Lamine Gassama

Lamine Gassama (born 20 October 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Turkish club Göztepe and the Senegal national team.

Lamine Gassama

Gassama with Lorient in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	20 October 1989
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right back
Club information
Current team	Göztepe
Number	20
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–	Göztepe	56	(0)
National team^‡
2008	France U21	3	(0)
2011–	Senegal	47	(0)
Honours Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 2019 Egypt
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:39, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Gassama 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

Before 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 Bucureşti, 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

On 26 January 2012, Gassama joined Lorient on a free transfer, after Olympique Lyonnais decided not to extend his contract.[6]

International career

Gassama 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.[7] He made his debut on 10 August 2011 in a 0–2 friendly home defeat against Morocco.[8]

In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 May 2017[10][11]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		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

International

As of 17 November 2019[12]

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

1. "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.
2. Razik Brikh, Gassama : "Pour gagner des trophées, c'est à l'OL qu'il faut jouer", Lyon Capitale, 13 December 2008
3. Lamine Gassama passe pro (02/09/2008 ) Archived 10 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
4. Lyon v. Sochaux Match Report Archived 1 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
5. UEFA.com. "UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
6. "Gassama joins Lorient". Olympique Lyonnais official website. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
7. "Sénégal: M'Bengue, Gassama et Traoré, merci papa merci maman" (in French). Afrik. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
8. "Morocco beats Senegal 2–0 in Dakar in friendly". Fox Sports. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
9. Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
10. Lamine Gassama – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
11. Lamine Gassama at Soccerway
12. "Lamine Gassama". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

External links

• Lamine Gassama at Mackolik.com (in Turkish)