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Nigerian footballer (born 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samson Adeniran Lawal (born 25 April 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Livingston.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samson Adeniran Lawal | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 April 2004||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Livingston | ||
Number | 40 | ||
Youth career | |||
Katsina United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022-2023 | Katsina United | 5 | (0) |
2023– | Livingston | 3 | (0) |
2024 | → Inverness CT (loan) | 9 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Nigeria U20 | 16 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:17, 9 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023 |
On 11 August 2023, he signed for Livingston on a three-year deal.[2]Later that month he made his first team debut in a 2-0 Scottish League Cup victory over Ayr United, coming on as a 90th minute substitute.[3]
Lawal made his first league appearance for Livi on 23 September 2023, coming on as a second half substitute for Andrew Shinnie in a 3-0 home defeat against Celtic.[4]
In March 2024, he signed for Inverness CT on loan for the rest of the 2023-2024 season.[5]He made his debut for Caley on 9 March 2024 in a goalless draw at home to Airdrieonians.[6]
Lawal has represented the Nigeria national under-20 football team and was part of the Flying Eagles' squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7] Lawal scored in the group stage game against Dominican Republic, before the side were eventually knocked out of the tournament at the quarter-final stage by South Korea, after extra time.[8]
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