Samuel Bastien
Samuel Christopher Bastien Binda (born 26 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Standard Liège. Born in Belgium, he represents the DR Congo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Christopher Bastien Binda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Meux, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current team | Standard Liège | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Meux | ||
| 2006–2009 | UR Namur | ||
| 2009–2012 | Standard Liège | ||
| 2012–2014 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 2014–2016 | Anderlecht | 1 | (0) | 
| 2015–2016 | → Avellino (loan) | 31 | (2) | 
| 2016–2018 | Chievo Verona | 33 | (2) | 
| 2018– | Standard Liège | 97 | (11) | 
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) | 
| 2016–2019 | Belgium U21 | 13 | (1) | 
| 2021– | DR Congo | 4 | (0) | 
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:24, 21 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:06, 16 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
    
Bastien emerged from R.S.C. Anderlecht's youth system. He made his first team debut on 3 December 2014, in the Belgian Cup against K.R.C. Mechelen, replacing Youri Tielemans after 79 minutes, in a 4–1 home win.[2]
On 31 August 2015, Bastien was loaned to Avellino.[3] He made his debut for the Irpinian team on 12 September 2015 against Modena, replacing Mariano Arini after 53 minutes.[4]
On 26 August 2016, Bastien signed with Serie A side A.C. ChievoVerona, who paid a €2.5 million transfer fee to Anderlecht.[5]
On 14 June 2018, Bastien signed with Standard Liège.[6]
International career
    
Born in Belgium, Bastien is of Congolese descent. He was a youth international for Belgium.[7] Howver, he decided to represent DR Congo national team. He debuted for his home country in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Madagascar on 7 October 2021.[8]
Career statistics
    
    Club
    
Updated 21 January 2022
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Anderlecht | Pro League | 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| Avellino (loan) | Serie B | 2015–16 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 2 | ||
| Chievo Verona | Serie A | 2016–17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 2 | ||||
| Standard Liège | Pro League | 2018–19 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 
| 2019–20 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 40 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 97 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 162 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 191 | 16 | ||
External links
    
- Samuel Bastien at Soccerway
- Belgium profile at Belgian FA
References
    
- "RDC-Bénin : les Ecureuils se plaignent, la FIFA homologue les résultats". Digitalcongo.net. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- "Anderlecht vs. RC Mechelen - 3 December 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- "SAMUEL BASTIEN OP HUURBASIS NAAR AVELLINO - rsca". rsca.be. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
- "Avellino-Modena 2-0". usavellino.club. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
- "Samuel Bastien (Anderlecht) au Chievo Vérone". L'Equipe (in French). 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- "Bastien signed with Standard Liege". Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- "Samuel Bastien : Le Belgo-Congolais vers Southampton!". 27 July 2016.
- "FIFA". FIFA. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-07.