Steve Brahim Joshep Omar Ambri (born 12 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Steve Ambri
Ambri with Nîmes in 2023
Personal information
Full name Steve Brahim Joshep Omar Ambri
Date of birth (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2003–2010 SC Frileuse
2010–2012 Le Havre
2012–2014 SC Frileuse
2014–2015 Gonfreville
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Gonfreville 3 (0)
2015–2020 Valenciennes II 9 (2)
2016–2020 Valenciennes 60 (2)
2020–2022 Sochaux 56 (5)
2022 Sheriff Tiraspol 8 (4)
2023 Nîmes 14 (0)
2023 Jamshedpur 5 (1)
International career
2018 France U20 4 (2)
2013– Guinea-Bissau 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:54, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:39, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Ambri made his professional debut for Valenciennes FC in a Ligue 2 1–1 tie with AJ Auxerre on 16 December 2016.[1]

On 12 July 2022, Ambri signed a two-year contract with Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova.[2]

On 30 January 2023, Ambri joined Nîmes in Ligue 2 until the end of the 2022–23 season.[3]

 
Ambri with Valenciennes in 2019

International career

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Ambri was born in France and is of Senegalese, Bissau-Guinean and Algerian descent.[4] Ambri received a call-up to represent the France national under-20 football team for the 2018 Toulon Tournament on 17 May 2018.[5] He scored on his debut against the South Korea U20s on 28 May 2018.[6] He debuted with the Guinea-Bissau national team in a 0–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Guinea on 12 November 2021.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Domino's Ligue 2 – Saison 2016/2017 – 19ème journée – AJ Auxerre / Valenciennes FC". lfp.fr. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Добро пожаловать, Стив" (in Russian). Sheriff Tiraspol. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. ^ "MERCATO : STEVE AMBRI ARRIVE AU NÎMES OLYMPIQUE" (in French). Nîmes. 30 January 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ^ "A la découverte de Steve Ambri, Valenciennes FC". 16 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  5. ^ "La liste de la France pour le Festival Espoirs 2018". Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Match – France – Corée du Sud – FFF". Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Match Report of Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau – 2021-11-12 – WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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