Mbwana Samatta
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Mbwana Samatta playing for Tanzania | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mbwana Ally Samatta | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | KRC Genk | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | African Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Simba SC | 25 | (13) |
| 2011–2016 | TP Mazembe | 103 | (60) |
| 2016– | Genk | 22 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Tanzania | 29 | (18) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:48, 16 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Mbwana Ally Samatta (born 13 December 1992), known as Mbwana Samatta, is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian side Genk and the Tanzania national football team.
Career
Samatta was a key figure as TP Mazembe won the 2015 CAF Champions League, scoring seven goals in the process and finishing as the competition's top scorer.[1]
In January 2016, he became the first player from East Africa to be crowned the CAF African Player of the Year based on the continent. During the Glo-CAF Award gala which took place on 7 January 2016 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, Nigeria. Mbwana garnered a total of 127 points, ahead of his TP Mazembe teammate and DR Congo goalkeeper Robert Muteba Kidiaba, who amassed 88 points. Algerian Baghdad Bounedjah trailed in third place with 63 points.[2]
Shortly after winning the price for best African player in African leagues, he signed a 4.5-year contract with KRC Genk.
Mbwana Samatta will be the first Tanzanian national to play in Europa League with KRC Genk after he helped his team beat Lokomotiva Zagreb of Croatia 2-0 in Belgium, winning 4-2 on aggregate after both teams drew 2-2 in Croatia.
He played his first ever debut fot KRC Genk in UEFA Europa League (second qualifying round) on 14/7/2016 when Genk won 2-0 against Budućnost Podgorica from Montenegro.
Honours
- TP Mazembe
- Linafoot: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- CAF Champions League: 2015
Individual
- Winner of the 2015 Africa Best Player of the Year.
References
- ↑ "TP Mazembe beat USM Alger to win African Champions League". BBC Sport. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ "Tanzania's Samatta is African Player of the Year Based in Africa". www.kawowo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "Mbwana Samatta signs for Belgian side Genk". BBC Sport. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.