Charles Sampson (footballer)

Charles Sampson (born 24 November 1980) is a Ghanaian international footballer, who currently plays for IFK Luleå.

Charles Sampson
Personal information
Full name Charles Sampson
Date of birth (1980-11-24) 24 November 1980
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 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
International career
– Ghana 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 Boden on a permanent transfer in 2010.

International career

Sampson made six appearances for the Ghana national football team.[5]

References
  1. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (26 April 2003). "Greece 1997/98". RSSSF.
  2. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (22 June 2003). "Foreign Players in Greece 1999/00-2001/02". RSSSF.
  3. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (26 April 2003). "Greece 2001/02". RSSSF.
  4. "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. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  5. "Charles Sampson - länken mellan försvar och anfall" (in Swedish). svenskafans.com. 11 May 2006.
  6. "Sampson till Boden - Wartan till Gröndal" (in Swedish). svenskafans.com. 6 February 2008.


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