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Mbwana Ally Samatta

• Date of Birth:

  23.12.1992

• Place of Birth:

  Dar Es SalaamTanzania

• Position:

  Forward

• Weight:

  75kg

• Height:

  1,83m

• Shirt No:

  70

• Previous Clubs:

  K.R.C. GenkAston Villa F.C.Fenerbahce S.K.Royal Antwerp F.C.

• At PAOK since:

  2023

• First match for PAOK:

  27.07.2023PAOK-Beitar Jerusalem FC 0-0

• First goal for PAOK:

  09.11.2023 PAOK-Aberdeen FC 2-2

• Caps:

  70

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Samatta was born on 23 December 1992 in Dar Es SalaamTanzania. 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 seasonsplaying in 133 games and scoring 85 goalswinning the African Champions Leagueand 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 matchesscored 76 goalsprovided 20 assistsbecame 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 months he managed to become the first Tanzanian to play and score in the Premier Leaguewearing the Villa shirt in 16 gamesscoring two goals. The English team decided to grant him a loan for the next season. Fenerbahce initially acquired him on loanwhile at the end of the season he was granted a regular transfer.

In his first year in Turkey he played 30 times and scored six goalsbut in the 2021-22 season he was loaned to Antwerp. Therehe made 39 appearancesscoring nine goals while serving up five assistsbefore returning to Turkey but then leaving again on loan to Belgium. He wore the shirt of Genk again had another busy season with 36 appearancessix goals and one assistand decided to end his partnership with Fener and look for a new challenge.

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Stats

Season

• 2024-2025
• 2023-2024

• Super League

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Career

Season	Club	Matches	Goals
2015-16	K.R.C. Genk	18	5
2016-17	K.R.C. Genk	59	21
2017-18	K.R.C. Genk	35	8
2018-19	K.R.C. Genk	51	32
2019-20	K.R.C. Genk	28	10
2019-20	Aston Villa F.C.	16	2
2020-21	Fenerbahce S.K.	30	6
2021-22	Fenerbahce S.K.	3	0
2021-22	Royal Antwerp F.C.	39	9
2022-23	K.R.C. Genk	36	6
2023-24	PAOK	44	3
2024-25	PAOK	20	5

	National Squads
	Tanzania	70	18

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