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Floyd Samba

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Floyd Samba
Personal information
Date of birth (2009-01-15) 15 January 2009 (age 17)
Place of birth Macclesfield, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 75
Youth career
Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Manchester City 0 (0)
International career‡
2024–2025 England U16 5 (1)
2025 France U16 0 (0)
2025–2026 England U17 6 (1)
2026– Germany U19 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Floyd Samba (born 15 January 2009) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester City. Born in England, he has represented England internationally at youth level and has been called up to represent France and Germany internationally at youth level.[1]

Early life

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Samba was born on 15 January 2009 in Macclesfield, England. He is the son of the French-born Republic of the Congo international Christopher Samba and a German mother.[2] He is the younger brother of English footballer Tyrone Samba.[3]

Club career

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As a youth player, Samba joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Manchester City, starting with the club's under-9s team. During the 2024–25 season, he became part of City's under-18 squad, appearing 13 times as the team won the Under-18 Premier League North.[4] He went on to appear as a substitute in both the semi-final and final of the 2024–25 FA Youth Cup, the latter of which City lost to Aston Villa at Villa Park. On 17 May 2025, Samba appeared as a 76th-minute substitute in the 2024–25 Professional U18 Development League final, with City again losing to Aston Villa.[5]

At the start of the 2025–26 season, Samba became a regular starter for City's under-18s. On 31 October, at the age of 16, he made his debut in the Premier League 2, appearing as a late substitute in a 4–0 win over Leicester City.[6] A day later, he captained the U18s for the first time, registering a goal and an assist in a 5–0 win over Burnley. Overall, he made 24 appearances for Manchester City's youth teams during 2025–26, scoring 17 goals and making six assists.[4] He was an ever present during the club's FA Youth Cup win, and scored the opening goal of the final as City beat rivals Manchester United 2–1 on 14 May 2026.[7]

In 2026, he was promoted to Manchester City's senior team[8] and was named in the matchday squad for the first time in Manchester City's FA Cup fourth round fixture at home to Salford City on 14 February.[9]

On 17 September 2026, Samba made his senior debut and scored two goals in City's 5–0 EFL Cup win against Norwich City.[10] On 20 October, he made his UEFA Champions League debut, starting against Greek champions AEK. He played 62 minutes before being substituted for Ryan McAidoo.[11]

International career

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Samba began his international career playing briefly for France U16 but then moved to become an England youth international.[citation needed] On 3 September 2025, he debuted for the England national under-17 football team during a 2–1 away friendly win over the Venezuela national under-17 football team. He is also eligible through his mother to play for Germany and moved to Germany U19 in 2026. It is as yet unclear which nation he will play for permanently during his senior career.[1]

Style of play

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Samba plays as a midfielder. English newspaper Manchester Evening News wrote in 2025 that he "stands above 6ft, which is unusually tall for a central midfielder... often plays as a No. 8 but has the physical profile to contribute in pretty much any central position".[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 20 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2025–26[13] ————1[a]010
2026–27[14] ————1[a]010
Total ————2020
Manchester City 2026–27[14] Premier League 000012100022
Career total 000012102042
  1. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy

Notes

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References

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  1. 1 2 Dawson, Rob; Tighe, Sam. "Is Man City teen Samba a backup for Haaland, or new Pogba?". www.espn.com. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  2. ↑ Feliciano, Daniel (May 15, 2026). "'Our Dad Played 171 Premier League Games - Now We Could Be Man City's Next Huge Stars'". GiveMeSport.
  3. ↑ "'Our Dad Played 171 Premier League Games - Now We Could Be Man City's Next Huge Stars'". GiveMeSport. 15 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 "CITY DEFEATED BY ASTON VILLA IN UNDER-18 PREMIER LEAGUE NATIONAL FINAL". Manchester City F.C. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
  5. ↑ "CITY DEFEATED BY ASTON VILLA IN UNDER-18 PREMIER LEAGUE NATIONAL FINAL". Manchester City F.C. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
  6. ↑ "CITY EDS RETURN TO WINNING WAYS WITH PL2 TRIUMPH OVER LEICESTER". Manchester City F.C. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
  7. ↑ "A LATE WINNER SETTLES THE ALL-MANCHESTER FA YOUTH CUP FINAL IN CITY'S FAVOUR". The Football Association. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
  8. ↑ Floyd Samba at WorldFootball.net
  9. ↑ "Man City 2 Salford City 0". Sky Sports. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
  10. ↑ "Man City 5 Norwich City 0". The Guardian. 17 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "FODEN TREBLE INSPIRES FIVE-STAR CITY TO AEK ATHENS TRIUMPH". Manchester City F.C. 20 October 2026. Retrieved 5 November 2026.
  12. ↑ "Meet the Man City midfielder modelling himself on Paul Pogba and following in his dad's footsteps". Manchester Evening News. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Floyd Samba in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Floyd Samba in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
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