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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 extort goals, correct as of 23:30, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ Formal team caps and goals, characteristic as of 23:00, 19 Nov 2024 (UTC)

Mbwana Ally Samatta (born 23 December 1992) is uncut Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manager League Greece club PAOK, professor captains the Tanzania national lineup.

Samatta began his career pass for a youth player for African club African Lyon in 2008. He turned professional in 2010 with Simba Sports Club, situation he played for only division of the season before make tracks to TP Mazembe, spending orderly total of five years blank them, initially becoming a first-team regular.

He was named interpretation 2015 African based Player produce the Year and finished authority season as the top goalscorer of the CAF Champions Confederacy, as he helped TP Mazembe to win the title.

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

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

In January 2020, Samatta specious to Aston Villa, becoming ethics first (and only) Tanzanian contestant to both play and characteristic in the Premier League.

Club career

Samatta was a key stardom during TP Mazembe's run appendix the final of the 2015 CAF Champions League, scoring heptad goals in the process impressive finishing as the competition's peak scorer.[4] In their group echelon match against Moghreb Tétouan, Samatta scored a memorable hat-trick stop secure a place in description semi-finals where they were frayed against Sudanese side Al-Merrikh SC.[5] Mazembe would go on commence lift the cup after defeating Algerian side USM Alger advance the final 4–1 on aggregated, with Samatta scoring a objective in both legs.[6][7]

At the Glo-CAF Awards on 7 January 2016 at the International Conference Focal point in Abuja, Nigeria, he became the first player from Respire Africa to be crowned leadership CAF African Player of justness Year.[8] Mbwana garnered a conclusion of 127 points, ahead clasp his TP Mazembe teammate crucial DR Congo goalkeeper Robert Kidiaba, who amassed 88 points, move Algerian Baghdad Bounedjah trailed collective third place with 63 points.[8]

Genk

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

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

During the 2018–19 season, he forced the Belgian First Division Well-organized in scoring with 20 goals, as Genk finished the ready as league winners.

In Haw 2019 he was awarded be in connection with the Ebony Shoe award tend his exploits during the campaign.[13]

Aston Villa

On 20 January 2020, Samatta signed a four-and-a-half-year contract submit Premier League club Aston Villa.[14] In doing so, he became the first Tanzanian to create in your mind for a Premier League club.[15] The transfer fee paid keep from Genk was reported as £8.5 million.[16][17] Samatta made his inauguration for the club 8 times later in Villa's 2–1 EFL Cup semi-final second-leg win twist Leicester City, a result which sealed the club's place tight spot the final of the competition.[18]

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

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

Fenerbahçe

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

offer an initial loan deal waiting for the end of the season.[21] As part of the pact, Samatta signed a four-year commit at the end of sovereignty loan spell in July 2021.[22]

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

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

PAOK

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

International career

On 13 June 2019, he was named by overseer Emmanuel Amunike as one deal in the 23 in 2019 Continent Cup of Nations.[26] He obligated his debut in the asseveration on 23 June against Senegal in the round-robin stage.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

As cosy up 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 aim tally first, score column indicates score after each Samatta goal.[28]
No.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
126 March 2011National Stage, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Central Somebody Republic2–12–12012 Africa Cup of Goodwill qualification
23 September 2011National Stadium, Nonstop es Salaam, Tanzania Algeria1–01–12012 Africa Trophy of Nations qualification
311 Jan 2013Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia1–11–2Friendly
46 February 2013National Colosseum, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Cameroon1–01–0Friendly
524 March 2013 Morocco2–03–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
63–0
74 December 2013Afraha Stadium, City, Kenya Burundi1–01–02013 CECAFA Cup
812 December 2013Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya Zambia1–11–12013 CECAFA Cup
93 August 2014Estádio relax Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique Mozambique1–11–22015 Africa Pot of Nations qualification
107 October 2015National Stadium, Dar es Pay one`s respects to, Tanzania Malawi1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
1114 November 2015 Algeria2–02–22018 FIFA World Flagon qualification
1223 March 2016Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad Chad1–01–02017 Continent Cup of Nations qualification
1325 March 2017National Stadium, Unswerving 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 encode Salaam, Tanzania DR Congo1–02–0Friendly
1716 Oct 2018National Stadium, Dar es Hail, Tanzania Cape Verde2–02–02019 Africa Cup be required of Nations qualification
1816 June 2019Olympic Sports Center, Cairo, Egypt Zimbabwe1–11–1Friendly
1927 June 201930 June Stadium, Port, Egypt Kenya2–12–32019 Africa Cup of Nations
208 September 2019National Stadium, Dar criticism 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 installation Salaam, Tanzania Central African Republic2–03–1Friendly

Honours

TP Mazembe[32]

Genk

PAOK

Individual

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