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David Sambissa
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back, winger
Team information
Current team
 İstanbulspor
Number 7
Youth career
Bonneuil-sur-Marne
–2012 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Bordeaux B 53 (2)
2016–2017 US Lège Cap Ferret 14 (0)
2017–2018 Jong Twente 27 (2)
2018–2023 Cambuur 127 (5)
2023– İstanbulspor 64 (4)
International career‡
2012 France U16 6 (0)
2013 France U17 2 (0)
2014 France U18 1 (0)
2021 Congo 1 (0)
2021– Gabon 20 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 September 2025 (UTC)

David Sambissa (born 11 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or winger for Süper Lig club İstanbulspor.[1] Born in France, he played for the Republic of the Congo national team before switching to the Gabon national team.

Club career

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He started his career with Bordeaux, but played predominantly for their reserve squad in the fourth tier, with occasional appearances on the bench for the senior squad.[2]

After spending the 2016–17 season in the fifth tier with US Lège Cap Ferret, he moved to the Netherlands, signing with Twente. He didn't play for the main squad there either.

On 23 April 2018, he signed a one-year contract (with one-year extension option) with another Dutch club, Cambuur.[3]

He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Cambuur on 17 August 2018 in a game against N.E.C., as a starter.[4]

On July 12, 2023, he signed with Süper Lig clug İstanbulspor.[5]

International career

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Born in France, Sambissa is of Gabonese and Republic of the Congo descent.[6] He was a youth international for France. He represented the senior Republic of the Congo national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Niger on 10 June 2021.[7]

In October 2021, he switched allegiances to join the Gabonese national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Angola on 8 and 11 October 2021.[8] He debuted with Gabon in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Angola on 11 October 2021.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bordeaux B 2012–13 CFA 3 0 — — — 3 0
2013–14 CFA 7 1 — — — 7 1
2014–15 CFA 19 0 — — — 19 0
2015–16 CFA 24 1 — — — 24 1
Total 53 2 — — — 53 2
US Lège Cap Ferret 2016–17 National 3 14 0 — — — 14 0
Jong Twente 2017–18 Derde Divisie 27 2 — — — 27 2
Cambuur 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 32 0 2 0 — 4[a] 0 38 0
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 28 0 1 0 — — 29 0
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 27 1 2 0 — — 29 1
2021–22 Eredivisie 22 3 1 0 — — 23 3
2022–23 Eredivisie 18 1 2 0 — — 20 1
Total 127 5 8 0 — — 135 5
İstanbulspor 2023–24 Süper Lig 25 1 1 0 — — 26 1
2024–25 TFF 1. Lig 35 3 4 2 — 1[a] 0 40 5
2025–26 TFF 1. Lig 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Total 64 4 5 2 — 1 0 70 6
Career total 285 13 13 2 0 0 5 0 303 15
  1. ^ a b Appearances in promotion play-offs

International

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As of match played 3 September 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Gabon 2021 2 0
2022 4 0
2023 3 0
2024 9 0
2025 2 0
Total 20 0

Honours

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Cambuur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ David Sambissa at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Europa League - Bordeaux v Rubin Kazan game report". UEFA. 10 December 2015.
  3. ^ "SC CAMBUUR VERSTERKT ZICH MET DAVID SAMBISSA" [SC CAMBUUR SIGNS DAVID SAMBISSA] (in Dutch). Cambuur. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 August 2018.
  5. ^ "İstanbulspor, David Sambissa'yı kadrosuna kattı". milliyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Sport | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". adiac.netisse.eu.
  7. ^ "Niger-Congo: les Diables rouges battent le Mena 1-0 en amical | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
  8. ^ "Football: David Sambissa officiellement Panthère du Gabon". gabonreview.com. 4 October 2021.
  9. ^ "FIFA". FIFA. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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