France goalkeeper Brice Samba joins Rennes from rival Lens
France’s second-choice goalkeeper Brice Samba is joining Rennes from French league rival Lens6 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Concedes once in UCL win Samba made three saves and allowed one goal in Tuesday's 2-1 win over Sevilla.
Impact Samba and Lens finished off the Champions League campaign on a high note, defeating Sevilla in the final minutes of the match to book a place in the first knockout round of the Europa League. Samba conceded one goal in the match, a panenka penalty scored by Sergio Ramos in the 79th minute. Samba finishes his first UCL campaign with 11 goals conceded, 23 saves and zero clean sheets in six matches.
DECEMBER 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Four saves in 0-0 stalemate Samba recorded four saves and secured a clean sheet in Friday's 0-0 draw against Montpellier.
Impact Samba registered his seventh clean sheet this season which is the joint third-most in the league campaign. It was his sixth clean sheet in the last seven league matches. He is now eight behind matching his clean sheet tally of the last season.
DECEMBER 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Concedes two in win Samba made five saves and allowed two goals in Saturday's 3-2 victory against Lyon.
Impact Despite conceding the first goal of the match in just the 15th minute, Samba closed the door in the end, making a critical save in the 81st minute to preserve the lead for his side. This marks the second consecutive league game and fifth time this season that Samba made at least four saves in a league match. He is up to a total of 39 saves, compared to 15 goals against, through 14 league appearances on the year.
DECEMBER 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Woeful day in net Samba made two saves and allowed six goals in Wednesday's 6-0 loss against Arsenal.
Impact Samba could not have drawn up a worse result on Wednesday, letting in six goals while only making two saves. The keeper was not at his best, but the deficit was not completely his fault, as the defense was overrun by the pace of Arsenal's attack for most of the match. He will look to recover in his final match in the competition as Lens hosts Sevilla in their closing match.
NOVEMBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Keeps clean sheet Saturday Samba made four saves and secured a clean sheet in Saturday's 3-0 win versus Clermont Foot.
Impact Samba kept his sixth clean sheet of the season Saturday, all of which have come in his last seven league matches. He has been in great form, and his defense's turnaround has certainly made his life easier. Next up he faces Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday, with his next league match coming on Saturday versus Lyon.
NOVEMBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Keeps clean sheet in win Samba had two saves and secured a clean sheet in Sunday's 1-0 victory over Marseille.
Impact Samba did enough to keep his fifth clean sheet of the season and help Lens win at home. All of the five shutouts came in his last nine starts. The goalkeeper will look to keep the momentum at Clermont Foot on Nov 25.
NOVEMBER 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Six saves in defeat Samba recorded six saves and allowed one goal in Wednesday's 1-0 defeat to PSV Eindhoven.
Impact Samba equaled his personal best in the Champions League with six saves in the match, and has now allowed one goal in all four group matches. The goalkeeper was beaten in the 12th minute by a header from Luuk de Jong. He got a hand to the ball, but it deflected off the crossbar and into the net. Looking ahead to their next group match, the goalkeeper will face Arsenal, a team with nine goals in four Champions League games.
NOVEMBER 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Two-save clean sheet Samba had two saves and allowed zero goals in Saturday's 0-0 draw versus Lorient. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 94th minute.
Impact Lorient's offense was non-existent during the first half, as Samba underwent it unscathed without any shot on goal his way. Jean-Victor Makengo and Eli Junior Kroupi did get shots on goal during the second half, but Samba saved them both to get his third consecutive clean sheet in Ligue 1.
NOVEMBER 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Keeps clean sheet against Nantes Samba made one save and allowed zero goals in Saturday's 4-0 victory versus Nantes.
Impact Samba made only one save. This was enough to keep his third clean sheet of the season. He has played 10 games this season and has made 26 saves while conceding 13 goals. He also has kept clean sheets against Le Havre and Strasbourg.
OCTOBER 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Tough draw Tuesday Samba recorded one save and allowed one goal in Tuesday's 1-1 draw against PSV Eindhoven.
Impact Samba faced two shots and stopped just one of them during the draw Tuesday. The goalkeeper has been excellent in the Champions League, conceding just three times in three matches while stopping 12 shots. In domestic play Samba has just a single clean sheet despite making 25 saves in nine matches.
OCTOBER 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Keeps clean sheet Samba had four saves and allowed zero goals in Friday's 0-0 draw against Le Havre.
Impact Samba has now completed a clean sheet twice in the last four matches, allowing just two goals on 12 saves in that span. This brings his average saves per game to 2.7 in nine matches. The keeper will face off against PSV for a UCL matchup on Tuesday, who have scored 15 goals in the last five contests.
OCTOBER 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Concedes once to Lille Samba recorded two saves and allowed one goal in Sunday's 1-1 draw versus Lille.
Impact Samba made two saves and one clearance but conceded to Benjamin Andre in the 45+3rd minute. He has played every single game this season and has made a total of 21 saves. His only clean sheet of the season has come against Strasbourg.
OCTOBER 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Season-high six saves in win Samba made six saves and allowed one goal in Tuesday's 2-1 win against Arsenal.
Impact Samba needed to have a big day in goal for Lens to have a chance in this one and he made numerous big stops to keep them in it after they went a goal down. Next up is Lille at home at the weekend.
OCTOBER 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Beaten once against Toulouse Samba made one save and conceded one goal during Sunday's 2-1 win over Toulouse.
Impact Samba saw Cesar Gelabert appearing unmarked in front of him to open the scoring for the opposition just after the half-hour mark and then didn't have much more work to do. Good news for him, bad news for anyone who picked him for fantasy teams as the goalkeeper didn't made the saves needed to make up for the goal allowed. Still to keep a clean sheet after six league starts, the goalkeeper will try to bounce back during Friday's visit to Strasbourg.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Concedes to Sevilla Samba made five saves and allowed one goal in Wednesday's 1-1 draw against Sevilla. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 18th minute.
Impact Samba made five saves and one clearance on his Champions League debut but conceded an early goal to Lucas Ocampos in the ninth minute. He has made 16 saves in five games in Ligue 1 this season but has conceded 11 goals. He will face a tough task in the next Champions League fixture against Arsenal.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
One save against Metz Samba made one save in a 1-0 defeat to Metz on Saturday.
Impact Samba had an average day for the home team. The 29-year-old made a save but conceded a goal as well. It was the fifth consecutive match in the league competition where Samba failed to keep a clean sheet.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Concedes three more goals Samba allowed three goals while making three saves during Saturday's 3-0 loss to Monaco.
Impact Samba conceded two goals in the first half and one in the second as Lens dropped all three points on Saturday. The keeper has allowed ten goals through the opening four matches of the season while his three saves upped his season total to 15.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
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