| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samson Adeniran Lawal | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022- | Nigeria U20 | 16 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023 | |||
Samson Adeniran Lawal (born 25 April 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Livingston.
On 11 August 2023, he signed for Livingston on a three-year deal.[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]
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.[5] 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.[6]