Roland Lamah

Belgian footballer

Roland Lamah
Lamah with FC Cincinnati in 2019
Personal information
Full name Roland Conde Lamah[1]
Date of birth (1987-12-31) 31 December 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1993–2001 Karthala Abidjan
2001–2003 Visé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Visé 17 (1)
2004–2005 → Anderlecht (loan) 0 (0)
2005–2008 Anderlecht 6 (0)
2007–2008 → Roda (loan) 32 (11)
2008–2011 Le Mans 92 (10)
2011–2014 Osasuna 45 (3)
2013–2014 → Swansea City (loan) 14 (2)
2014–2016 Ferencváros 54 (12)
2017–2018 FC Dallas 61 (19)
2019 FC Cincinnati 28 (1)
2021 Memphis 901 13 (4)
International career‡
2004–2006 Belgium U19 12 (6)
2006 Belgium U20 2 (0)
2007–2008 Belgium U21 6 (1)
2009 Belgium 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2009

Roland Conde Lamah (born 31 December 1987) is a footballer who plays as a left winger. Born in the Ivory Coast, Lamah represents Belgium internationally.

Club career

Early years / Osasuna

Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Lamah started playing in Belgium, representing C.S. Visé in the second division and R.S.C. Anderlecht in the Pro League.[2][3] In the 2007–08 season, he represented Roda JC Kerkrade on loan from the latter.[4]

In the summer of 2008, Lamah moved clubs and countries again, joining France's Le Mans UC 72 on a four-year contract[5] and making his Ligue 1 debut on 30 August by playing one minute in a 4–1 away win against FC Nantes.[6] After suffering relegation in 2010, he competed in Ligue 2 with the team.[7]

On 24 August 2011, after a successful medical, Lamah penned a three-year deal with Spanish side CA Osasuna.[8] he scored four goals all competitions comprised during his one-and-a-half-year spell in Navarre,[9][10][11][12] also being sent off during a 1–5 home loss to Real Madrid in late March 2012.[13]

Swansea City

On 15 January 2013, Swansea City signed Lamah on an initial 18-month loan after which the Welsh could make it a permanent move.[14] He made his debut four days later, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Pablo Hernández in a 3–1 win over Stoke City at the Liberty Stadium.[15] Also from the bench, he featured 12 minutes to help his team win the League Cup after a 5–0 success against Bradford City.[16]

Lamah scored his first Swansea goal on 29 August 2013 in a UEFA Europa League play-off second leg against FC Petrolul Ploiești, finishing from a cross by Alejandro Pozuelo in an eventual 1–2 away loss but 6–3 aggregate win.[17] He netted for the first time in the league on 28 December, in a 1–1 draw at Aston Villa.[18] His second goal came against West Bromwich Albion on 15 March 2014, opening the scoring in the second minute of a 1–2 home defeat after being set up by Wilfried Bony.[19]

Ferencváros

On 9 September 2014, having been released by Osasuna, Lamah signed for Hungarian club Ferencvárosi TC, the move being permitted outside the transfer window as he was a free agent.[20] On 2 April 2016, in spite of a 1–2 away loss against Debreceni VSC, he and his team won the national championship after a 12-year wait.[21]

FC Dallas

On 16 December 2016, Lamah signed with Major League Soccer side FC Dallas.[22] Lamah was released by Dallas the end of their 2018 season.[23]

FC Cincinnati

On 11 December 2018, Lamah was selected by FC Cincinnati in the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft, transferring his MLS rights from Dallas.[24] Cincinnati declined Lamah's option at the end of the 2019 season.[25]

Memphis 901

In March 2021, Lamah joined Memphis 901 FC of the USL Championship.[26]

International career

Lamah chose to represent Belgium internationally,[27] gaining 20 caps at youth level. He made his debut for the full side on 9 September 2009, coming on as a late substitute for Wesley Sonck in a 1–2 loss in Armenia for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[28]

Personal

Lamah holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[29]

Honours

Anderlecht
Swansea City
Ferencváros

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists" (PDF). Premier League. 1 February 2013. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Lamah earns Anderlecht chance". UEFA.com. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Lamah agrees new Anderlecht deal". UEFA.com. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Roda JC wil Lamah definitief overnemen" [Roda JC wants to acquire Lamah permanently] (in Dutch). Voetbal Zone. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Lamah au Mans" [Lamah to Mans]. Le Figaro (in French). 16 August 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Les Canaris explosent en vol" [Canaries blow up in flight] (in French). Football 365. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Transferts, Le Mans – Lamah suivi par le PSG" [Transfers, Le Mans – Lamah tracked by PSG] (in French). Goal.com. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Osasuna ficha a Lamah" [Osasuna signs Lamah] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  9. ^ "El Espanyol se enreda en la red de Osasuna" [Espanyol gets tangled in Osasuna's web]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 November 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Tostón antes de Navidad" [Dullness before Christmas]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 December 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Crónica del Osasuna-Levante, 4–0" [Osasuna-Levante match report, 4–0] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Atlético de Madrid 3–1 Osasuna: Radamel Falcao sigue aguantando el pulso del Barcelona" [Atlético de Madrid 3–1 Osasuna: Radamel Falcao still at it with Barcelona] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Un perro, un gato y un 'animal'" [A dog, a cat and an 'animal']. Marca (in Spanish). 31 March 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Swansea sign Roland Lamah on loan from Osasuna". BBC Sport. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Swansea 3–1 Stoke". BBC Sport. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  16. ^ McNulty, Phil (28 February 2013). "Bradford 0–5 Swansea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Europa League: Swansea seal progress despite second-leg loss to Petrolul Ploiesti". Sky Sports. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  18. ^ "Aston Villa 1-1 Swansea City". BBC Sport.
  19. ^ "Swansea City 1–2 West Brom: Mulumbu hands Mel first win at eighth time of asking". Goal.com. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  20. ^ "Former Swansea City winger Roland Lamah joins Ferencvaros". South Wales Evening Post. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  21. ^ "Ferencváros crowned Hungarian champions". UEFA.com. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  22. ^ "FC Dallas signs Belgian winger Roland Lamah and Costa Rican outside back Jose Salvatierra". FC Dallas. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  23. ^ "Exercises Contract Options on Four Players". FC Dallas. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  24. ^ "2018 Expansion Draft results: FC Cincinnati pick, trade big names". mlssoccer.com. 11 December 2018.
  25. ^ "Club announces roster decisions for 2020 season | FC Cincinnati".
  26. ^ "WINGER BRINGS PREMIER LEAGUE, LA LIGA AND MLS EXPERIENCE TO MEMPHIS". Memphis 901. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  27. ^ "Ces Diables Rouges venus d'ailleurs" [Those Red Devils from elsewhere] (in French). Perspectives. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  28. ^ "Arménie 2–1 Belgique: la honte!" [Armenia 2–1 Belgium: disgrace!]. L'Avenir (in French). 9 September 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  29. ^ "Congratulations to FC Dallas left striker ROLAND LAMAH on his Green Card petition approval". 10 October 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  30. ^ "Starting Lineups - Bradford vs Swansea". Sky Sports. 24 February 2024.

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