Lamine Gassama

Lamine Gassama (born 20 October 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Turkish club Göztepe and the Senegal national team.

Lamine Gassama
Gassama with Lorient in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Göztepe
Number 20
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)
2010–2012 Lyon B 12 (0)
2012–2016 Lorient 110 (1)
2012–2013 Lorient B 7 (0)
2016–2018 Alanyaspor 60 (0)
2018– Göztepe 51 (0)
National team‡
2008 France U21 3 (0)
2011– Senegal 47 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:46, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:39, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

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[10][11]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon 2008–09 70101010100
2009–10 6010002090
2010–11 4010000050
Total 170301030240
Lorient 2011–12 8010000090
2012–13 160200000180
2013–14 240101000260
2014–15 311000000311
2015–16 310100000320
Total 11015010001161
Career total 12818020301401

International
As of 17 November 2019[12]
Senegal
YearAppsGoals
201130
201200
201350
201410
201590
201660
201790
201850
201990
Total470

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. Razik Brikh, Gassama : "Pour gagner des trophées, c'est à l'OL qu'il faut jouer", Lyon Capitale, 13 December 2008
  3. Lamine Gassama passe pro (02/09/2008 ) Archived 10 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Lyon v. Sochaux Match Report Archived 1 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. UEFA.com. "UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. "Gassama joins Lorient". Olympique Lyonnais official website. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  7. "Sénégal: M'Bengue, Gassama et Traoré, merci papa merci maman" (in French). Afrik. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  8. "Morocco beats Senegal 2–0 in Dakar in friendly". Fox Sports. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  9. Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  10. Lamine Gassama – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
  11. Lamine Gassama at Soccerway
  12. "Lamine Gassama". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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