Samuel Kotto Explained

Samuel Kotto
Fullname:Samuel Junior Kotto
Birth Place:Cameroon
Height:1.90 m[1]
Birth Date:3 September 2003
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:IFK Värnamo (on loan from Malmö FF)
Clubnumber:23
Youthclubs1:APEJES Academy
Years1:2022–
Clubs1:Malmö FF
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2022
Clubs2:BK Olympic (loan)
Caps2:24
Goals2:1
Years3:2023
Clubs3:Landskrona BoIS (loan)
Caps3:14
Goals3:0
Years4:2024–
Clubs4:IFK Värnamo (loan)
Caps4:6
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2021–
Nationalteam1:Cameroon U20
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:20:29, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:5 May 2023

Samuel Junior Kotto (born 3 September 2003) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for IFK Värnamo on loan from Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.[2] [3] [4] [1]

Club career

After a successful trial with Malmö FF in 2021, Kotto signed a contract with the club on 9 March 2022.[5] A month later, it was announced that Kotto would spend the next four months on loan at BK Olympic.[6] Kotto played out the 2022 season with Olympic and returned to Malmö FF for the 2023 season, where he made his professional debut against Varbergs BoIS on 4 May 2023 when he entered as a substitute for Taha Ali in the 81st minute.[7]

Career statistics

Club

Updated 4 May 2023.

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olympic (loan)2022Ettan Södra24100241
Total2410000241
Malmö FF2023Allsvenskan100010
Total10000010
Career total2510000251

Honours

Malmö FF

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samuel Kotto . mff.se . Malmö FF . 5 May 2023 . Swedish.
  2. Web site: Lämnade Kamerun för MFF: ”Hade aldrig varit i Europa förut”. sydsvenskan.se.
  3. Web site: MFF värvar från Kamerun: ”Min dröm är uppfylld nu”. expressen.se.
  4. Web site: MFF lånar ut Kotto till Olympic. skd.se.
  5. Web site: Välkommen till Malmö FF, Samuel Kotto! . mff.se . Malmö FF . 5 May 2023 . Swedish . 9 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Samuel Kotto lånas ut till BK Olympic . mff.se . Malmö FF . 5 May 2023 . Swedish . 4 April 2022.
  7. Web site: Varbergs BoIS - Malmö FF . allsvenskan.se . Allsvenskan . 5 May 2023 . Swedish.