Shurandy Sambo

Shurandy Ruggerio Sambo (born 19 August 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League club Burnley.

Shurandy Sambo

Personal information
Full name	Shurandy Ruggerio Sambo[1]
Date of birth	(2001-08-19) 19 August 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth	Geldrop, Netherlands
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Burnley
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2009	SV Braakhuizen
2009–2020	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	Jong PSV	46	(6)
2020–2024	PSV	12	(0)
2022–2023	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	30	(2)
2024–	Burnley	1	(0)
International career‡
2016–2017	Netherlands U16	6	(0)
2017–2018	Netherlands U17	11	(0)
2023	Netherlands U21	2	(0)
Medal record Representing  Netherlands UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner England 2018 U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 27 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

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, Jong PSV, competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie.^[2] He made his debut on 13 January 2020 in a 0–0 league draw at home against Jong Ajax.^[3]

In the 2020–21 season, Sambo made 35 appearances for Jong PSV, scoring six goals.^[1] He made his debut for the first team in the final matchday of the Eredivisie on 16 May 2021, coming off the bench for Armando Obispo in the 77th minute against Utrecht.^[4]

On 15 August 2021, Sambo tore his anterior cruciate ligament during practice, sidelining him for the entire 2021–22 season.^[5] At the end of the season, on 28 April 2022, he extended his contract with PSV until 2024.^[6]

Sparta Rotterdam (loan)

Sambo joined Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam on loan for the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy.^[7]

Burnley

On 28 June 2024, Sambo signed for Burnley on a four-year deal.^[8]

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 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 August 2024^[1]

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
Jong PSV	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	35	6	—		—		—		—		35	6
	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	Total		46	6	—		—		—		—		46	6
PSV	2020–21	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
	2023–24	Eredivisie	11	0	0	0	—		3[c]	0	0	0	14	0
	Total		12	0	0	0	—		3	0	0	0	15	0
Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	2022–23	Eredivisie	30	2	2	0	—		—		4[d]	0	36	2
Burnley	2024–25	Championship	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Career total			89	8	2	0	1	0	3	0	4	0	99	8

1. Includes KNVB Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in the Eredivisie UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs

Honours

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2023–24
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2023^[10]

Netherlands U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2018^[11]