Edrissa Sonko
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edrissa Sonko | ||
Date of birth | 23 March 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Essau, Gambia | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–1997 | Steve Biko F.C. | ||
1997–1998 | Real de Banjul | ||
1998–1999 | Anderlecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | Anderlecht | 6 | (1) |
2000–2007 | Roda JC | 112 | (20) |
2007 | Skoda Xanthi | 9 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Walsall | 37 | (5) |
2008–2009 | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | (5) |
2009–2010 | Hereford United | 10 | (0) |
2010 | APEP | 0 | |
2010–2011 | Ras Al Khaima | ||
2011–2012 | Masafi | ||
2012–2013 | Al-Taawon | ||
International career‡ | |||
2000–2009 | Gambia | 14 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:14, 20 May 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:00, 26 June 2007 (UTC) |
Edrissa Sonko (born 23 March 1980 in Essau[citation needed]) is a Gambian football Forward, currently playing for Ras AlKhaima Club in the United Arab Emirates.
Career
His previous clubs are Steve Biko F.C.,[1] Real de Banjul,[2] Anderlecht,[3] Roda JC,[4] Walsall,[5] Tranmere Rovers[6] and Skoda Xanthi.
He netted his first Tranmere goal in the win at home to Accrington Stanley in the Football League Trophy in September 2008. His first league goal followed just over a week later away at Huddersfield Town, he scored a stunning long range volley in the 2-1 Tranmere win.
Scottish side Falkirk F.C were reportedly interested in signing him but on 19 September 2009, Sonko signed a one-year deal with Hereford United.[7] He was released at the end of the season and moved to Cypriot side APEP. In September 2010 he joined Ras AlKhaima Club in the United Arab Emirates. He scored his first goal for Ras AlKhaima Club against Ajman.
International career
Sonko has played fourteen international matches and scored seven goals for Gambia.[8]
References
- ^ Profile: Edrissa Sonko
- ^ Edrissa Sonko at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Tranmere Rovers | Team | Player Profiles | Edrissa Sonko
- ^ "Edrissa Sonko" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "Walsall - Player Profiles: Edrissa Sonko". Archived from the original on 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ Sky Sports | Football News | League 1 | Tranmere Rovers
- ^ Trewick Adds Sonko to Squad Archived 2012-08-02 at archive.today
- ^ FIFA.com - FIFA Spielerstatistik Edrissa SONKO
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Gambian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- Roda JC Kerkrade players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Xanthi F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- Belgian First Division A players
- English Football League players
- Eredivisie players
- Ras Al Khaimah Club players
- Masafi Club players
- Al-Taawon (UAE) Club players
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in England
- The Gambia international footballers
- UAE Division 1 players