Lamin Sarjo Samateh
Lamin Sarjo Samateh (born 20 December 1993) is a Gambian football defender playing with Samger FC.
Born in Fajara is career started in a local club S. Vlaer Tallinding helping them to win a series of junior league titles. He made such an impact that he became the team captain before moving to Samger FC in 2006. Samateh helped Samger FC to win the , and a year later the club finished runner-up in the 2007-08 Gambian Championnat National D1.[1] Scoring 11 goals in the 2010 Gambian Championship helped him win, for the second consecutive time, the SJAG Player of the Year Award.[2]
At the national team level, he was part of the Gambian team at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3] Earlier, he helped Gambia U-17 win the Pepsi Academy Football Tournament. He became part of the Gambian U-20 team that ensured qualification to the 2011 Championship in South Africa.[4]
On March 29, 2011, he received a call for representing the Gambian national team.[5]
On March 17, 2019, he announced his retirement from football, at the age of 25.
References[]
- ^ Profile: Lamin Sarjo Samateh at The Point Newspaper
- ^ Lamin Sarjo Samateh: SJAG Player of the Year at The Point Newspaper
- ^ Lamin Sarjo Samateh at FIFA.com
- ^ Lamin Sarjo Samateh: SJAG Player of the Year at The Point Newspaper
- ^ Toubabo Fires E/Guinea Warning Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine at FOROYAA Online
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