- Charles Sampson (footballer)
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Charles Sampson Personal information Full name Charles Sampson Date of birth 24 November 1980 Place of birth Ghana Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club IFK Luleå Number 8 Youth career Ghapoha Readers Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1997–1998 Kalamata 15 (1) 1998–1999 Apollon Kalamarias 15 (1) 1999–2001 Kalamata 26 (1) 2001–2002 OFI Crete 3 (0) 2002 Panegialios 9 (0) 2003 Fostiras 12 (0) 2003–2004 Kalamata 2004–2009 Assyriska 51 (0) 2008 → Boden (loan) 2009 → Syrianska Botkyrka (loan) 2010 Boden 19 (1) 2011– IFK Luleå National team – Ghana 6 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Charles Sampson (born 24 November 1980) is a Ghanaian international footballer, who currently plays for IFK Luleå.
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Club career
Sampson moved to Greece in July 1997, initially joining Greek first division side Kalamata F.C. for one season.[1] He spent the following season in the Greek second division with Apollon Kalamarias F.C., and then returned to Kalamata for two more seasons.[2] He moved to OFI Crete for the following season, but only appeared in three league matches, for a total of 40 Greek top flight matches during his career.[3]
Sampson would later play in the lower divisions for Panegialios F.C. and Fostiras F.C., before returning to Kalamata for the 2003–04 Greek second division season.[4]
Sampson joined Swedish side Assyriska Föreningen in 2004. He would help the club earn promotion to the Allsvenskan and play in the league the following season.[5] Assyriska loaned Sampson to Bodens BK for the 2008 season,[6] and he would later join Bodens on a permanent transfer in 2010.
International career
Sampson made six appearances for the Ghana national football team.[5]
References
- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (26 April 2003). "Greece 1997/98". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk98.html.
- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (22 June 2003). "Foreign Players in Greece 1999/00-2001/02". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/players/foreign-players-in-grk9902.html.
- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (26 April 2003). "Greece 2001/02". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk02.html.
- ^ "Πρωτάθλημα / FOOTBALL LEAGUE / ΠΡΩΤ/ΜΑ Β' ΕΘΝΙΚΗΣ ΚΑΤΗΓΟΡΙΑΣ 2003-2004 / 1η αγωνιστική / ΓΙΑΝΝΙΝΑ ΠΑΣ ΠΑΕ - ΚΑΛΑΜΑΤΑ ΠΣ ΠΑΕ" (in Greek). Hellenic League. 24 August 2003. http://www.epae.org/match.fds?categ=2&dior_code=65&cal_day=1&game=2&group=0&type=1&pagecode=01.02&langid=1.
- ^ a b "Charles Sampson - länken mellan försvar och anfall" (in Swedish). svenskafans.com. 11 May 2006. http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/125208.aspx.
- ^ "Sampson till Boden - Wartan till Gröndal" (in Swedish). svenskafans.com. 6 February 2008. http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/218302.aspx.
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Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- Kalamata F.C. players
- Apollon Kalamarias F.C. players
- OFI Crete players
- Assyriska Föreningen players
- Bodens BK players
- Ghanaian football biography stubs
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