Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Dender.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jupiler Pro League | 31 | 0 | 4 | 2193 | 6.63 |
 Challenger Pro Leagueat RWDM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6.9 |
Scout report
M. Sambu is a 30-year-old full-back at Dender, rated 32.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 264th of 311 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (64.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.94 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sambu.
Judged on this season alone, Sambu graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 52 of the 52 full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League, on 4 clean sheets and 3.94 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 65 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 47th of 52 of the 52 full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League. At 30 Sambu is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Dender finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side
3.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 64.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 3.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 32.6, Sambu carries the 47th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League of 52. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
