Lamin Samateh

Lamin Basmen Samateh (born 26 June 1992) is a Gambian football defender playing for Muaither.

Not to be confused with Lamin Sarjo Samateh.
Lamin Samateh
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-06-26) 26 June 1992
Place of birth Kiang Keneba, the Gambia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club 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
National team
2009 Gambia U17 4 (0)
2011– Gambia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2015

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
  1. Interview at GambiaSports
  2. Lamin Samateh at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Lamin Samateh at Zerozero
  4. Interview at GambiaSports
  5. Isaacs pleased to beat Namibia Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine at namibian.com.na
  6. 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
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