Mbwana Samatta

Mbwana Samatta
Mbwana Samatta playing for Tanzania
Personal information
Full name Mbwana Ally Samatta
Date of birth (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992[1]
Place of birth Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 KRC Genk
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2010 African Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Simba SC 25 (13)
2011–2016 TP Mazembe 103 (60)
2016– Genk 66 (19)
National team‡
2011– Tanzania 44 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:42, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2018

Mbwana Ally Samatta (born 23 December 1992), known as Mbwana Samatta, is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian side Genk and the Tanzania national football team.

Career

Samatta was a key figure as TP Mazembe won the 2015 CAF Champions League, scoring seven goals in the process and finishing as the competition's top scorer.[2]

In January 2016, he became the first player from East Africa to be crowned the CAF African Player of the Year based on the continent. During the Glo-CAF Award gala which took place on 7 January 2016 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, Nigeria. Mbwana garnered a total of 127 points, ahead of his TP Mazembe teammate and DR Congo goalkeeper Robert Muteba Kidiaba, who amassed 88 points. Algerian Baghdad Bounedjah trailed in third place with 63 points.[3] He scored a memorable hattrick for TP Mazembe against Moghreb Tétouan which secured a place in CAF semi-finals 2015.[4]

Shortly after winning the prize for best African player in African leagues, he signed a 4.5-year contract with KRC Genk.[5] On 23 August 2018 Samatta scored a hat-trick against Brøndby IF in the Europa League for a 5–2 win.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 2 April 2018[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Simba2010–11Tanzanian Premier League 0000—2222
TP Mazembe2011–12Linafoot 0000—8686
2012–13 0000—6666
2013–14 0000—7373
2014–15 0000—128128
Total 000000332333!23
Genk2015–16Belgian Pro League 18500—185
2016–17Belgian First Division A 271042—2885920
2017–18 21440—254
Total 6619820028810229
Career totals 66198200633313754

International goals

Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first.[8]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 March 2011National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Central African Republic2–12–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.3 September 2011National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Algeria1–01–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.11 January 2013Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia1–11–2Friendly
4.6 February 2013National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Cameroon1–01–0Friendly
5.24 March 2013National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Morocco2–03–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.3–0
7.4 December 2013Afraha Stadium, Nakuru, Kenya Burundi1–01–02013 CECAFA Cup
8.12 December 2013Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya Zambia1–11–12013 CECAFA Cup
9.3 August 2014Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique Mozambique1–11–22015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10.7 October 2015National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Malawi1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.14 November 2015National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Algeria2–02–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.23 March 2016Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad Chad1–01–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13.25 March 2017National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Botswana1–02–0Friendly
14.2–0
15.10 June 2017National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Lesotho1–01–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
16.27 March 2018National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania DR Congo1–02–0Friendly

Honours

TP Mazembe

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Mbwana Samatta". Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "TP Mazembe beat USM Alger to win African Champions League". BBC Sport. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tanzania's Samatta is African Player of the Year Based in Africa". www.kawowo.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Gondwe, Kennedy (20 September 2015). "Mazembe's Tanzania star Samatta harbours European hopes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Mbwana Samatta signs for Belgian side Genk". BBC Sport. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Tosin Morakinyo (23 August 2018). "Mbwana Samatta's hat-trick fires Genk past Broendby IF". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Mbwana Samatta at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Samata, Mbwana Ali". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
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