Shurandy Sambo

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Shurandy Sambo
Personal information
Full name Shurandy Ruggerio Sambo[1]
Date of birth (2001-08-19) 19 August 2001 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Geldrop, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
Sparta Rotterdam
(on loan from Burnley)
Number 2
Youth career
–2009 SV Braakhuizen
2009–2020 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Jong PSV 46 (6)
2020–2024 PSV 12 (0)
2022–2023Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 30 (2)
2024– Burnley 1 (0)
2025–Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 13 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Netherlands U16 6 (0)
2017–2018 Netherlands U17 11 (0)
2023 Netherlands U21 2 (0)
2025– Curaçao 6 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner England 2018 U-17 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:55, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:22, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Shurandy Ruggerio Sambo (born 19 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam on loan from Premier League club Burnley. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Curaçao national team.

Club career

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Sambo played youth football for SV Braakhuizen and PSV Eindhoven. In the winter break of the 2019–20 season, he was promoted to the reserve team, Jong PSV, competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie.[2] He made his debut on 13 January 2020 in a 0–0 league draw at home against Jong Ajax.[3]

In the 2020–21 season, Sambo made 35 appearances for Jong PSV, scoring six goals.[1] He made his debut for the first team in the final matchday of the Eredivisie on 16 May 2021, coming off the bench for Armando Obispo in the 77th minute against Utrecht.[4]

On 15 August 2021, Sambo tore his anterior cruciate ligament during practice, sidelining him for the entire 2021–22 season.[5] At the end of the season, on 28 April 2022, he extended his contract with PSV until 2024.[6]

Sparta Rotterdam (loan)

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Sambo joined Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam on loan for the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy.[7]

Burnley

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On 28 June 2024, Sambo signed for Burnley on a four-year deal.[8]

International career

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Born in the Netherlands, Sambo is of Curaçaoan descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands. He was called up to the preliminary squad for the Curaçao national team for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9]

On 29 August 2025, Sambo's request to change sports citizenship from Dutch to Curaçaoan was approved by FIFA.[10] He made his debut for Curaçao on 6 September 2025 in a 0-0 draw against Trinidad and Tobago.

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 December 2025[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong PSV 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 8 0 8 0
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 35 6 35 6
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 1 0 1 0
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 2 0 2 0
Total 46 6 46 6
PSV 2020–21 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2023–24 Eredivisie 11 0 0 0 3[c] 0 0 0 14 0
Total 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 0
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2022–23 Eredivisie 30 2 2 0 4[d] 0 36 2
Burnley 2024–25 Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2025–26 Eredivisie 13 0 0 0 13 0
Career total 102 8 2 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 112 8
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in the Eredivisie UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs

Honours

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PSV

Netherlands U17

References

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