| 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]
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]
Updated 4 May 2023.
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Olympic (loan) | 2022 | Ettan Södra | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| Malmö FF | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
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