Bubacarr Sanneh (born 14 November 1994) is a Gambian professional

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who plays as a

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for the Gambia national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Sanneh began his career with Real de Banjul. On 1 September 2014

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confirmed, that they had signed Sanneh on a season long loan-deal with a buying option. He made his debut on 10 November 2014 against

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, where he played the whole match and scored a goal. AC Horsens utilized the buying option, and announced the transfer on 22 April 2015. On 5 November 2017 Sanneh officially signed with

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on a four-year deal, with the transfer happening during the winter transfer window. In August 2018, Sanneh signed a five-year deal with Belgian club

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for a transfer fee believed to be €8m. 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. In August 2019, he signed for Turkish club Göztepe on loan before terminating the contract by mutual consent. He returned to Belgium in January 2020 to join Oostende on loan until the end of the season. On 25 January 2021, Sanneh was sent on a six-month loan to AGF. His Anderlecht contract was cancelled on 31 August 2021. On 21 February 2022, Sanneh returned to Denmark and signed a deal with

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club

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until the end of the season. After a season, which ended with relegation, Sanneh left the club as his contract expired.

International career

He made his international debut for

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in 2012. He played in the

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, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made the quarter-final.

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sanneh goal.''

Personal life

Sanneh's younger brother

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is also a professional footballer.

Honours

Midtjylland *

: 2017–18 Individual *AC Horsens Player of the Year: 2014–15

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanneh, Bubacarr 1994 births Living people Gambian men's footballers The Gambia men's international footballers Real de Banjul FC players AC Horsens players FC Midtjylland players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Göztepe S.K. footballers K.V. Oostende players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Sønderjyske Fodbold players Danish 1st Division players Danish Superliga players Belgian Pro League players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Men's association football defenders Gambian expatriate men's footballers Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Gambian expatriates in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Zvijezda 09 players