Samson Adeniran Lawal (born 25 April 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played for club Livingston.
Club career On 11 August 2023, he signed for Livingston on a three-year deal. 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.
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.
In March 2024, he signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle on loan for the rest of the 2023-2024 season. He made his debut for Caley on 9 March 2024 in a goalless draw at home to Airdrieonians.
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.
Lawal made his breakthrough during the 2025-26 Premiership season, appearing in more than half of their league fixtures as of February.
He left Livi in May 2026 following the expiration of his contract.
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. 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. Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLivingston2023–24Scottish Premiership200010—302024–25Scottish Championship20100030602025–26Scottish Premiership1501010—170Total190202030260Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan)2023–24Scottish Championship90——40130Career total280202070390
Honours Livingston Scottish Challenge Cup: 2024–25 Scottish Premiership play-offs: 2025
References
External links
Samson Lawal at Livingston