Introduction
Sergi Samper Montaña (born 20 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Granada CF on loan from FC Barcelona.
Club career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Samper joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2001, aged 6, after a successful trial. On 9 May 2013, he signed a four-year professional deal with Barça.
On 10 June 2013, Samper was promoted to FC Barcelona B. On 17 August, he made his professional debut, in a 1–2 away defeat against CD Mirandés. He appeared in 40 matches during the campaign, with his side finishing third.
On 17 September 2014, Samper made his first-team debut, starting in a 1–0 home success against APOEL FC, for the season's UEFA Champions League.
Samper made his La Liga debut on 12 March 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Andrés Iniesta in a 6–0 home rout of Getafe CF.
On 26 August 2016, Samper joined Granada CF on a season-long loan.
Personal life
Samper's older brother, Jordi, is a professional tennis player.
Club statistics
- As of 15 January 2017
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | |||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 40 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 34 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 103 | 0 | — | 103 | 0 | ||||||
| Barcelona | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Granada (loan) | 2016–17 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 117 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 0 | |
Honours
- Barcelona
- La Liga: 2015–16
- Copa del Rey: 2014–15, 2015–16
- Supercopa de España: 2016
- UEFA Champions League: 2014–15
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2015