Lamine Gassama

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Lamine Gassama
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Personal information
Full name Lamine Gassama
Date of birth (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Marseille, France
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Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Lorient
Number 25
Youth career
1997–2002 Nouvelle Vague Jeunes
2002–2003 Pennes Mirabeau
2003–2005 Martigues
2005–2006 Aubagne FC
2006–2008 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Lyon 17 (0)
2010–2012 Lyon B 12 (0)
2012– Lorient 86 (1)
2012–2013 Lorient B 7 (0)
International career‡
2008 France U21 3 (0)
2011– Senegal 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:18, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:18, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

Lamine Gassama (born 20 October 1989) is a French-born Senegalese football player who plays for French club Lorient in Ligue 1.[1]

Football 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 January 26, 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]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olympique Lyonnais 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
Career Total 17 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 24 0

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  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 )
  4. ↑ Lyon v. Sochaux Match Report
  5. ↑ Bayern hold on to edge past Lyon
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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