Samuel Pungi | |
Fullname: | Samuel Muanda Mpaka Pungi |
Birth Date: | 12 March 2001 |
Birth Place: | Luanda, Angola |
Position: | Centre back |
Currentclub: | Paju Citizen FC |
Youthyears1: | 2014 |
Youthclubs1: | Pyeongtaek United FC |
Youthyears2: | 2015-2017 |
Youthclubs2: | Chungdam Middle School |
Youthyears3: | 2018-2020 |
Youthclubs3: | Cheongdam High School |
Years1: | 2021 |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2022- |
Club-Update: | 11 February 2022 |
Samuel Muanda Mpaka Pungi (born 12 March 2001), is an Angolan footballer who plays for Paju Citizen FC as a centre back.
Samuel started playing football in 2007 at Pyeongtaek United.[1] He began his career as a professional football player at Chungdam Middle school in the same city.
Since his high school year, he went to Jinju high school football team, which is a youth team of Gyeongnam FC.[2] However, he later returned to Pyeongtaek and joined Chungdam high school football team.
Samuel joined Pohang Steelers of K League 1 on 4 December 2020.[3] However, he was not able to play for the official matches as his naturalisation process kept being delayed.[4]
For the 2022 season, he left Pohang Steelers and joined Paju Citizen FC of K3 League.[5]
Samuel immigrated from Angola to South Korea with his family in 2007 as a refugee.[6] He took naturalisation test in 2021, but the result announcement has been delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.