Samuel Essende #99
Attacker
Centre-forward
France
Super League 2026/27 · 11 apps · 12 G · 3 A
Club
- Age
- 28 years
- born 23 January 1998
- Height
- 193 cm
- Weight
- 88 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2029
- At the club since
- Feb 2026
- from FC Augsburg
- Matches this season
- 11
- 963 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League | 11 | 12 | 3 | 8.22 | 9.45 | 2.14 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 8.22 across 11 rated matches · all competitions
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JULOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating24 Oct · vs St. Gallen (H) 2–0 · 8.16 · 1G
24 OctSuper League
St. Gallen home
W 2–0
89′
1G
8.16
11 OctSuper League
Grasshopper away
W 2–0
84′
1G
8.15
19 SepSuper League
Servette home
W 3–2
90′
2G
9.31
12 SepSuper League
Lugano away
D 2–2
81′
1G
7.95
5 SepSuper League
Luzern home
D 3–3
90′
2G
9.10
All 74 matches
1 SepSuper League
Zürich away
W 4–2
90′
1A
7.03
29 AugSuper League
Basel home
D 3–3
79′
1G
7.49
23 AugSuper League
Vaduz home
W 4–2
90′
7.46
8 AugSuper League
Lausanne Sport away
D 2–2
90′
1A
6.95
1 AugSuper League
Thun away
W 6–0
90′
2G 1A
9.68
26 JulSuper League
Sion home
W 4–2
90′
2G
9.11
2025/26
17 MaySuper League
Sion home
D 3–3
70′
1G
6.31
14 MaySuper League
Thun away
W 8–3
90′
3G
9.18
10 MaySuper League
Basel home
W 3–0
20′
6.41
3 MaySuper League
Lugano away
L 0–1
78′
6.70
26 AprSuper League
St. Gallen home
L 1–2
19′
6.61
12 AprSuper League
Servette home
D 1–1
90′
6.51
4 AprSuper League
Basel away
D 3–3
90′
1A
7.43
22 MarSuper League
Lugano home
D 1–1
24′
6.69
15 MarSuper League
Lausanne Sport away
W 2–0
75′
6.60
8 MarSuper League
Thun home
L 1–2
79′
7.70
4 MarSuper League
Luzern away
W 2–1
78′
6.91
1 MarSuper League
Zürich home
W 3–0
74′
7.44
22 FebSuper League
Sion away
L 1–3
68′
6.63
31 JanBundesliga
St. Pauli home
W 2–1
6′
6.68
24 JanBundesliga
FC Bayern München away
W 2–1
27′
6.92
15 JanBundesliga
FC Union Berlin home
D 1–1
7′
6.57
11 JanBundesliga
Borussia Mönchengladbach away
L 0–4
44′
6.55
13 DecBundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt away
L 0–1
15′
6.78
6 DecBundesliga
Bayer 04 Leverkusen home
W 2–0
1′
6.39
29 NovBundesliga
TSG Hoffenheim away
L 0–3
90′
6.65
22 NovBundesliga
Hamburger SV home
W 1–0
26′
6.47
9 NovBundesliga
VfB Stuttgart away
L 2–3
28′
6.48
31 OctBundesliga
Borussia Dortmund home
L 0–1
8′
6.56
28 OctDFB-Pokal
VfL Bochum 1848 home
L 0–1
31′
6.55
18 OctBundesliga
FC Köln away
D 1–1
5′
6.44
4 OctBundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg home
W 3–1
11′
6.93
27 SepBundesliga
Heidenheim away
L 1–2
90′
6.68
20 SepBundesliga
FSV Mainz 05 home
L 1–4
44′
1G
7.47
17 AugDFB-Pokal
Hallescher FC away
W 2–0
27′
1G
7.10
2024/25
11 MayBundesliga
VfB Stuttgart away
L 0–4
11′
4.71
4 MayBundesliga
Holstein Kiel home
L 1–3
63′
6.70
26 AprBundesliga
Bayer 04 Leverkusen away
L 0–2
71′
7.04
20 AprBundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt home
D 0–0
61′
6.83
12 AprBundesliga
VfL Bochum 1848 away
W 2–1
61′
1G
7.23
4 AprBundesliga
FC Bayern München home
L 1–3
74′
7.09
29 MarBundesliga
TSG Hoffenheim away
D 1–1
44′
1G
7.38
15 MarBundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg home
W 1–0
11′
6.60
8 MarBundesliga
Borussia Dortmund away
W 1–0
32′
6.50
22 FebBundesliga
Borussia Mönchengladbach away
W 3–0
19′
6.35
14 FebBundesliga
RB Leipzig home
D 0–0
61′
6.60
8 FebBundesliga
FSV Mainz 05 away
D 0–0
78′
6.67
4 FebDFB-Pokal
VfB Stuttgart away
L 0–1
32′
6.72
1 FebBundesliga
St. Pauli away
D 1–1
61′
6.68
25 JanBundesliga
Heidenheim home
W 2–1
77′
1A
7.53
19 JanBundesliga
Werder Bremen away
W 2–0
65′
2G
8.48
15 JanBundesliga
FC Union Berlin away
W 2–0
60′
5.78
12 JanBundesliga
VfB Stuttgart home
L 0–1
73′
5.95
21 DecBundesliga
Holstein Kiel away
L 1–5
59′
1A
7.28
14 DecBundesliga
Bayer 04 Leverkusen home
L 0–2
76′
6.45
7 DecBundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt away
D 2–2
90′
1G
7.34
4 DecDFB-Pokal
Karlsruher SC away
W 1–1
66′
1G
7.42
30 NovBundesliga
VfL Bochum 1848 home
W 1–0
31′
7.34
22 NovBundesliga
FC Bayern München away
L 0–3
21′
6.30
10 NovBundesliga
TSG Hoffenheim home
D 0–0
23′
6.65
2 NovBundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg away
D 1–1
24′
6.43
29 OctDFB-Pokal
Schalke 04 home
W 3–0
31′
1G
7.91
26 OctBundesliga
Borussia Dortmund home
W 2–1
15′
7.11
19 OctBundesliga
SC Freiburg away
L 1–3
56′
6.40
20 SepBundesliga
FSV Mainz 05 home
L 2–3
70′
1G
7.30
15 SepBundesliga
St. Pauli home
W 3–1
78′
1A
6.60
1 SepBundesliga
Heidenheim away
L 0–4
90′
6.40
24 AugBundesliga
Werder Bremen home
D 2–2
90′
1G
6.80
18 AugDFB-Pokal
Viktoria Berlin away
W 4–1
66′
1G
7.55
Transfers
- 16 Feb 2026transfer FC Augsburg Young Boys —
- 1 Jul 2024transfer Vizela FC Augsburg €4m
- 25 Jan 2024transfer Caen Vizela €600k
- 24 Jan 2024end of loan Vizela Caen —
- 20 Jul 2023loan Caen Vizela —
- 1 Jul 2022transfer Pau Caen €500k
- 8 Jul 2021free transfer Avranches Pau —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | |||
| Young Boys Super League | 10 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | |||
| Young Boys Super League | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| FC Augsburg Bundesliga · DFB-Pokal | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | |||
| FC Augsburg Bundesliga · DFB-Pokal | 34 | 10 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | |||
| Liga Portugal | 31 | 15 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | |||
| Caen Ligue 2 · Coupe de France | 28 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | |||
| Pau Ligue 2 · Coupe de France | 33 | 8 | 2 |
| 2018/19 | |||
| Pro League | 12 | 0 | 0 |