Lamin Samateh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Kiang Keneba, the Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Muaither | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Steve Biko | ||
| 2011–2014 | Lokomotiva | 42 | (1) |
| 2014 | KuPS | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Zlaté Moravce | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Club Olympique de Médenine | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | Muaither | ||
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Gambia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011– | Gambia | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2015 | |||
Lamin Basmen Samateh (born 26 June 1992) is a Gambian football defender playing for Muaither.
Lamin Samateh plays usually as central defender, although he can also play as right-back. While playing in his home country, he was known by the nickname of Gunman.[1]
He came to Zagreb in January 2011 during the 2010–11 Prva HNL winter break, signed from Gambian Championnat National D1 club Steve Biko FC,[2] which ended up relegated. For the rest of the season, he made 7 league appearances scoring one goal, with Lokomotiva in the 2010–11 season.
During 2009 he was part of the Gambian U-17 squad which played in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3] During 2010 he was part of Gambian U-20 team.[4] In early 2011 he was part of the Gambian squad at the 2011 African Youth Championship.
On September 3, 2011, he made his debut for the Gambian national team in a match against Namibia for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[5][6]
References
- ^ Interview[permanent dead link] at GambiaSports
- ^ Lamin Samateh at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Lamin Samateh at Zerozero
- ^ Interview[permanent dead link] at GambiaSports
- ^ Isaacs pleased to beat Namibia Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine at namibian.com.na
- ^ Gambia name squad for Namibia Clash in ANC qualifier at The Point Newspaper (confirming it was Croatia based Lamin Samateh who was selected for the match, although the source confuses Lokomotiva Zagreb with Dinamo Zagreb)
External sources
- Lamin Samateh at Soccerway
- Lamin Samateh – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Gambian footballers
- The Gambia international footballers
- The Gambia youth international footballers
- Gambian expatriate footballers
- Association football defenders
- NK Lokomotiva players
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- Atlantis FC players
- FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce players
- Muaither SC players
- Croatian First Football League players
- Qatari Second Division players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Expatriate footballers in Croatia
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- Expatriate footballers in Slovakia
- Expatriate footballers in Qatar
- CO Médenine players