Samuel Bastien

Samuel Christopher Bastien Binda (born 26 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard. Born in Belgium, he plays for the DR Congo national team.

Samuel Bastien

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Christopher Bastien Binda[1]
Date of birth	(1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Meux, Belgium
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Fortuna Sittard
Number	22
Youth career
2002–2006	Meux
2006–2009	UR Namur
2009–2012	Standard Liège
2012–2014	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Anderlecht	1	(0)
2015–2016	→ Avellino (loan)	31	(2)
2016–2018	Chievo Verona	33	(2)
2018–2022	Standard Liège	106	(11)
2022–2024	Burnley	18	(1)
2023–2024	→ Kasımpaşa (loan)	7	(0)
2024–	Fortuna Sittard	23	(0)
International career‡
2014	Belgium U19	2	(0)
2016–2019	Belgium U21	13	(1)
2021–2022	DR Congo	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:06, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Bastien emerged from R.S.C. Anderlecht's youth system. He made his first team debut on 3 December 2014, in the Belgian Cup against K.R.C. Mechelen, replacing Youri Tielemans after 79 minutes, in a 4–1 home win.^[2]

On 31 August 2015, Bastien was loaned to Avellino.^[3] He made his debut for the Irpinian team on 12 September 2015 against Modena, replacing Mariano Arini after 53 minutes.^[4]

On 26 August 2016, Bastien signed with Serie A side A.C. ChievoVerona, who paid a €2.5 million transfer fee to Anderlecht.^[5]

On 14 June 2018, Bastien signed with Standard Liège.^[6]

On 5 July 2022, he joined Burnley, newly relegated to the EFL Championship, on a three-year contract.^[7]

On 15 September 2023, he signed for Süper Lig side Kasımpaşa on a season-long loan deal.^[8]

On 21 May 2024, Burnley said the player would be returning once the loan ended.^[9]

On 8 August 2024, Bastien moved to Fortuna Sittard in the Netherlands.^[10]

International career

Born in Belgium, Bastien is of Congolese descent. He was a youth international for Belgium.^[11] However, he decided to represent DR Congo national team. He debuted for his home country in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Madagascar on 7 October 2021.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2024^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Anderlecht	2014–15[13]	Belgian Pro League	1	0	1	0	–		0	0	0	0	2	0
Avellino (loan)	2015–16[13]	Serie B	31	2	0	0	–		–		–		31	2
Chievo Verona	2016–17[13]	Serie A	12	1	1	0	–		–		–		13	1
	2017–18[13]	Serie A	21	1	1	0	–		–		–		22	1
	Total		33	2	2	0	–		–		–		35	2
Standard Liège	2018–19[13]	Belgian First Division A	23	2	0	0	–		6[c]	0	1[d]	0	30	2
	2019–20[13]	Belgian First Division A	26	4	0	0	–		6[e]	1	–		32	5
	2020–21[13]	Belgian First Division A	29	4	5	0	–		6[e]	0	–		40	4
	2021–22[13]	Belgian First Division A	28	1	2	0	–		–		–		30	1
	Total		106	11	7	0	–		18	1	1	0	132	12
Burnley	2022–23[13]	Championship	18	1	3	0	3	1	–		–		24	2
Kasımpaşa (loan)	2023–24[13]	Süper Lig	7	0	0	0	–		–		–		7	0
Career total			196	16	13	0	3	1	18	1	1	0	231	18

1. Includes Belgian Cup, Coppa Italia, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played on 24 September 2022.^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
DR Congo	2021	4	0
	2022	4	0
Total		8	0

Honours

Burnley

• EFL Championship: 2022–23^[15]