Gbato Seloh Samuel
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Samuel in training with FC Seoul in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 August 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Seoul | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2024 | FC Seoul | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | FC Seoul | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gbato Seloh Samuel (born 1 August 2006) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Seoul.
Early life
Samuel was born on 1 August 2006 in Seoul, South Korea to Ivorian refugee parents.[1] Growing up, he regarded Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba as his football idol and attended Osan Middle School in South Korea and Osan High School in South Korea.[2]
Career
As a youth player, joined South Korean the youth academy of South Korean side FC Seoul and played for the club's under-15 team before being promoted to their under-18 team in 2022. Ahead of the 2025 season, he started his senior career with them as their first homegrown foreign player.[2]
Style of play
Samuel plays as a forward and is left-footed. South Korean news website Insight wrote in 2025 that he " has been in the spotlight since his youth for his outstanding athletic ability and explosive speed".[3]
References
- ^ "'제2의 드록바' 꿈꾸는 19살 코트디부아르 소년 사무엘 ('이웃집 찰스')" [Samuel, 19-year-old Ivorian boy who dreams of being the 'next Drogba' ('Neighbor Charles')] (in Korean). Nate. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ a b "'Korea is my home': Two young footballers and questions of nation and identity". Korea JoongAng Daily. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "이번에 FC서울에 '콜업'된 축구 유망주 바또 사무엘의 유창한 한국말 수준 (+소개 영상)" [The level of fluency in Korean of Bato Samuel, a promising soccer player who was recently called up to FC Seoul (+ introduction video)] (in Korean). Insight. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
External links
- Gbato Seloh Samuel – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
- Gbato Seloh Samuel at Soccerway