Lamine Gassama (born 20 October 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who most recently played as a right back for Swiss club Lausanne-Ouchy and the Senegal national team.
.JPG) Gassama with Lorient in 2013 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 October 1989 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | Nouvelle Vague Jeunes | ||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Pennes Mirabeau | ||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Martigues | ||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Aubagne | ||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Göztepe | 72 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2022–2022 | Sabadell | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Lausanne-Ouchy | 45 | (1) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2008 | France U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2011– | Senegal | 49 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:39, 17 November 2019 (UTC) | |||||||||||
Career
editEarly career
editGassama 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
editBefore 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 București, 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
editOn 26 January 2012, Gassama joined Lorient on a free transfer, after Olympique Lyonnais decided not to extend his contract.[6]
Lausanne-Ouchy
editOn 11 July 2022, Gassama signed with Lausanne-Ouchy in Switzerland.[7]
International career
editGassama 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.[8] He made his debut on 10 August 2011 in a 0–2 friendly home defeat against Morocco.[9]
In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon | 2008–09 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Lorient | 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Total | 110 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 1 | |
| Career total | 128 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 140 | 1 | |
Honours
editIndividual
edit- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2019
International
edit- As of 17 November 2019[13]
| Senegal | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Razik Brikh, Gassama : "Pour gagner des trophées, c'est à l'OL qu'il faut jouer", Lyon Capitale, 13 December 2008
- ^ Lamine Gassama passe pro (02/09/2008 ) Archived 10 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lyon v. Sochaux Match Report Archived 1 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UEFA.com. "UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Gassama joins Lorient". Olympique Lyonnais official website. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "LAMINE GASSAMA EST STADISTE !" (in French). Lausanne-Ouchy. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Sénégal: M'Bengue, Gassama et Traoré, merci papa merci maman" (in French). Afrik. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Morocco beats Senegal 2–0 in Dakar in friendly". Fox Sports. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ Lamine Gassama – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- ^ Lamine Gassama at Soccerway
- ^ "Lamine Gassama". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
External links
edit- Lamine Gassama at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)