Richard-Quentin Samnick (born 23 January 1993) is a French former professional footballer who played for as a defender. A youth product of Paris Saint-Germain, he played senior football in Italy for Bari and Martina Franca and in France for Châteauroux and Quevilly-Rouen.

Richard Samnick
Samnick with France U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Richard-Quentin Samnick
Date of birth (1993-01-23) 23 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Noisy-le-Grand, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2007–2011 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Paris Saint-Germain B 27 (0)
2013–2015 Bari 9 (0)
2014–2015Martina Franca (loan) 18 (0)
2015–2018 Châteauroux 56 (1)
2018–2020 Quevilly-Rouen 38 (2)
Total 148 (3)
International career
2011–2012 France U19 4 (1)
2012 France U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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After finishing his youth formation with Paris Saint-Germain, Samnick was assigned to the club's reserve squad in the 2011–12 season. After failing to feature regularly with the side, he joined Italian Serie B side Bari, signing a four-year deal with the Biancorossi.[1]

On 23 August 2013 Samnick made his professional debut, starting in a 0–0 draw at Reggina. He spent the 2014–15 season on loan with Martina Franca in the Lega Pro.[2] At the end of the season he terminated his contract with Bari two years early, and returned to France, signing for Châteauroux.[2]

After three seasons at Châteauroux, the last being in Ligue 2, Samnick signed for Quevilly-Rouen on 21 June 2018.[3] He was subsequently released by the club after two seasons.[4] It proved to be the final club of Samnick's playing career, retiring at the age of 28.[5]

Personal life

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Samnick's wife is from Châteauroux. As of January 2022, the couple have a daughter.[5]

In December 2021, Samnick opened a gym in Châteauroux.[5]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2010–11 CFA 3 0 3 0
2011–12 CFA 11 0 11 0
2012–13 CFA 13 0 13 0
Total 27 0 27 0
Bari 2013–14 Serie B 9 0 2 0 11 0
Martina Franca (loan) 2014–15 Lega Pro 18 0 0 0 18 0
Châteauroux 2015–16 National 23 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
2016–17 National 9 0 2 0 2[b] 0 13 0
2017–18 Ligue 2 24 1 3 0 0 0 27 1
Total 56 1 5 0 2 0 63 1
Quevilly-Rouen 2018–19 National 27 2 0 0 0 0 27 2
2019–20 National 11 0 1 0 1[b] 0 13 0
Total 38 2 1 0 1 0 40 2
Career total 148 3 8 0 3 0 159 3
  1. ^ Includes the Coppa Italia and the Coupe de France
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue

Honours

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Paris Saint-Germain U19

References

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  1. ^ Mercato, contratto di 4 anni per Samnick (Market, four-year deal for Samnick) Archived 2014-03-19 at the Wayback Machine; Bari's official website, 5 August 2013 (in Italian)
  2. ^ a b "Samnick s'épanouit à la Berri" (in French). La Nouvelle République. 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Richard Samnick à QRM : c'est signé !" (in French). US Quevilly-Rouen. 21 June 2018.
  4. ^ "National 2020-2021. Le tableau complet du Mercato (26 Novembre 2020)" (in French). footabmateur.fr. 26 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Desloges, Jean-Marc (13 January 2022). "La Nouvelle éco : à Châteauroux, l'ancien footballeur Richard Samnick vient d'ouvrir une salle de sport" [The New eco: in Châteauroux, the former footballer Richard Samnick has just opened a gym]. France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  6. ^ Richard Samnick at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Que sont devenus les acteurs du doublé de 2011 ? (Partie 2 : U19)" [What have the actors of the 2011 double become? (Part 2: U19)]. CulturePSG (in French). 9 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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