Brice Samba
Squad number 1 · Rennes
Their 2026 World Cup
Brice Samba travelled to the 2026 World Cup with France, wearing number 1, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 8 matches (6 wins and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the third-place play-off, beaten by England 6-4.
The goalkeeping job went to M. Maignan (8 matches, 720′).
Another 2 players in the France squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the France team page.
Who he is
- Born
- 25 April 1994 · aged 32 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Linzolo
- Club
- Stade Rennais F.C.
- Height
- 1.86 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Brice Lauriche Samba (born 25 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Rennes. Born in the Republic of the Congo, he plays for the France national team.
Le Havre Samba joined Le Havre in 2006, working his way through their youth teams before appearing in the first-team in 2011.
On 4 January 2013, Samba joined Marseille from Le Havre, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract. He made his professional debut for Marseille on 5 January 2014 in a Coupe de France game against Reims keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 home win. On 9 July 2015, Samba joined Nancy on a season-long loan.
Caen Samba joined Caen on a four-year deal from Marseille on 30 June 2017.
Nottingham Forest On 7 August 2019, Samba joined EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He was initially brought in as a backup for on loan goalkeeper Arijanet Muric, but earned his place as Forest's number one after Muric made a number of costly mistakes. Samba made his debut for Forest on 13 August 2019 in a 1–0 EFL Cup victory over Fleetwood Town.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)