Career
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. He came to Zagreb in January 2011 during the 2010-2011 Prva HNL winter break, signed from Gambian Championnat National D1 club Steve Biko Football Club, which ended up relegated.
Foreign the rest of the season, he made 7 league appearances scoring one goal, with Lokomotiva in the 2010-2011 season.
During 2009 he was part of the Gambian U-17 squad which played in the 2009 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 World Cup. During 2010 he was part of Gambian U-20 team
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.
