Samuel Kalu

Profile of Samuel Kalu

Season 2023/24

Competitive matches
16
Matches
played
1093'
Minutes
played
3
0.25
Goals/90'
2
0.16
Assists/90'
2/0
0.16
Cards/90'
Samuel Kalu
Samuel Kalu Ojim
26
years
NGA
Nigeria
74
kgs
For
position
177
cms
22
shirt number
2.15
M.€
59
ELO

Born on 26 August 1997 in Abia State

Personal data
Country of birth
Nigeria Nigeria
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Africa
Region of birth
Western Africa
Career details
Current club
Lausanne Sports Lausanne Sports
Current competition
Super League Super League
Previous club
Watford Watford
Previous competition
Championship Championship
Historic team
Girondins Bordeaux Girondins Bordeaux
Historical competition
Ligue 1 Ligue 1
Last number
22
Most common shirt number
17
Other shirt numbers
28, 10, 17, 18

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Super League
25%
Wins
4 W
5 D
7 L
Cup
0%
Wins

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 33 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
6
St. Gallen
St. Gallen 47 32 13 8 11 52 44 +8
7
Luzern
Luzern 43 32 12 7 13 40 45 -5
8
Lausanne Sports
Lausanne Sports 40 32 10 10 12 43 46 -3
9
Basel
Basel 39 32 11 6 15 40 50 -10
10
Yverdon
Yverdon 37 32 10 7 15 40 64 -24

Position on the pitch

Main position
Right winger 84%
Other positions
  • Left winger 16%
RW
LW
Campo de Fútbol

Attributes

86
pace
63
shot
66
pass
78
Dribbling
39
defence
69
Stamina

Rating progression

59 ▲ 4
6420 16
1431 16
527 18
2743 21
5804 23
Highest value in career
72 (2019)
Rankings
General
20213º
Age
1726º
By country
198º 198º
By position
4971º F
By position
1092º RW RW

Evolution of market value

2 M€ ▲ 0.6
6420 16
1431 16
527 18
2743 21
5804 23
Highest value in career
14.66M (2019)
Rankings
General
12254º
Age
1117º
By country
156º 156º
By position
3191º F
By position
795º RW RW
Contract information
Start of contract
07/09/2023
NEW SIGNING
End of contract
30/06/2025
Contract length
19/04/2026
Watford

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
24/25 30/06/2024
Lausanne Sports
Lausanne Sports
Watford
Watford
End of loan
23/24 07/09/2023
Watford
Watford
Lausanne Sports
Lausanne Sports
Loan
21/22 26/01/2022
Girondins Bordeaux
Girondins Bordeaux
Watford
Watford
3M Transfer
18/19 04/08/2018
KAA Gent
KAA Gent
Girondins Bordeaux
Girondins Bordeaux
8M Transfer
16/17 04/01/2017
Trenčín
Trenčín
KAA Gent
KAA Gent
1M Transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 12M

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Current season 16
3
0.19
56
Calendar year 4
0
60
Last 6 months 12
3
0.25
58
Last 365 days 16
3
0.19
56
Last 3 years 46
4
0.09
58
Last 5 years 96
10
0.1
63
Career 230
33
0.14
63

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Lausanne Sports
Lausanne Sports
2023/24
16 3 2 2 0 16 12 4 1093' 26 6.6 56
Super League
Super League
16 3 2 2 0 16 12 4 1093' 26 6.6 56
Watford
Watford
2022/23
9 0 0 1 0 9 2 7 228' 25 4.5 52
Watford
Watford
2021/22
4 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 220' 24 4.6 57
Girondins Bordeaux
Girondins Bordeaux
2021/22
12 1 1 1 0 12 3 9 339' 24 4.8 62
Girondins Bordeaux
Girondins Bordeaux
2020/21
20 4 1 3 0 20 14 6 971' 23 5.9 64

Teammates

Player rating and role
N. Dussenne
D
N. Dussenne
73
2
A. Bernède
MF
A. Bernède
71
9
F. Diabaté
F
F. Diabaté
70
-2
K. Letica
GK
K. Letica
70
7
O. Custodio
MF
O. Custodio
69
1
Raoul Giger
D
Raoul Giger
68
3
Kaly Sène
F
Kaly Sène
67
6
G. Szalai
D
G. Szalai
67
6
A. Sanches
MF
A. Sanches
66
3
Donat Rrudhani
MF
Donat Rrudhani
66
4
M. Poaty
D
M. Poaty
66
7
B. Labeau
F
B. Labeau
65
-2
Jamie Roche
MF
Jamie Roche
65
3
Rareş Ilie
F
Rareş Ilie
62
3
B. Dabanli
D
B. Dabanli
61
-1
H. Loucif
D
H. Loucif
60
0
S. Pafundi
MF
S. Pafundi
57
15
Chris Kablan
D
Chris Kablan
55
2
S. Grippo
D
S. Grippo
53
-6

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Girondins Bordeaux
Girondins Bordeaux
4 86 57 4910' 10 16
KAA Gent
KAA Gent
2 55 36 3552' 11 11
Trenčín
Trenčín
2 44 41 3566' 7 5
Lausanne Sports
Lausanne Sports
1 16 12 1093' 3 2
Watford
Watford
2 13 4 448' 0 1
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Ligue 1
Ligue 1
4 72 46 3932' 9 12
Super Liga
Super Liga
2 32 29 2600' 4 4
Pro League
Pro League
2 32 24 2275' 8 7
Pro League Playoffs
Pro League Playoffs
2 16 9 879' 2 4
Super League
Super League
1 16 12 1093' 3 2

Teams played for

Girondins Bordeaux
Girondins Bordeaux
4 season
10
86
KAA Gent
KAA Gent
2 season
11
55
Trenčín
Trenčín
2 season
7
44
Lausanne Sports
Lausanne Sports
1 season
3
16
Watford
Watford
2 season
0
13

For the national team

16 times at International
2
Average number of goals
0.13
0
0
0
Other information
Times called up
21
Matches as a starter
9
Off the bench
7
Debut
8/9/2018
Age on debut
21.0 years old
Last match
10/11/2022
Age in last game
25.2 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Nigeria
Nigeria
2022
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 31' 25 4.1 52
International Friendly
International Friendly
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 31' 25 4.1 52
Nigeria
Nigeria
2021
2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 23' 24 4.1 63
Nigeria
Nigeria
2020
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 50' 23 4.6 65
Nigeria
Nigeria
2019
7 1 0 0 0 7 4 3 282' 22 5.2 68
Nigeria
Nigeria
2018
5 1 0 0 0 5 4 1 390' 21 5.9 70

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
W. Ndidi
MF
W. Ndidi
85
0
Alex Iwobi
MF
Alex Iwobi
85
0
V. Osimhen
F
V. Osimhen
85
0
A. Musa
F
A. Musa
84
0
S. Chukwueze
F
S. Chukwueze
81
0
Joe Aribo
MF
Joe Aribo
80
0
Zaidu
D
Zaidu
78
0
P. Onuachu
F
P. Onuachu
78
0
Moses Simon
F
Moses Simon
77
0
Semi Ajayi
D
Semi Ajayi
77
0
K. Iheanacho
F
K. Iheanacho
77
0
K. Omeruo
D
K. Omeruo
76
0
Ola Aina
D
Ola Aina
75
0
H. Onyekuru
F
H. Onyekuru
75
0
W. Troost-Ekong
D
W. Troost-Ekong
74
0
A. Shehu
MF
A. Shehu
73
0
L. Balogun
D
L. Balogun
72
0
C. Awaziem
D
C. Awaziem
71
0
Jamilu Collins
D
Jamilu Collins
71
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Nigeria
Nigeria
5 16 9 776' 2 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
CAF Qualifying
CAF Qualifying
2 6 5 436' 2 0
International Friendly
International Friendly
4 5 3 244' 0 0
CAF
CAF
1 3 1 73' 0 0
WC Qual. Africa
WC Qual. Africa
1 2 0 23' 0 0

Titles

  • Slovak champion
    Slovak champion
    15/16
  • Slovak cup winner
    Slovak cup winner
    15/16

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
Debut for team, Debut in category
Lausanne Sports
Lausanne Sports
Super League
Super League
23 SEP. 23
26 years
Debut for team, Debut in category
Watford
Watford
Premier League
Premier League
06 MAR. 22
24 years

Best performances