Back مبوانا ساماتا Arabic مبوانا ساماتا ARZ Mbvana Samatta Azerbaijani Mbwana Samatta Czech Mbwana Samatta German Μπουάνα Σαματά Greek Mbwana Samatta Spanish Mbwana Samatta Estonian امبوانا ساماتا Persian Mbwana Samatta Finnish
_11_(cropped).jpg) Samatta with Genk in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mbwana Ally Samatta[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | African Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Simba SC | 25 | (13) |
| 2011–2016 | TP Mazembe | 103 | (60) |
| 2016–2020 | Genk | 144 | (56) |
| 2020 | Aston Villa | 14 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Fenerbahçe | 30 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | → Antwerp (loan) | 32 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | → Genk (loan) | 33 | (6) |
| 2023– | PAOK | 33 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Tanzania | 83 | (22) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 5 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Mbwana Ally Samatta (born 23 December 1992) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Super League Greece club PAOK, and captains the Tanzania national team.
Samatta began his career as a youth player for Tanzanian club African Lyon in 2008. He turned professional in 2010 with Simba Sports Club, where he played for only half of the season before moving to TP Mazembe, spending a total of five years with them, initially becoming a first-team regular. He was named the 2015 African based Player of the Year and finished the season as the top goalscorer of the CAF Champions League, as he helped TP Mazembe to win the title.
In January 2016, Samatta signed for Belgian side Genk, helping them to qualify for the UEFA Europa League and win the Belgian Pro League in 2019. His twenty-goal tally saw him finish the season as the top scorer of the league; he also won the Ebony Shoe award in Belgium for his outstanding season with Genk.
In January 2020, Samatta moved to Aston Villa, becoming the first (and only) Tanzanian player to both play and score in the Premier League.
- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Mbwana Samatta". Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Mbwana Samatta: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 February 2020.