Bubacarr Sanneh
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 1994 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023 | Zvijezda 09 | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Gambia | 40 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 | |||
Bubacarr Sanneh (born 14 November 1994) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Gambia national team.[2]
Born in Serekunda,[3] 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.[4] He made his debut on 10 November 2014 against Viborg FF, where he played the whole match and scored a goal.[3] AC Horsens utilized the buying option, and announced the transfer on 22 April 2015.[5]
On 5 November 2017 Sanneh officially signed with Midtjylland on a four-year deal, with the transfer happening during the winter transfer window.[6]
In August 2018, Sanneh signed a five-year deal with Belgian club Anderlecht for a transfer fee believed to be €8m.[7] 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.[8] In August 2019, he signed for Turkish club Göztepe[9] on loan before terminating the contract by mutual consent.[10] He returned to Belgium in January 2020 to join Oostende on loan until the end of the season.[11] On 25 January 2021, Sanneh was sent on a six-month loan to AGF.[12][13] His Anderlecht contract was cancelled on 31 August 2021.[14]
On 21 February 2022, Sanneh returned to Denmark and signed a deal with Danish Superliga club SønderjyskE until the end of the season.[15] After a season, which ended with relegation, Sanneh left the club as his contract expired.[16]
International career
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.[17][18]
International goals
- Scores and results list the Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sanneh goal.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 October 2019 | El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti |  Djibouti | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
