Christopher Samba is a football player born on March 28, 1984 in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France. Even though he was born in France, Christopher Samba represents Congo at the international level and has won two international caps.
Christopher Samba started his career with FC Rouen, a French football club, before completing stints with CS Sedan and Hertha Berlin. On January 2007 he was signed as a defender by Blackburn Rovers to play in the English Premier League. As of 2008, he has played 47 matches for the Rovers and contributed 5 goals in the English Premier League.
This Rover defender has had his contract extended the till 2012 by the club and hopes to improve with his performance. He aspires to play Champions League football with the Rovers and to win some silverware.
John Williams, the Chairman of Blackburn Rovers regards Christopher Samba as a talented player quoting his exceptional performance. He also feels that the contract signed by him is thoroughly deserved. Further, the manager of the team, Mark Hughes commends him to have made a huge impact in a short span of time and is delighted to have secured his services for a long spell. The manager and the team have an unwavering confidence in his ability to continue to progress.
Christopher Samba is nicknamed “the Beast” by the Vital Blackburn Rovers, fans of the Rovers club. He has an exceptional height of 6 foot 4 inches and is also called “the Wall”.
Even though Christopher Samba idolizes former French footballers Zinedine Zidane, Lilian Thuram and Patrick Vieira, he regards his own will as the biggest influence in his career.
