Lamine Gassama was born on 20 October, 1989. He is a Senegalese football player who plays for Turkish club Alanyaspor and the Senegal national team. He up in the neighbourhood of La Castellane in the city of Marseille.
Lamine began his career playing for FC Martigues, just north of his hometown. After spending two years in the youth system, he returned to Marseille and joined local club Aubagne FC. There, he caught the attention of Olympique Lyonnais and joined the club’s academy the following year.
Gassama was promoted to the first-team squad participating in Lyon’s pre-season tour before the start of the 2008–09 season. He appeared in all five matches including starts against Nîmes Olympique, Rapid Bucureşti, and AS Nancy.
Before the start of the 2008–09 season, Lamine was promoted to the first-team squad participating in Lyon’s pre-season tour. He appeared in all five matches including starts against Nîmes Olympique, Rapid Bucureşti, and AS Nancy. On 26 January 2012, He joined Lorient on a free transfer, after Olympique Lyonnais decided not to extend his contract.
In May 2018 he was named in Senegal’s 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
