The presence of Senegaleses in
Italy dates back to the 1980s.
Numbers
In 2014 in
Italy there are 94,030 regular immigrants from
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣� ...
. In 2006 there were 59,857. The three cities with most number of Senegaleses are:
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has ...
,
Rome
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...
and
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of Ge ...
.
Notable Senegaleses in Italy
Notable Senegalese people based in Italy or Italian-born with Senegalese heritage:
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Aminata Aidara, journalist, short story writer and novelist
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Cheikh Tidiane Gaye, novelist
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Jenny B, singer
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Edrissa Sanneh
Edrissa Sanneh (born 2 January 1951 in Brufut, Gambia), more commonly known as Idris, is a former Senegalese Disc jockey. Currently, he is a sports journalist.
Because of his passionate, enthusiastic and unique football commentary, Idris has beco ...
, former DJ and sports journalist
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Abramo Canka, professional basketball player
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Valentina Diouf, professional volleyball player
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Davide Diaw, professional football player
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Alfred Gomis, professional footballer
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Kalidou Koulibaly
Kalidou Koulibaly (born 20 June 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Chelsea and the Senegal national team.
Koulibaly began his professional club career with French team Metz in 2010, before mov ...
, footballer
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Lys Gomis, footballer
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Mamadou Coulibaly, footballer
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Maurice Gomis, footballer
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Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye, professional boxer
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Cher Ndour, footballer
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Welle Ossou, footballer
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Khaby Lame, social media personality
See also
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Nigerian people in Italy
The presence of Nigerians in Italy dates back to the 1980s.
Numbers
In 2021, there are 119,435 immigrants from Nigeria in Italy. In 2014 in Italy there are 71,158 regular immigrants from Nigeria, while In 2006 there were 37,733. The three cities ...
References
Notes
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African diaspora in Italy
Ethnic groups in Italy
Muslim communities in Europe