Kalifa Manneh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kalifa Manneh | ||
| Date of birth | September 2, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Serekunda, Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Catania | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Catania | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Catania | 49 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Carrarese (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Gambia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019 | |||
Kalifa Manneh (born 2 September 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Italian club Catania.
Professional career
At the age of 15, Manneh escaped Gambia in a boat and landed in Sicily as a refugee. That year, he auditioned for Catania and joined their youth academy.[1] Manneh made his professional debut with Catania in a 0-0 Serie C tie with Juve Stabia on 14 May 2017.[2]
On 3 January 2020, Carrarese terminated the loan agreement with Catania.[3]
International career
Manneh debuted for the Gambia national football team in a friendly 1-0 win over Guinea on 7 June 2019.[4]
References
- ^ "La storia di Kalifa Manneh, dall'arrivo in Sicilia su un barcone alla Nazionale del Gambia". www.lasicilia.it.
- ^ "Juve Stabia vs. Catania - 14 May 2017 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Manneh al Catania" (Press release) (in Italian). Carrarese. 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Kalifa Manneh ha fatto il suo debutto con la maglia del Gambia". June 8, 2019.
External links
- Kalifa Manneh at Soccerway
- NFT Profile
- TuttoCalciatori Profile