Lamin Basmen Samateh (born 26 June 1992) is a Gambian football defender who currently plays for Saudi First Division side Jeddah.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-06-26) 26 June 1992 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Kiang Keneba, the Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Jeddah | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2021–2022 | Naft Maysan | ||
| 2022– | Jeddah | ||
| National team | |||
| 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]