Roland Conde Lamah (born 31 December 1987) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in the Ivory Coast, Lamah represents Belgium internationally.

Club career

Early years and Osasuna

Born in

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, Ivory Coast, Lamah started playing in Belgium, representing C.S. Visé in the

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and

R.S.C. Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, commonly abbreviated to RSC Anderlecht (, , ) or RSCA (, , ), is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital-Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian First Division A and is the mos ...

in the Pro League. In the 2007–08 season, he represented

Roda JC Kerkrade Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the ...

on loan from the latter. In the summer of 2008, Lamah moved clubs and countries again, joining France's

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on a four-year contract and making his

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debut on 30 August by playing one minute in a 4–1 away win against

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. After suffering relegation in

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, he competed in

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with the team. On 24 August 2011, after a successful medical, Lamah penned a three-year deal with Spanish side

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. The team's ...

. he scored four goals all competitions comprised during his one-and-a-half-year spell in

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, also being

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during a 5–1 home loss to

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in late March 2012.

Swansea City

On 15 January 2013,

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signed Lamah on an initial 18-month loan after which the Welsh could make it a permanent move. He made his debut four days later, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Pablo Hernández in a 3–1 win over

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at the

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. Also from the bench, he featured 12 minutes to help his team

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the League Cup after a 5–0 success against

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. Lamah scored his first Swansea goal on 29 August 2013 in a

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play-off second leg against Petrolul Ploiești, finishing from a cross by

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in an eventual 2–1 away loss but 6–3 aggregate win. He netted for the first time in the league on 28 December, in a 1–1 draw at

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. His second goal came against

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on 15 March 2014, opening the scoring in the second minute of a 2–1 home defeat after being set up by

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Ferencváros

On 9 September 2014, having been released by Osasuna, Lamah signed for Hungarian club

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, the move being permitted outside the

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as he was a

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. On 2 April 2016, in spite of a 2–1 away loss against

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, he and his team won the

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after a 12-year wait.

FC Dallas

On 16 December 2016, Lamah signed with

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side

FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The franchise be ...

. Lamah was released by Dallas the end of their 2018 season.

FC Cincinnati

On 11 December 2018, Lamah was selected by

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in the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft, transferring his MLS rights from Dallas. Cincinnati declined Lamah's option at the end of the 2019 season.

Memphis 901

In March 2021, Lamah joined

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of the

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International career

Lamah chose to represent

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internationally, gaining 20

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at youth level. He made his debut for the full side on 9 September 2009, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 2–1 loss in

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for the

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qualifiers.

Personal life

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

Honours

Anderlecht *

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: 2006–07 Swansea City *

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Ferencváros *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

: 2014–15 *

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: 2014–15 Individual * 2017 MLS Player of the Week: Week 14 * 2017 MLS Team of the Week: Week 14, Week 19 (Bench), Week 33 * 2018 MLS Team of the Week: Week 3

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