Lamin Samateh

For another person, see Lamin Sarjo Samateh.

Lamin Basmen Samateh (born 26 June 1992) is a Gambian football defender who currently plays for Iraqi club Newroz.

Lamin Samateh

Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-06-26) 26 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Kiang Keneba, the Gambia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Newroz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Steve Biko
2011–2014	Lokomotiva Zagreb	42	(1)
2014	KuPS	2	(0)
2015–2017	ViOn Zlaté Moravce	3	(0)
2017–2018	Olympique Médenine	1	(0)
2018–2020	Muaither
2020–2021	Al-Nojoom	5	(0)
2021–2022	Naft Maysan
2022–2023	Jeddah	16	(0)
2023–	Newroz		(0)
International career
2009	Gambia U17	4	(0)
2011-2013	Gambia	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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]

On 13 August 2022, Samateh joined Saudi Arabian club Jeddah.^[7]