Samuel Umtiti (FC Barcelona Soccer Player) – Overview, Biography

Name:Samuel Umtiti
Nick Name:Big Sam
Occupation: Soccer Player
Current Team: FC Barcelona
Gender:Male
Height:183 cm (6′ 1”)
Birth Day: November 14,
1993
Age: 27
Birth Place: Yaounde,
Cameroon
Zodiac Sign:Scorpio

Samuel Umtiti

Samuel Umtiti, nickname: Big Sam, was born on November 14, 1993 in Yaounde, Cameroon (27 years old). Samuel Umtiti is a Soccer Player, zodiac sign: Scorpio. Nationality: Cameroon. Approx. Net Worth: Undisclosed. Samuel Umtiti plays for the team FC Barcelona.

Trivia

He helped the France U20 team win the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. 

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed
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Physique

HeightWeightHair ColourEye ColourBlood TypeTattoo(s)
183 cm (6′ 1”) 75 kg Black Black N/A N/A

Before Fame

He spent his first couple of youth years with Menival before spending the next decade training in the Lyon youth program. 

Biography

Samuel Umtiti plays for the team FC Barcelona

Net Worth Comparison

Team FC Barcelona Net Worth / Salary
#NameAgeNet WorthSalaryNationality
#1Samuel Umtiti 27 N/A N/A Cameroon
#2 Jordi Alba 31 $16 Million $4 Million Spain
#3 Gerard Pique 33 $80 Million $10 Million Spain
#4 Eric Abidal 41 N/A N/A France
#5 Arturo Vidal 33 $16 Million $6 Million Chile
#6 Arthur Melo 24 N/A N/A Brazil
#7 Lionel Messi 33 $400 Million $92 Million Argentina
#8 Luis Suarez 33 $70 Million $20 Million Uruguay
#9 Marc-Andre ter Stegen 28 N/A 4.68 million EUR (2019) Germany
#10 Marc Ter Stegen 28 N/A N/A Germany
#11 Ousmane Dembele 23 N/A N/A France
#12 Sergi Roberto 28 N/A N/A Spain
#13 Sergio Busquets 32 $45 Million $8 Million Spain
#14 Antoine Griezmann 29 $60 Million N/A France
#15 Neto Murara 31 N/A N/A Brazil
#16 Frenkie de Jong 23 N/A N/A Netherlands

Biography Timeline

2011

Umtiti was included in a Lyon squad for the first time on 16 August 2011, remaining an unused substitute as they defeated Rubin Kazan 3–1 in the first leg of the Champions League play-off round. He made his professional debut for the club on 8 January 2012, playing the whole match in a 3–1 victory over local rivals Lyon-Duchère in the Coupe de France. Six days later, he made his Ligue 1 debut in a 1–0 away defeat to Montpellier, playing the entire game. Umtiti made a total of 18 appearances across all competitions in his debut season.

2013

In the 2012–13 season, he became a more regular member of the Lyon first team. On 12 January 2013, against Troyes in a 2–1 away win, he scored his first career goal. He finished the season with 32 appearances in all competitions and two goals.

Umtiti was a France youth international, having represented the country from under-17 to under-21 levels. He was an integral member of the team that won France’s first ever U-20 World Cup in 2013. Although, he had to sit out the final against Uruguay due to a red card received in the semi-final against Ghana.

2016

On 30 June 2016, Umtiti signed for La Liga side Barcelona for a fee of €25 million. On 17 August, Umtiti made his first appearance for Barcelona in the second leg of the 2016 Supercopa de España which Barcelona won 3–0 versus Sevilla and lifted the trophy. Umtiti picked up a knee injury in September 2016 while in Barcelona training, causing him to miss a crucial La Liga clash against Atlético Madrid. He scored his first goal for the club, on 4 March 2017, against Celta de Vigo with Barcelona winning 5–0 at the Camp Nou. He would later play a vital role in the 2016–17 Champions League round of 16 second leg fixture against Paris Saint-Germain, as he started the match alongside Gerard Piqué and Javier Mascherano in a 3-man central defence partnership. Umtiti assisted his teammates in recovering from a 4–0 first leg deficit to a historic 6–1 victory, the biggest comeback in the history of the Champions League. He would cap off his first year in Spain by winning the 2016–17 Copa del Rey and by establishing himself firmly as first-choice in central defence for the club alongside Piqué.

Umtiti, who was at the time uncapped at senior level, was selected by the French national team manager Didier Deschamps to be part of the France’s squad for the European Championship in 2016, following an injury to the compatriot Jérémy Mathieu. Umtiti made his senior debut on 3 July by playing every minute of the quarter-final against Iceland at the Stade de France, replacing the suspended Adil Rami. Thus, he became the first outfield player since Gabriel De Michèle (at the 1966 World Cup) to win his first cap for France by appearing in the finals of a major tournament and was accurate with all 77 of his passes during the match, which France won 5–2. He later earned extremely positive reviews for his performance in the semi-final against the incumbent world champions Germany. This led to a lot of excitement over Umtiti’s prospects for his newly signed club, Barcelona, and his future as a player.

2017

On 13 June 2017, Umtiti scored his first goal for France, equalising against England in an eventual 3–2 victory for Les Bleus in a friendly match in Paris.

2018

Now established as first-choice in defence at the club, after Barcelona’s subpar 2017 Supercopa de España while reeling off the loss of Neymar, Umtiti began the season with great performances, under the guidance of new manager Ernesto Valverde. On 2 December, Umtiti injured his right hamstring and was ruled out for eight weeks. Umtiti scored the winning goal against Valencia CF at Camp Nou, on 14 April, in a 2–1 victory for the Catalans. A week later, on 21 April, Umtiti started for Barcelona in the 2018 Copa del Rey Final, holding a clean sheet in an eventual 5–0 victory over Sevilla at the Metropolitano Stadium. Additionally, Umtiti won his first La Liga winners’ medal during his second season in Spain, with the defender appearing in 40 games and scoring one goal across all competitions.

On 3 June 2018, Umtiti signed a new five-year contract with Barcelona. The release clause was subsequently set at €500 million. Umtiti was named as a substitute for the 2018 Supercopa de España behind Piqué and a new summer signing Clément Lenglet. Despite not featuring and with Barcelona winning the match 2–1 against Sevilla, Umtiti claimed his fifth winners’ medal since joining the club.

On 17 May 2018, he was called up to the 23-man French squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In the semi-final against Belgium on 10 July, he scored the only goal of the game, heading in a corner. On 15 July, Umtiti was named as a starter, as France beat Croatia 4–2 in the final.

Umtiti is a powerful and rangy left-footed central defender, who is predominantly known for his physical strength, anticipation, pace, ability in the air, and tackling, as well as his distribution, technique, and ability on the ball, which enables him to carry the ball out from the defence, or start attacking plays from the back with his passing. In 2018, ESPN FC journalist Sam Marsden praised Umtiti’s reading of the game, timing and risk-taking, adding that he could lead their defence for the next five to 10 years.

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