Bubacarr Sanneh (born 14 November 1994) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Gambia national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1994-11-14) 14 November 1994 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Serekunda, The Gambia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Real de Banjul | ||
2014–2015 | → Horsens (loan) | 17 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Horsens | 90 | (14) |
2017–2018 | Midtjylland | 16 | (3) |
2018–2021 | Anderlecht | 12 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Göztepe (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2020 | → Oostende (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2021 | → AGF (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2022 | SønderjyskE | 8 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012– | Gambia | 25 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:58, 24 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:46, 9 June 2021 (UTC) |
Born in Serekunda,[2] Sanneh began his career with Real de Banjul.[1]
On 1 September 2014 AC Horsens confirmed, that they had signed Sanneh on a season long loan-deal with a buying option.[3] He made his debut on 10 November 2014 against Viborg FF, where he played the whole match and scored a goal.[2] AC Horsens utilized the buying option, and announced the transfer on 22 April 2015.[4]
On 5 November 2017 Sanneh officially signed with Midtjylland on a four-year deal, with the transfer happening during the winter transfer window.[5]
In August 2018, Sanneh signed a five-year deal with Belgian club Anderlecht for a transfer fee believed to be €8m.[6] He made his competitive debut for the club in a 1-1 home draw with Royal Antwerp before scoring his first goal in a 2-1 win over Standard Liège.[7] In August 2019, he signed for Turkish club Göztepe[8] on loan before terminating the contract by mutual consent.[9] He returned to Belgium in January 2020 to join Oostende on loan until the end of the season.[10] On 25 January 2021, Sanneh was sent on a six-month loan to AGF.[11][12] His Anderlecht contract was cancelled on 31 August 2021.[13]
On 21 February 2022, Sanneh returned to Denmark and signed a deal with Danish Superliga club SønderjyskE until the end of the season.[14] After a season, which ended with relegation, Sanneh left the club as his contract expired.[15]
He made his international debut for Gambia in 2012.[1] He played in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made the quarter-final.[16][17]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 9 October 2019 | El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Sanneh's younger brother Muhammed is also a professional footballer.[18]
Midtjylland
Individual
Gambia squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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