Samson Lawal

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Samson Lawal
File:Samson Lawal in July 2024.jpg
Samson on bench for Livingston away at Forfar Athletic.
Personal information
Full name Samson Adeniran Lawal
Date of birth (2004-04-25) 25 April 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Nigeria
Position 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 9 (0)
2024Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 9 (0)
International career
2022– Nigeria U20 16 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2023

Samson Adeniran Lawal (born 25 April 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Livingston.

Club career

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On 11 August 2023, he signed for Livingston on a three-year deal.[1][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 Caledonian Thistle 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]

International career

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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]

Honours

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Livingston

References

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  • Samson Lawal at Livingston