Samba Lélé Diba

Samba Lélé Diba (born 24 December 2003) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Servette.

Samba Lélé Diba
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-24) 24 December 2003
Place of birth Louga, Senegal
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Servette
Number 30
Youth career
2019–2022 ASEC Ndiambour
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Servette 16 (0)
International career‡
2022 Senegal U23 2 (0)
2023– Senegal 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:11, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:11, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Career

A youth product of the Senegalese club ASEC Ndiambour, Diba transferred to the Swiss club Servette on 21 June 2022 on a 3-year contract.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Servette in a 1–0 Swiss Super League win over FC Winterthur on 6 August 2022.[3]

International career

Diba is a youth international for Senegal, having played up to the Senegal U23s.[4] He was called up to the senior Senegal national team for a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match in September 2023.[5]

Personal life

Diba's father Daouda Diba was a Senegalese footballer in the 1990s.[6]

References
  1. "Diba versucht sich in Probetrainings aufzudrängen". maroons - Deutschschweizer Fans des Servette FC. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  2. Dione, Mbagnick (2022-06-21). "Mercato : Samba Lele Diba signe au Servette FC, en provenance du Ndiambour !". wiwsport (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  3. "Live Sport und News". sport.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  4. Dione, Mbagnick (2022-09-11). "Equipe Nationale U23 : 23 joueurs convoqués par Demba Mbaye, dont 18 expatriés". wiwsport (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  5. "Convocation joueurs match Sénégal-Rwanda". fsfoot.sn. Senegalese Football Federation. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  6. Mbengue, Hubert (2022-06-21). "Ndiambour : Samba Lele Diba au FC Servette (Suisse) jusqu'en 2025". RECORD (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-06.
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