Samuel Muanda Mpaka Pungi (born 12 March 2001), is an Angolan footballer who plays for Paju Citizen FC as a centre back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Muanda Mpaka Pungi | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paju Citizen FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014 | Pyeongtaek United FC | ||
| 2015-2017 | Chungdam Middle School | ||
| 2018-2020 | Cheongdam High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Pohang Steelers | 0 | (0) |
| 2022- | Paju Citizen FC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2022 | |||
Youth career edit
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.
Club career edit
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]
Personal life edit
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.
References edit
- ^ "첫 '난민 K리거' 사무엘 풍기 "감독님부터 형들까지 '잘돼야 한다' 어깨 두드려줘요"". Kukmin ilbo.co.kr. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "앙골라 출신 풍기 사무엘, 경남FC 산하 진주고 입학". idomin. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "'앙골라 출신' 포항 풍기 사무엘의 포부, "하창래 같은 수비수 될래"". sports-g.com. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "'앙골라 출신' 풍기 사무엘, 언제쯤 K리그 나설 수 있을까?". sports-g.com. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "[단독] 귀화 기다리는 포항 풍기 사무엘, K3 파주 입단… '외국인 쿼터' 적용". Best Eleven. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "다문화사회로 가는 길 - 부용초등학교 4학년 사무엘". ptsisa. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
External links edit
- Samuel Pungi at Soccerway
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