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.
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]