Samassi Abou

🇨🇮 Ivory Coast

222nd all-time scorer408th for appearances

Born: 4 Apr 1973Gagnoa, Ivory Coast
Shirt: #24
Debut: 9 Nov 1997at Chelsea, aged 24
Last game: 16 Jan 1999v Sheffield Wednesday, aged 25

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

Appearances

19 starts, 12 from the bench

Goals

0.19 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1997/98, 6 in 26 appearances.

Playing Time by season, all competitions

	Playing Time	Starts	Subs		Team Success
Season	MP	Starts	Subs	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off
1998/99	5	3	2	0	1.20
1997/98	26	16	10	0	1.42
Career	31	19	12	0	1.39

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

6 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Premier League	5	22 apps
League Cup	1	3 apps
FA Cup	0	6 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 6 Jan 1998, v Arsenal 1–2

Latest goal: 10 May 1998, v Leicester City 4–3

With him, without him

9 Nov 1997 to 16 Jan 1999

When he played

1.39

points per game

11 W 10 D 10 L

31 games · 1.45 scored · 1.48 conceded

35% wins

When he didn't

1.59

points per game

13 W 7 D 9 L

29 games · 1.24 scored · 1.28 conceded

45% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

9 Nov 1997Debutat Chelsea 2–1 1997/98
6 Jan 1998First goalv Arsenal 1–2 1997/98
16 Jan 1999Last appearancev Sheffield Wednesday 0–4 1998/99

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

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Fouls committed

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Fouls drawn

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Penalties won

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Penalties conceded

Season	Min	Yel	Red	Fouls	Drawn	Pen won	Pen cons.
1998/99
1997/98		3	1

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1998/99	FA Cup	1	0	–	0	–
1998/99	League Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1998/99	Premier League	3	2	–	0	–
1997/98	FA Cup	5	3	–	0	–
1997/98	League Cup	2	1	–	1	–
1997/98	Premier League	19	12	–	5	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	Min	G
16 Jan 1999	PL	Sheffield Wednesday	0–4	L
2 Jan 1999	FAC	Swansea City	1–1	D	(sub)
22 Sept 1998	LC	Northampton Town	1–0	W
19 Sept 1998	PL	at Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
22 Aug 1998	PL	Manchester United	0–0	D	(sub)
10 May 1998	PL	Leicester City	4–3	W		2
5 May 1998	PL	at Crystal Palace	3–3	D
2 May 1998	PL	at Liverpool	0–5	L	(sub)
25 Apr 1998	PL	Southampton	2–4	L
13 Apr 1998	PL	at Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	D
11 Apr 1998	PL	Derby County	0–0	D	(sub)
4 Apr 1998	PL	at Aston Villa	0–2	L	(sub)
30 Mar 1998	PL	Leeds United	3–0	W		1
17 Mar 1998	FAC	Arsenal	1–1	D
14 Mar 1998	PL	Chelsea	2–1	W
11 Mar 1998	PL	Manchester United	1–1	D
8 Mar 1998	FAC	at Arsenal	1–1	D
25 Feb 1998	FAC	at Blackburn Rovers	1–1	D	(sub)
25 Jan 1998	FAC	at Manchester City	2–1	W
17 Jan 1998	PL	at Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	L
10 Jan 1998	PL	Barnsley	6–0	W		2
6 Jan 1998	LC	Arsenal	1–2	L	(sub)	1
3 Jan 1998	FAC	Emley	2–1	W	(sub)
20 Dec 1997	PL	at Blackburn Rovers	0–3	L	(sub)
13 Dec 1997	PL	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	W	(sub)
6 Dec 1997	PL	at Derby County	0–2	L	(sub)
3 Dec 1997	PL	Crystal Palace	4–1	W
29 Nov 1997	PL	Aston Villa	2–1	W
23 Nov 1997	PL	at Leeds United	1–3	L
19 Nov 1997	LC	Walsall	4–1	W
9 Nov 1997	PL	at Chelsea	1–2	L	(sub)