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Height
90
Shirt
28 years
Aug 26, 1997
Right
Preferred foot
Nigeria
Country
€791.3K
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2027
Contract end
Position
Primary
Left Winger
Others
Attacking Midfielder
AM
LW

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches78%Shot attempts100%Goals47%
Chances created55%Aerial duels won84%Defensive contributions45%
Transfer value: €791.3K
Highest: €10.6M(Dec 31, 2019)
€11M
€8M
€5.3M
€2.7M
€0

First Professional League 2025/2026

2
Goals
1
Assists
8
Started
18
Matches
835
Minutes played
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Apr 8

Lokomotiv Plovdiv
D1-1
90
0
0
0
0

Apr 4

Spartak Varna
W5-0
76
2
0
0
0

Mar 20

Slavia Sofia
W0-1
90
0
0
0
0

Mar 14

Botev Vratsa
L1-3
90
0
0
0
0

Mar 8

CSKA 1948
D0-0
25
0
0
0
0

Mar 3

Septemvri Sofia
W2-0
22
0
0
0
0

Feb 23

Ludogorets Razgrad
W2-1
67
0
1
1
0

Feb 15

Levski Sofia
L3-0
0
0
0
0
0

Feb 8

Beroe
D0-0
12
0
0
0
0

Dec 6, 2025

PFC Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
L3-2
8
0
0
0
0
Botev Plovdiv

Apr 8

First Professional League
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
1-1
90‎’‎
-

Apr 4

First Professional League
Spartak Varna
5-0
76‎’‎
-

Mar 20

First Professional League
Slavia Sofia
0-1
90‎’‎
-

Mar 14

First Professional League
Botev Vratsa
1-3
90‎’‎
-

Mar 8

First Professional League
CSKA 1948
0-0
25‎’‎
-
2025/2026

News

About

Samuel Kalu is a 28-year-old football player who plays as a left winger for Botev Plovdiv, born on August 26, 1997, who is right-footed. Follow Samuel Kalu on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 First Professional League season, Samuel Kalu has recorded 2 goals, 1 assist, 835 minutes, 1 yellow card.

Samuel Kalu scores highly on Goals, Assists, and Minutes compared to left wingers in the First Professional League.

Samuel Kalu's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Explore Samuel Kalu's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

Samuel Kalu currently plays for Botev Plovdiv alongside Emil Naydenov, Hristiyan Slavkov, Gabriel Noga, Nikola Soldo, Gabriel Zlatanov, Nikola Iliev, Todor Nedelev, Aleksa Maras, Emerson Rodríguez, Pedro Igor, Samuil Tsonov, Carlos Algarra, Nikolay Minkov, Antoine Conté, Nikolay Prandzhev, Enock Kwateng, Bryan Hein, Henrique Jocú, Daniel Naumov, Franklin Chagas, Konstantinos Balogiannis, Zakaria Tindano, Ivaylo Videv, Carlos Meotti, Edson Silva, Lucas Araújo, Simeon Petrov, and Williams Chimezie. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Samuel Kalu's career has also included time at Watford, Lausanne, Bordeaux, Gent, and Trencin.

On the international stage, Samuel Kalu has represented Nigeria.

Samuel Kalu is from Nigeria, and the national team includes Francis Uzoho, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Zaidu Sanusi, Wilfred Ndidi, Igoh Ogbu, Semi Ajayi, Ademola Lookman, Frank Onyeka, Victor Osimhen, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Samuel Chukwueze, Cyriel Dessers, Bruno Onyemaechi, Mohammed Usman, Moses Simon, Amas Obasogie, Alex Iwobi, Raphael Onyedika, Paul Onuachu, Chidozie Awaziem, Calvin Bassey, Akor Adams, Stanley Nwabili, Chidera Ejuke, Salim Fago Lawal, Ebenezer Akinsanmiro, Ryan Alebiosu, and Tochukwu Nnadi. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Samuel Kalu has won 2 titles: 1. liga (2015/2016) and Cup (2015/2016) with Trencin.

Samuel Kalu has competed in First Professional League, Super League, Championship, Premier League, Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Africa Cup of Nations, Africa Cup of Nations Qualification qualification, Europa League, and First Division A. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Samuel Kalu, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Samuel Kalu to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches78%Shot attempts100%Goals47%
Chances created55%Aerial duels won84%Defensive contributions45%

Career

Senior career

Botev Plovdiv (free agent)Sep 2025 - now
20
3
21
3
13
0
86
10
55
11
44
7

National team

10
2
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Trencin

Slovakia
1
1. liga(15/16)
1
Cup(15/16)

News

About

Samuel Kalu is a 28-year-old football player who plays as a left winger for Botev Plovdiv, born on August 26, 1997, who is right-footed. Follow Samuel Kalu on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 First Professional League season, Samuel Kalu has recorded 2 goals, 1 assist, 835 minutes, 1 yellow card.

Samuel Kalu scores highly on Goals, Assists, and Minutes compared to left wingers in the First Professional League.

Samuel Kalu's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Explore Samuel Kalu's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

Samuel Kalu currently plays for Botev Plovdiv alongside Emil Naydenov, Hristiyan Slavkov, Gabriel Noga, Nikola Soldo, Gabriel Zlatanov, Nikola Iliev, Todor Nedelev, Aleksa Maras, Emerson Rodríguez, Pedro Igor, Samuil Tsonov, Carlos Algarra, Nikolay Minkov, Antoine Conté, Nikolay Prandzhev, Enock Kwateng, Bryan Hein, Henrique Jocú, Daniel Naumov, Franklin Chagas, Konstantinos Balogiannis, Zakaria Tindano, Ivaylo Videv, Carlos Meotti, Edson Silva, Lucas Araújo, Simeon Petrov, and Williams Chimezie. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Samuel Kalu's career has also included time at Watford, Lausanne, Bordeaux, Gent, and Trencin.

On the international stage, Samuel Kalu has represented Nigeria.

Samuel Kalu is from Nigeria, and the national team includes Francis Uzoho, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Zaidu Sanusi, Wilfred Ndidi, Igoh Ogbu, Semi Ajayi, Ademola Lookman, Frank Onyeka, Victor Osimhen, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Samuel Chukwueze, Cyriel Dessers, Bruno Onyemaechi, Mohammed Usman, Moses Simon, Amas Obasogie, Alex Iwobi, Raphael Onyedika, Paul Onuachu, Chidozie Awaziem, Calvin Bassey, Akor Adams, Stanley Nwabili, Chidera Ejuke, Salim Fago Lawal, Ebenezer Akinsanmiro, Ryan Alebiosu, and Tochukwu Nnadi. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Samuel Kalu has won 2 titles: 1. liga (2015/2016) and Cup (2015/2016) with Trencin.

Samuel Kalu has competed in First Professional League, Super League, Championship, Premier League, Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Africa Cup of Nations, Africa Cup of Nations Qualification qualification, Europa League, and First Division A. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Samuel Kalu, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Samuel Kalu to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.