Samassi Abou (born 4 April 1973 in Gagnoa) is a professional footballer from Côte d'Ivoire, who plays as a forward. He played internationally for the French under-21 team.

Abou started playing in France for FC Martigues, before moving to Lyon. In October 1997, after a spell at AS Cannes, he made the move to English football, signing for West Ham United for £250,000. In 31 appearances he scored six times, before being released to Ipswich Town in December 1998.

In October 1999, he signed for Walsall, an unsuccessful spell which lasted little over a month. He also spent time on loan at Troyes, and played in Scotland for three months at Kilmarnock.

Abou continued his career back in France, playing for Ajaccio and Lorient.

[edit] References

• Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 15. ISBN 1 903135 50 8. 
• Samassi Abou career stats at Soccerbase
• Samassi Abou at LFP.fr
• Samassi Abou at L'Equipe.fr
• Saddlers A-Z at the Walsall F.C. Official Website

[edit] External links

• Samassi Abou at westhamstats.info

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