Lamin Sarjo Samateh
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Not to be confused with Lamin Samateh
Lamin Samateh
Lamin Basmen Samateh is a Gambian football defender playing with NK Lokomotiva in the Croatian Prva HNL.Lamin Samateh plays usually as central defender, although he can also play as right-back...

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Lamin Sarjo Samateh (born 20 December 1993) is a Gambian football defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 playing with Samger FC.

Born in Fajara
Fajara
Fajara is a coastal suburb of Bakau in The Gambia.It is home to the Vice President Isatou Njie Saidy, the US Ambassador, and former Gambian president Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara. The Medical Research Council is located within a fenced complex on Atlantic Boulevard. The MRC has a long history in The...

 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 to win the Gambian Super Cup, and a year later the club finished runner-up in the 2007-08 Gambian Championnat National D1
Gambian Championnat National D1
The GFA League First Division is the highest division of football in Gambia. The league began play in 1969.-GFA League First Division - Clubs 2011:*Armed Forces *Bakau United *Brikama United *Gambia Ports Authority...

. Scoring 11 goals in the 2010 Gambian Champinship helped him win, for the second consecutive time, the SJAG Player of the Year Award.

At the national team level, he was part of the Gambian team at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from October 24 to November 15, 2009.The tournament was won by Switzerland, beating 1-0 the host team, Nigeria...

. 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.

On March 29, 2011, he received a call for representing the Gambian national team
Gambia national football team
The Gambia national football team, nicknamed The Scorpions, is the national team of Gambia and is controlled by the Gambia Football Association. Until 1965, the team, and the country, were known as British Gambia...

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