynes Dons.

Sambu then went on to make his first team full debut for Cheltenham Town on 18 October 2022, His strong performance against the Hammers West ham United encouraged fans to vote for him as their Man of the match Which he comfortably won. [3]

In March 2023, Sambu joined Cirencester Town on a work-experience loan until the end of the season.[4]

In September 2023, Sambu joined Hungerford Town on an initial one-month loan deal.[5]

On 30 April 2024 Cheltenham announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season.[6]

On 3 October 2024 it was rumoured that Sambu had signed with National League North club Rushall Olympic to combine part time football with a role within the Cheltenham Town academy.

In January 2025, Sambu joined Merthyr Town.[7]

Honours

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Merthyr Town

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cheltenham Town 2022–23[8] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 3 0
2023–24[9] League One 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 0
Cirencester Town (loan) 2022–23[10] Southern League
Division One Central 		14 10 3 1 — 3[b] 4 20 15
Redditch United (loan) 2022–23[10] Southern League
Premier Division Central 		4 0 — — — 4 0
Stratford Town (loan) 2022–23[10] Southern League
Premier Division Central 		2 0 — — — 2 0
Career total 23 10 3 1 1 0 5 4 32 15
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

References

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