Bubacarr Sanneh

Bubacarr Sanneh (born 14 November 1994) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Danish Superliga club AGF, on loan from Anderlecht.

Bubacarr Sanneh
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-14) 14 November 1994
Place of birth Serekunda, The Gambia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 AGF
(on loan from Anderlecht)
Number 15
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– Anderlecht 12 (1)
2019–2020 → Göztepe (loan) 2 (0)
2020 → Oostende (loan) 3 (0)
2021– → AGF (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2012– Gambia 21 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:13, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:09, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

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 FC 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]

International career

He made his international debut for Gambia in 2012.[1]

International goals
Scores and results list the Gambia's goal tally first.[1]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 October 2019El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti Djibouti1–11–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Personal life

Sanneh's younger brother Muhammed is also a professional footballer.[13]

Honours
FC Midtjylland
AC Horsens
  • AC Horsens Player of the Year: 2014–15. [14]

References
  1. "Bubacarr Sanneh". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. Bubacarr Sanneh at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. "AC Horsens henter gambisk forsvarsspiller" (in Danish). AC Horsens. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. "AC Horsens skriver kontrakt med Bubacarr Sanneh" (in Danish). AC Horsens. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. "Officielt: FCM køber Sanneh i AC Horsens" (in Danish). bold.dk. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  6. "Buba completes Anderlecht move!". www.gambiasports.com. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. "Sanneh hands Anderlecht win in derby over Liège". www.gambiasports.com. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  8. http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/bubacarr-sanneh-completes-move-from-anderlecht-to-goztepe
  9. "Fin de prêt pour Bubacarr Sanneh, toujours sous contrat à Anderlecht jusqu'en 2023". Site-Sportmagazine-FR. 28 January 2020.
  10. "Bubacarr Sanneh op huurbasis naar KVO". www.kvo.be.
  11. "AGF henter Bubacarr Sanneh". agf.dk (in Danish). AGF. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  12. "OFFICIEEL: RSC Anderlecht vindt oplossing bij GF Aarhus voor Sanneh". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  13. FC Midtjylland tester Bubacarr Sannehs lillebror, tipsbladet.dk, 21 November 2017
  14. "Bubacarr Sanneh kåret til Årets Fighter | AC Horsens". achorsens.dk.
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