Mbwana Samatta

Mbwana Samatta

Mbwana Samatta playing for Tanzania
Personal information
Full name Mbwana Ally Samatta
Date of birth (1992-12-13) 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 51 (17)
National team‡
2011– Tanzania 39 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2017

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.[3]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first.[4]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1. 26 March 2011 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Central African Republic 2–1 2–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 3 September 2011 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Algeria 1–0 1–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 11 January 2013 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Ethiopia 1–1 1–2 Friendly
4. 6 February 2013 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Cameroon 1–0 1–0 Friendly
5. 24 March 2013 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Morocco 2–0 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 3–0
7. 4 December 2013 Afraha Stadium, Nakuru, Kenya  Burundi 1–0 1–0 2013 CECAFA Cup
8. 12 December 2013 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya  Zambia 1–1 1–1 2013 CECAFA Cup
9. 3 August 2014 Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique  Mozambique 1–1 1–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10. 7 October 2015 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Malawi 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 14 November 2015 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Algeria 2–0 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
12. 25 March 2017 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Botswana 1–0 2–0 Friendly
13. 2–0
14. 10 June 2017 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Lesotho 1–0 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

TP Mazembe

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "TP Mazembe beat USM Alger to win African Champions League". BBC Sport. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tanzania's Samatta is African Player of the Year Based in Africa". www.kawowo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  3. ↑ "Mbwana Samatta signs for Belgian side Genk". BBC Sport. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Samata, Mbwana Ali". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
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