Samuel Umtiti is a talented Cameroonian, number 23 of Barcelona. World Champion and European Vice-Champion as part of the French national team. He is known to his fans by the nickname "Big Sam".
Biography
The defender was born in Cameroon in the fall of 1993. At the age of two, Sam's mother gave him to a relative, as she could not cope with feeding the child. The named father managed to move to France, to the city of Lyon, where there are quite a few black immigrants.
It was during these years that French football clubs were literally overwhelmed by a wave of black children, and Samuel was no exception, as were Pogba, Lukaku and others. At the age of five, the defender got into the local children's team Meneval. He spent two years in the team, and the future defender of the national team was noticed by the scouts of the multiple French champion Lyon.
Samuel entered the Lyon Academy in 2001, where he spent 10 years. Lyon Academy is one of the most influential in France, and every year it produces young and promising players. One of these was Samuel Umtiti.
Career
In 2011, the famous defender began training with the Lyon main squad. In the starting lineup, the defender made his debut in the winter of 2012, in the French Cup in a game with a little-known team. Gradually, the defender won a place in the first squad, and in the summer of 2015 he extended his contract with Lyon. As part of Lyon, he took part in 131 meetings and scored three successful strikes. He also won the French Cup and the French Super Cup with the team.
In 2016, the young defender was noticed in the Catalan “Barcelona”, where many world stars dream of playing. In the summer of 2016, Barcelona bought the defender for $ 25 million. And in the summer of the same year, the defender made his debut at the base of the Catalans, in the match for the Spanish Super Cup against Sevilla. In the fall, in the middle of the season, the defender got into trouble - Samuel was injured and dropped out for several months.
In the spring of 2017, the defender scored his debut goal in the Barcelona camp. It happened in the Spanish championship match against Celta. In the winter of 2017, Samuel was injured again and recovered for about two months. In total, the defender spent 56 meetings in the Catalan camp and scored two successful strikes. In the Barça camp, Umtiti became the champion of Spain and two-time winner of the Spanish Cup. At the moment, the career of a defender at Barcelona continues.
National team matches
In 2013, the defender became the World Champion as part of the national team under 20. In the winter of 2013, Samuel received an offer to play for the Cameroon national team, but the defender chose the French national team. In 2016, the defender was included in the application for the home European Championship for France. He won silver medals at the home European Championship. In 2018, the defender became the winner of the World Championship in Russia. At the moment, he played 27 matches in the camp of the national team.
Personal life
Over time, the defender got in touch with his family, which, in addition to him, has three more children. Currently, all of Samuel's affairs are managed by his elder brother Yannick, a rather tough and skillful negotiator.
Almost nothing is known about Umtiti's romantic addictions, however, thanks to some photos from social networks, fans of the defender associate him with Alexandra Dulauri. But how serious the couple is - no one knows.
