Shurandy Ruggerio Sambo (born 19 August 2001) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club

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, on loan from

Jong PSV Jong PSV is a Dutch football team based in Eindhoven. It is the reserve team of PSV Eindhoven and plays in the Eerste Divisie since the 2013–14 season. History Until 2013, Jong PSV played in the Beloften Eredivisie, a league exclusively for ...

Club career

PSV

Sambo played youth football for SV Braakhuizen and PSV Eindhoven. In the winter break of the 2019–20 season, he was promoted to the reserve team,

, competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie. He made his debut on 13 January 2020 in a 0–0 league draw at home against

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. In the 2020–21 season, Sambo made 35 appearances for Jong PSV, scoring six goals. He made his debut for the first team in the final matchday of the Eredivisie on 16 May 2021, coming off the bench for

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in the 77th minute against

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. On 15 August 2021, Sambo tore his anterior cruciate ligament during practice, sidelining him for the entire 2021–22 season. At the end of the season, on 28 April 2022, he extended his contract with PSV until 2024.

Sparta Rotterdam (loan)

Sambo joined Eredivisie club

on loan for the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Sambo is of Curaçaoan descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands. He was called up to the preliminary squad for the Curaçao national team for the

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Career statistics

Honours

Netherlands U17 * UEFA European Under-17 Championship:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sambo, Shurandy 2001 births Living people Dutch footballers Netherlands youth international footballers Dutch people of Curaçao descent Association football defenders PSV Eindhoven players Jong PSV players Sparta Rotterdam players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players People from Geldrop Footballers from North Brabant