Lamin Suma (born 14 July 1991) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stumptown Athletic in the National Independent Soccer Association.
Club career Born in Freetown, he was playing with Mighty Blackpool F.C. until summer 2011 when he moved to another Sierra Leone National Premier League side FC Kallon.
In November 2011 he went to Turkey where he joined Süper Lig side Eskişehirspor on trials.Lamin Suma excels in Eskisehirspor, Turkey at Africa Young Voices (AYV), 16-11-2011 He developed a good relation with club's coach Michael SkibbeFormer Germany Coach Michael Skibble, hails Sierra Leonean young star at Africa Young Voices (AYV), 21-11-2011 and the prospects of Suma getting a contract looked good,‘Football is everything to me’ – Lamin Suma at Africa Young Voices (AYV), 20-2-2012 however the sudden departure of Skibbe from Eskişehirspor left Suma with his future uncertain and Serbian side FK Jagodina moved in and offered him a contract.
Lamin Suma made his Serbian SuperLiga debut on March 31, 2012, as a substitute in a 21-round match visiting FK Vojvodina, a 0-0 draw. He made a total of 3 appearances in the 2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga. In August 2012 he agreed to a loan to Montenegrin First League side FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje where he played the 2012–13 season.Jedinstvo želi da pobjedom proslavi povratak u elitu at Vijesti.me, 11-8-2012Lamin Suma at FSCG.co.me
In summer 2013 he moved to Estonia and joined Meistriliiga side FC Flora Tallinn. In 2014, he moved to Finnish third-tier side Atlantis FC.Lamin Suma at SoccerwayFloraga liitus Aafrika ründaja at soccernet.ee, 19-9-2013
After playing in Europe, Suma moved across the Atlantic to the United States and joined SGFC Eagles Maryland in 2015, a semi professional side playing in American Soccer League, in March 2016, he signed a short-term deal until summer with Philadelphia Fury.Lamin Suma signs for USA club Philadelphia Fury at sierraleonefootball.com, 5-3-2016, retrieved 6-12-2016 Philadelphia Fury ended the season as champions, and Suma won the best player award of the 2016 Spring season of the American Soccer League.Lamin Suma Wins Best Player Award at globalafrica.news, 19-6-2016, retrieved 6-12-2016 As result, Suma signed with Sacramento Republic FC on December 5, 2016, a club playing a level higher, in the United Soccer League.Republic FC Signs Sierra Leone Forward Suma at uslsoccer.com, 5-12-2016, retrieved 6-12-2016
On 21 December 2017, Suma signed with USL side Fresno FC ahead of their inaugural season in the league.
National team Lamin Suma has played for all categories of the Sierra Leonian youth national team, namely, the U-17, U-20 and U-23 teams.LAMIN SUMA at Philadelphia Fury official website retrieved 6-12-2016 He was the captain of the Sierra Leone U-20 team. On May 19, 2011, he received a call by Christian Cole to the Sierra Leone national football team however he was later dropped by Lars Matsson.Two different Sierra Leone squads have been announced at BBC Sport, 19-5-2011
Personal life Lamin Suma is the younger brother of Sheriff Suma, also a footballer.
References
External sources Profile at FK Jagodina official website at Srbijafudbal