Mbwana samatta born

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Date of Birth:
23.12.1992
Place of Birth:
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Position:
Forward
Weight:
75kg
Height:
1,83m
Shirt No:
70
Previous Clubs:
K.R.C. Genk, Aston Villa F.C., Fenerbahce S.K., Royal Antwerp F.C.
At PAOK since:
2023
First match for PAOK:
27.07.2023, PAOK-Beitar Jerusalem FC 0-0
First goal for PAOK:
09.11.2023 PAOK-Aberdeen FC 2-2
Caps:
70

Samatta was born on 23 December 1992 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.He initially joined the African Lyon academies.

He started his professional career at Simba in Tanzania, before moving to Congo with TP Mazebe where he stayed for five seasons, playing in 133 games and scoring 85 goals, winning the African Champions League, and in 2016 he was named African Footballer of the Year.

His performances did not go unnoticed by Genk, who acquired him in January 2016. In four years in Belgium he had a successful experience.He played in 191 matches, scored 76 goals, provided 20 assists, became the top scorer of the Belgian league in the 2018-19 season and helped the team win the championship.

The way to the next step was opened up.Aston Villa offered 10,500,000 euros to Genk in January 2020 and brought the Tanzanian to the best league on the planet.In six month

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Mbwana Ally Samatta (born 23 December 1992) is a Tanzanian planed footballer who plays chimpanzee a person on strike for Country club Fenerbahçe on allowance from Aston Villa roost the Tanzania national side.

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In Jan 2020, yes moved take care of Premier Confederation club Aston Villa.

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Fenerbahçe S.K. squad - 2024–25

1 Bayındır (c) ·2 Henrique ·3 Akaydin ·4 Aziz ·5 Arão ·6 Djiku ·7 Kadıoğlu ·8 Yandaş ·9 Džeko ·10 Tadić

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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 birth	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)^[3]
Position(s)	Striker
Current team	PAOK
Number	70
2008–2010	African Lyon
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	36	(5)
2011–	Tanzania	83	(22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:30, 17 February 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 M