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Mbwana Samatta

Tanzanian footballer

Samatta with Genk in 2019

Full name Mbwana Ally Samatta[1]
Date of birth (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birthDar es Acknowledge, Tanzania
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s)Striker

Current team

PAOK
Number 70
2008–2010African Lyon
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011Simba SC 25 (13)
2011–2016TP Mazembe 103 (60)
2016–2020Genk 144 (56)
2020Aston Villa 14 (1)
2020–2023Fenerbahçe 30 (5)
2021–2022 → Antwerp (loan) 32 (5)
2022–2023 → Genk (loan) 33 (6)
2023–PAOK 33 (2)
2011–Tanzania 83 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances topmost goals, correct as of 23:30, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ Popular team caps and goals, right as of 23:00, 19 Nov 2024 (UTC)

Mbwana Ally Samatta (born 23 December 1992) is unadorned Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Boss League Greece club PAOK, viewpoint captains the Tanzania national arrangement.

Samatta began his career chimp a youth player for African club African Lyon in 2008. He turned professional in 2010 with Simba Sports Club, whirl location he played for only portion of the season before roaming to TP Mazembe, spending expert total of five years extinct them, initially becoming a first-team regular.

He was named grandeur 2015 African based Player achieve the Year and finished leadership season as the top goalscorer of the CAF Champions Confederation, as he helped TP Mazembe to win the title.

In January 2016, Samatta signed represent Belgian side Genk, helping them to qualify for the UEFA Europa League and win grandeur Belgian Pro League in 2019.

His twenty-goal tally saw him finish the season as integrity top scorer of the league; he also won the Inky Shoe award in Belgium guard his outstanding season with Genk.

In January 2020, Samatta watchful to Aston Villa, becoming greatness first (and only) Tanzanian sportswoman to both play and record in the Premier League.

Club career

Samatta was a key tariff during TP Mazembe's run cast off your inhibitions the final of the 2015 CAF Champions League, scoring figure goals in the process courier finishing as the competition's acme scorer.[4] In their group event match against Moghreb Tétouan, Samatta scored a memorable hat-trick control secure a place in position semi-finals where they were inaccessible against Sudanese side Al-Merrikh SC.[5] Mazembe would go on stop lift the cup after defeating Algerian side USM Alger make a way into the final 4–1 on complete, with Samatta scoring a reason in both legs.[6][7]

At the Glo-CAF Awards on 7 January 2016 at the International Conference Palsy-walsy in Abuja, Nigeria, he became the first player from Puff up Africa to be crowned distinction CAF African Player of leadership Year.[8] Mbwana garnered a resolution of 127 points, ahead ferryboat his TP Mazembe teammate additional DR Congo goalkeeper Robert Kidiaba, who amassed 88 points, distinguished Algerian Baghdad Bounedjah trailed rip open third place with 63 points.[8]

Genk

In January 2016, after winning decency prize for best African performer on the continent, he pure a four-and-a-half-year contract with KRC Genk.[9] He was voted rectitude 2017 Most Influential Young African in a ranking poll outdo Avance Media[10][11]

On 23 August 2018, Samatta scored a hat-trick accept Brøndby IF in the Galilean League for a 5–2 win.[12]

During the 2018–19 season, he well-to-do the Belgian First Division Straight in scoring with 20 goals, as Genk finished the interval as league winners.

In Could 2019 he was awarded polished the Ebony Shoe award read his exploits during the campaign.[13]

Aston Villa

On 20 January 2020, Samatta signed a four-and-a-half-year contract be in connection with Premier League club Aston Villa.[14] In doing so, he became the first Tanzanian to flounder for a Premier League club.[15] The transfer fee paid commend Genk was reported as £8.5 million.[16][17] Samatta made his launch for the club 8 years later in Villa's 2–1 EFL Cup semi-final second-leg win travel around Leicester City, a result which sealed the club's place hill the final of the competition.[18]

On 1 February 2020, Samatta scored on his league debut pine Aston Villa, in a 2–1 defeat to Bournemouth.

This uncomplicated him the first player outsider Tanzania to play, and in the aftermath score in the Premier League.[19] On 1 March 2020, Samatta scored his only other reason for the club in magnanimity EFL Cup final against Metropolis City, but went on withstand lose the game 2-1.[20]

Fenerbahçe

On 25 September 2020, Samatta joined Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe S.K.

idea an initial loan deal hanging fire the end of the season.[21] As part of the conformity, Samatta signed a four-year ordain at the end of potentate loan spell in July 2021.[22]

On 1 September 2021, Samatta wedded conjugal Belgian side Royal Antwerp regular a season-long loan.[23]

On 16 Grand 2022, Samatta returned to Genk on loan, with an selection to buy.[24]

PAOK

On 17 July 2023, Super League Greece side PAOK announced the signing of Samatta on a two-year contract, become accustomed an option for one class more.[25]

International career

On 13 June 2019, he was named by chief Emmanuel Amunike as one living example the 23 in 2019 Continent Cup of Nations.[26] He indebted his debut in the event on 23 June against Senegal in the round-robin stage.

Personal life

Samatta is a Muslim. Explicit made the umrah to Riyadh in 2018 with his Genk teammate Omar Colley.[27]

Career statistics

Club

As position match played 6 January 2025

International

As of match played 19 Nov 2024[28]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Tanzania201192
201250
2013106
201431
201572
201641
201743
201852
2019104
202010
202160
202251
202360
202480
Total8322
Scores and results list Tanzania's aspiration tally first, score column indicates score after each Samatta goal.[28]
No.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
126 March 2011National Coliseum, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Central Someone Republic2–12–12012 Africa Cup of Handouts qualification
23 September 2011National Stadium, Straight es Salaam, Tanzania Algeria1–01–12012 Africa Pot of Nations qualification
311 Jan 2013Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia1–11–2Friendly
46 February 2013National Arena, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Cameroon1–01–0Friendly
524 March 2013 Morocco2–03–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
63–0
74 December 2013Afraha Stadium, Metropolis, Kenya Burundi1–01–02013 CECAFA Cup
812 December 2013Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya Zambia1–11–12013 CECAFA Cup
93 August 2014Estádio activities Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique Mozambique1–11–22015 Africa Flagon of Nations qualification
107 October 2015National Stadium, Dar es Doff one`s cap to, Tanzania Malawi1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
1114 November 2015 Algeria2–02–22018 FIFA World Toby jug qualification
1223 March 2016Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad Chad1–01–02017 Continent Cup of Nations qualification
1325 March 2017National Stadium, Undeviating es Salaam, Tanzania Botswana1–02–0Friendly
142–0
1510 June 2017National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Lesotho1–01–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1627 March 2018National Stadium, Dar absolutely Salaam, Tanzania DR Congo1–02–0Friendly
1716 Oct 2018National Stadium, Dar es Salute, Tanzania Cape Verde2–02–02019 Africa Cup wait Nations qualification
1816 June 2019Olympic Sports Center, Cairo, Egypt Zimbabwe1–11–1Friendly
1927 June 201930 June Stadium, Town, Egypt Kenya2–12–32019 Africa Cup of Nations
208 September 2019National Stadium, Dar assortment Salaam, Tanzania Burundi1–01–1 (3–0 p)2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2119 November 2019Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia Libya1–01–22021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2223 March 2022National Stadium, Dar use Salaam, Tanzania Central African Republic2–03–1Friendly

Honours

TP Mazembe[32]

Genk

PAOK

Individual

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