Ebrima Tunkara
Spanish footballer (born 2010)
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Ebrima Tunkara Yataberreh (born 10 March 2010) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barcelona Atlètic. Born in The Gambia, he is a youth international for Spain.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ebrima Tunkara | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 2010 | ||
| Place of birth | Lamoi, The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2018 | AEiLL Cerdanyola Mataró | ||
| 2018–2026 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | Barcelona Atlètic | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Spain U15 | 9 | (3) |
| 2024 | Spain U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2025– | Spain U17 | 5 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:56, 11 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:49, 13 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born to a Muslim family in The Gambia, Tunkara's father moved to Mataró in 2007, and was able to bring his family with him in 2017.[1] Tunkara immediately joined the youth academy of AEiLL Cerdanyola Mataró shortly after arriving, and was scouted by FC Barcelona shortly after. In 2018, he was integrated to Barcelona's youth academy, and in 2021 he moved to La Masia to finish his development. As a youth, he was undefeated in 30 games at benjamin level, and 30 games with the infantiles.[2]
International career
Born in The Gambia, Tunkara moved to Spain at a young age and has dual-citizenship. In September 2023, he was called up to the Spain U15s for a friendly tournament.[3] In March 2025, he was called up to the Spain U16s for a development tournament for April.[4] Ebrima Tunkara was one of the standout figures in the recent Spain-Andorra 3-0. In that match, the young culer scored two goals and provided an assist, directly contributing to all three goals for the national team. [5]