Lamine Gassama
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lamine Gassama | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Alanyaspor | ||
| Number | 89 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2002 | Nouvelle Vague Jeunes | ||
| 2002–2003 | Pennes Mirabeau | ||
| 2003–2005 | Martigues | ||
| 2005–2006 | Aubagne FC | ||
| 2006–2008 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Lyon | 17 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Lorient | 110 | (1) |
| 2016– | Alanyaspor | 26 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011– | Senegal | 20 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:53, 16 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:18, 12 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Lamine Gassama (born 20 October 1989) is a French-born Senegalese football player who plays for Turkish club Alanyaspor.
Gassama grew up in the neighbourhood of La Castellane in the city of Marseille. He began his career playing for FC Martigues, just north of his hometown. After spending two years in the youth system, he returned to Marseille and joined local club Aubagne FC. There, he caught the attention of Olympique Lyonnais and joined the club's academy the following year.
Before the start of the 2008–09 season, Gassama was promoted to the first-team squad participating in Lyon's pre-season tour. He appeared in all five matches including starts against Nîmes Olympique, Rapid Bucureşti, and AS Nancy. On 2 September 2008, it was announced by Lyon that Gassama had signed a professional contract keeping him with the champions until 2011. He made his professional football debut on 29 October 2008 against FC Sochaux-Montbéliard starting in the right back position. The match resulted in a 2–0 victory with Gassama playing the full 90 minutes.
Gassama made seven league appearances, and also made his debut in the UEFA Champions League starting Lyon's final group stage match against Bayern Munich, with his primary responsibility being to contain fellow Frenchman and the much more experienced Franck Ribéry. The matchup, in the end, was unquestionably in Ribéry's favor, as Lyon lost the match 2–3 with the French talisman being involved in two of Bayern's goals and Gassama being substituted out in the 64th minute.
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