Lamin Samateh

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lamin Samateh

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|06|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kiang Keneba, the Gambia

| height = {{height|m=1.85}}

| currentclub = Newroz

| clubnumber =

| position = Centre back

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2009–2010 | clubs1 = Steve Biko | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2011–2014 | clubs2 = Lokomotiva Zagreb | caps2 = 42 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = KuPS | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015–2017 | clubs4 = ViOn Zlaté Moravce | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2017–2018 | clubs5 = Olympique Médenine | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018–2020 | clubs6 = Muaither | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 2020–2021 | clubs7 = Al-Nojoom | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2021–2022 | clubs8 = Naft Maysan | caps8 = | goals8 =

| years9 = 2022–2023 | clubs9 = Jeddah | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2023– | clubs10 = Newroz | caps10 = | goals10 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2009

| nationalteam1 = Gambia U17

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011-2013

| nationalteam2 = Gambia

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 17 July 2015

| ntupdate =

}}

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

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.[http://www.gambiasports.gm/portal/football/2021.html Interview]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at GambiaSports

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,{{NFT player|pid=47857|name=Lamin Samateh}} 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.[https://archive.today/20140820094720/http://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/lamin_samateh/2011_2012/ficha/141/default/181241 Lamin Samateh] at Zerozero During 2010 he was part of Gambian U-20 team.[http://www.gambiasports.gm/portal/football/2021.html Interview]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at GambiaSports 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.[http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2011/september/article/isaacs-pleased-to-beat-gambia/ Isaacs pleased to beat Namibia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603172108/http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2011/september/article/isaacs-pleased-to-beat-gambia/ |date=2012-06-03 }} at namibian.com.na[https://web.archive.org/web/20210821063059/https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/gambia-name-squad-for-namibia-clash-in-anc-qualifier Gambia name squad for Namibia Clash in ANC qualifier] at The Point Newspaper (confirming it was Croatia based Lamin Samateh who was selected for the match, although the source confuses Lokomotiva Zagreb with Dinamo Zagreb)

On 13 August 2022, Samateh joined Saudi Arabian club Jeddah.{{cite web |title=المدافع (ساماتا) جـــداوي |url=https://twitter.com/Jeddahsportclub/status/1558481107322114050}}