Lamine Gassama
.JPG) Gassama with Lorient in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Alanyaspor | ||
| Number | 89 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2002 | Nouvelle Vague Jeunes | ||
| 2002–2003 | Pennes Mirabeau | ||
| 2003–2005 | Martigues | ||
| 2005–2006 | Aubagne FC | ||
| 2006–2008 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Lyon | 17 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Lorient | 110 | (1) |
| 2016– | Alanyaspor | 60 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011– | Senegal | 33 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 June 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 June 2018 | |||
Lamine Gassama (born 20 October 1989) is a Senegalese football player who plays for Turkish club Alanyaspor and the Senegal national team.
Career
Early career
Gassama grew up in the neighbourhood of La Castellane in the city of Marseille.[2] He began his career playing for FC Martigues, just north of his hometown. After spending two years in the youth system, he returned to Marseille and joined local club Aubagne FC. There, he caught the attention of Olympique Lyonnais and joined the club's academy the following year.
Lyon
Before the start of the 2008–09 season, Gassama was promoted to the first-team squad participating in Lyon's pre-season tour. He appeared in all five matches including starts against Nîmes Olympique, Rapid Bucureşti, and AS Nancy. On 2 September 2008, it was announced by Lyon that Gassama had signed a professional contract keeping him with the champions until 2011.[3] He made his professional football debut on 29 October 2008 against FC Sochaux-Montbéliard starting in the right back position. The match resulted in a 2–0 victory with Gassama playing the full 90 minutes.[4]
Gassama made seven league appearances, and also made his debut in the UEFA Champions League starting Lyon's final group stage match against Bayern Munich, with his primary responsibility being to contain fellow Frenchman and the much more experienced Franck Ribéry. The matchup, in the end, was unquestionably in Ribéry's favor, as Lyon lost the match 2–3 with the French talisman being involved in two of Bayern's goals and Gassama being substituted out in the 64th minute.[5]
Lorient
On 26 January 2012, Gassama joined Lorient on a free transfer, after Olympique Lyonnais decided not to extend his contract.[6]
International career
Gassama made no appearances with any of France's youth squads. However, due to his performances with Lyon, he received a surprise call-up to the under-21 squad, who were looking to start fresh after their elimination from the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, for a friendly against Denmark. He made his under-21 debut in that match starting the match in the right back position before being subbed out in the 82nd minute. France would go on to win the match 1–0.
In May 2011, it was confirmed that Gassama would be representing Senegal at senior international level.[7] He made his debut on 10 August 2011 in a 0–2 friendly home defeat against Morocco.[8]
In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 May 2017
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Olympique Lyonnais | 2008–09 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| FC Lorient | 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Total | 110 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 128 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 140 | 1 | |
International
- As of 28 June 2018[10]
| Senegal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ↑ Razik Brikh, Gassama : "Pour gagner des trophées, c'est à l'OL qu'il faut jouer", Lyon Capitale, 13 December 2008
- ↑ Lamine Gassama passe pro (02/09/2008 ) Archived 10 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Lyon v. Sochaux Match Report Archived 1 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ UEFA.com. "UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ "Gassama joins Lorient". Olympique Lyonnais official website. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "Sénégal: M'Bengue, Gassama et Traoré, merci papa merci maman" (in French). Afrik. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ↑ "Morocco beats Senegal 2–0 in Dakar in friendly". Fox Sports. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ "Lamine Gassama". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
External links
- LFP profile
- Lamine Gassama at Mackolick.com (in Turkish)
- Lamine Gassama at National-Football-Teams.com
- Lamine Gassama at Soccerway
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