Andre-Joël Sami (born 13 November 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a

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. Born in France, he made five appearances for the DR Congo national team.

career

Sami was born in Montfermeil, Seine-Saint-Denis. He was on trial at Leeds United during the 2003–04 pre-season and even appeared on the team photo. However, he did not sign for them and went on to have a trial with

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on the recommendation of then Leeds United manager Peter Reid. He made his first cap for

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against Algeria on 26 March 2008.

References

* * 1984 births Living people People from Montfermeil French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Black French sportspeople Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers French men's footballers Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis Men's association football defenders Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Belgian Pro League players

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Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub