Samuel Christopher Bastien Binda (born 26 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Burnley. Born in Belgium, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Christopher Bastien Binda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Meux, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| 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) |
| 2018–2022 | Standard Liège | 106 | (11) |
| 2022– | Burnley | 18 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Kasımpaşa (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Belgium U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | DR Congo | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:35, 12 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:06, 1 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
On 5 July 2022, he joined Burnley, newly relegated to the EFL Championship, on a three-year contract.[7]
On 15 September 2023, he signed for Süper Lig side Kasımpaşa on a season-long loan deal.[8]
On 21 May 2024, Burnley said the player would be returning once the loan ended.[9]
Born in Belgium, Bastien is of Congolese descent. He was a youth international for Belgium.[10] However, 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.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2014–15[12] | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Avellino (loan) | 2015–16[12] | Serie B | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 31 | 2 | |||
| Chievo Verona | 2016–17[12] | Serie A | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18[12] | Serie A | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 35 | 2 | |||||
| Standard Liège | 2018–19[12] | Belgian First Division A | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 6[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| 2019–20[12] | Belgian First Division A | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 6[e] | 1 | – | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21[12] | Belgian First Division A | 29 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | 6[e] | 0 | – | 40 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22[12] | Belgian First Division A | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 30 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 106 | 11 | 7 | 0 | – | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 12 | |||
| Burnley | 2022–23[12] | Championship | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 2 | ||
| Kasımpaşa (loan) | 2023–24[12] | Süper Lig | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 196 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 231 | 18 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
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