Samson Lawal
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Samson on bench for Livingston away at Forfar Athletic. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samson Adeniran Lawal | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 2004 | ||
| 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 | 19 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Nigeria U20 | 16 | (2) |
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* 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
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]
Appearances were sparse in the 2024-25 season, Lawal making two league appearances as Livingston won promotion to the Scottish Premiership through the play-offs, and appearing three times in the Lions' successful Challenge Cup campaign.[7]
Lawal made his breakthrough during the 2025-26 Premiership season, appearing in more than half of their league fixtures as of February.[8]
International career
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.[9] 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.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Livingston | 2023–24[11] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[12] | Scottish Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[13] | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 2023–24[14] | Scottish Championship | 9 | 0 | — | — | 4[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
- ^ Three appearances Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Four appearances in the Scottish Championship Play-Offs
Honours
Livingston
References
- ^ "Welcome, Samson Lawal!". livingstonfc.co.uk Livingston. 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Lawal signs for Livi". BBC. 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Livingston boss jokes Nigerian youngster was handed debut to help pay fines". Daily Record. 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Livingston vs. Celtic 0 - 3". Soccerway. 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Caley Thistle sign midfielder Samson Lawal on loan from Livingston". Press and Journal. 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0-0 Airdrieonians". ESPN. 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Samson Lawal in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Games played by Samson Lawal in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Nigerian youngsters impress in FIFA U20 World Cup group stage". khelnow.com. 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Argentina 2023: Nigeria edge Dominican Republic for three points in Mendoza". thenff.com. 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Samson Lawal in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Games played by Samson Lawal in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Games played by Samson Lawal in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Games played by Samson Lawal in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Queen's Park vs Livingston". BBC. 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Ross County 2-4 Livingston". BBC. 26 May 2025.
External links
- Samson Lawal at Soccerway
- Samson Lawal at WorldFootball.net
- Samson Lawal at Livingston