Ebrima Sohna (born 14 December 1988) is a Gambian

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. He plays as a

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Career

KuPS

In February 2014, Sohna resigned for

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on a one-year contract, extending his deal by another year in October 2014.

Al-Arabi SC

On January 13, 2016 he signed a 1-year and a half Deal with the

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i side.

Keşla

In January 2018, Sohna signed for

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on a contract until the end of the 2017–18 season. On 22 June 2018, Sohna a new contract with Keşla until the end of the 2018/19 season, leaving in December 2018.

International career

Sohna is a holding midfielder who with his fellow country men won the CAF U-17 Championship in Banjul 2005. He went on to be a key part of the Gambian team which beat Brazil in the

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in Peru. Sohna also helped the Gambia U-20 to qualify for the CAF U-20 Youth Championship CONGO 2007, where the Gambia came out third position thus qualifying for the FIFA U-20 Youth Championship in Canada. Back in Gambia where Sohna started his career in the youth system of

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one of the top club in Gambian football. Sohna scored his first international goal against

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on 23 December 2007.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Gambia's goal tally first.''

References

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* 1988 births Living people Gambian men's footballers 21st-century Gambian sportsmen The Gambia men's international footballers Wallidan FC players Sandefjord Fotball players Rovaniemen Palloseura players Kuopion Palloseura players Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players FC Vostok players Vaasan Palloseura players Shamakhi FK players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Veikkausliiga players Kazakhstan Premier League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Gambian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Men's association football midfielders Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Kuwait Premier League players Mosta F.C. players Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Maltese Premier League players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players {{Gambia-footy-bio-stub