Bubacarr Sanneh

{{Infobox football biography

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|image = Bubacarr Sanneh.png

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|11|14|df=y}}

|birth_place = Serekunda, The Gambia

|height = 1.83 m

|position = Centre-back

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|years1 = 2012–2015

|clubs1 = Real de Banjul

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|years2 = 2014–2015

|clubs2 = → Horsens (loan)

|caps2 = 17

|goals2 = 3

|years3 = 2015–2017

|clubs3 = Horsens

|caps3 = 90

|goals3 = 14

|years4 = 2017–2018

|clubs4 = Midtjylland

|caps4 = 16

|goals4 = 3

|years5 = 2018–2021

|clubs5 = Anderlecht

|caps5 = 12

|goals5 = 1

|years6 = 2019–2020

|clubs6 = → Göztepe (loan)

|caps6 = 2

|goals6 = 0

|years7 = 2020

|clubs7 = → Oostende (loan)

|caps7 = 3

|goals7 = 0

|years8 = 2021

|clubs8 = → AGF (loan)

|caps8 = 8

|goals8 = 0

|years9 = 2022

|clubs9 = SønderjyskE

|caps9 = 8

|goals9 = 0

|years10 = 2023

|clubs10 = Zvijezda 09

|caps10 = 2

|goals10 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2012–

|nationalteam1 = Gambia

|nationalcaps1 = 40

|nationalgoals1 = 1

|club-update = 5 October 2023

|ntupdate = 9 June 2024

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Bubacarr Sanneh (born 14 November 1994) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Gambia national team.{{WorldFootball.net|bubacarr-sanneh}}

Club career

Born in Serekunda, Sanneh began his career with Real de Banjul.{{NFT player|pid=50282|accessdate=8 May 2018}}

On 1 September 2014 AC Horsens confirmed, that they had signed Sanneh on a season long loan-deal with a buying option.{{cite web|url=http://www.achorsens.dk/ac-horsens-henter-gambisk-forsvarsspiller|title=AC Horsens henter gambisk forsvarsspiller|date=1 September 2014|access-date=18 May 2017|language=da|publisher=AC Horsens|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813005606/http://www.achorsens.dk/ac-horsens-henter-gambisk-forsvarsspiller|url-status=dead}} He made his debut on 10 November 2014 against Viborg FF, where he played the whole match and scored a goal.{{Soccerway|bubacarr-sanneh/312600|accessdate=18 May 2017}} AC Horsens utilized the buying option, and announced the transfer on 22 April 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.achorsens.dk/ac-horsens-skriver-kontrakt-med-bubacarr-sanneh|title=AC Horsens skriver kontrakt med Bubacarr Sanneh|date=22 April 2015|access-date=18 May 2017|language=da|publisher=AC Horsens|archive-date=19 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819115041/http://www.achorsens.dk/ac-horsens-skriver-kontrakt-med-bubacarr-sanneh|url-status=dead}}

On 5 November 2017 Sanneh officially signed with Midtjylland on a four-year deal, with the transfer happening during the winter transfer window.{{cite web|url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/officielt-fcm-koeber-sanneh-i-ac-horsens/|title=Officielt: FCM køber Sanneh i AC Horsens|date=5 November 2017|access-date=13 January 2018|language=da|publisher=bold.dk}}

In August 2018, Sanneh signed a five-year deal with Belgian club Anderlecht for a transfer fee believed to be €8m.{{cite news|url=http://gambiasports.com/all-sport/football/670-buba-completes-anderlecht-move|title=Buba completes Anderlecht move!|website=www.gambiasports.com|date=31 August 2018|access-date=31 August 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620032350/http://gambiasports.com/all-sport/football/670-buba-completes-anderlecht-move|archive-date=20 June 2019|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://gambiasports.com/all-sport/football/691-sanneh-hands-anderlecht-win-in-derby-over-liege|title=Sanneh hands Anderlecht win in derby over Liège|website=www.gambiasports.com|date=24 September 2018|access-date=24 September 2018|language=en}} In August 2019, he signed for Turkish club Göztepe{{Cite web |url=http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/bubacarr-sanneh-completes-move-from-anderlecht-to-goztepe |title=Bubacarr Sanneh Completes move from Anderlecht to Goztepe - the Point Newspaper, Banjul, the Gambia |access-date=7 August 2019 |archive-date=7 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807175900/http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/bubacarr-sanneh-completes-move-from-anderlecht-to-goztepe |url-status=dead }} on loan before terminating the contract by mutual consent.{{Cite web|url=https://sportmagazine.levif.be/sport/foot-international/fin-de-pret-pour-bubacarr-sanneh-toujours-sous-contrat-a-anderlecht-jusqu-en-2023/article-normal-1244995.html|title=Fin de prêt pour Bubacarr Sanneh, toujours sous contrat à Anderlecht jusqu'en 2023|date=28 January 2020|website=Site-Sportmagazine-FR}} He returned to Belgium in January 2020 to join Oostende on loan until the end of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kvo.be/nieuws/bubacarr-sanneh-op-huurbasis-naar-kvo|title=Bubacarr Sanneh op huurbasis naar KVO|website=www.kvo.be}} On 25 January 2021, Sanneh was sent on a six-month loan to AGF.{{cite web |title=AGF henter Bubacarr Sanneh |url=https://www.agf.dk/klubben/nyhedsarkiv/2021/januar/bubacarr-sanneh/ |website=agf.dk |publisher=AGF |access-date=25 January 2021 |language=da |date=25 January 2021 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126022056/https://www.agf.dk/klubben/nyhedsarkiv/2021/januar/bubacarr-sanneh/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=OFFICIEEL: RSC Anderlecht vindt oplossing bij GF Aarhus voor Sanneh |url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.be/nieuws/964156/officieel-rsc-anderlecht-vindt-oplossing-bij-gf-aarhus-voor-sanneh.html |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=Voetbalprimeur |date=25 January 2021 |language=nl}} His Anderlecht contract was cancelled on 31 August 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2021-08-31/anderlecht-verbreekt-de-contracten-van-sanneh-en-adzic|title=Man van acht miljoen gratis op te pikken bij Anderlecht!|date=31 August 2021|website=Voetbalkrant.com}}

On 21 February 2022, Sanneh returned to Denmark and signed a deal with Danish Superliga club SønderjyskE until the end of the season.{{cite web |title=SønderjyskE skriver med Bubacarr Sanneh - SønderjyskE |url=https://soenderjyske.dk/fodbold/soenderjyske-skriver-med-bubacarr-sanneh/ |website=SønderjyskE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221165743/https://soenderjyske.dk/fodbold/soenderjyske-skriver-med-bubacarr-sanneh/ |archive-date=21 February 2022 |language=da-DK |date=21 February 2022 |url-status=live}} After a season, which ended with relegation, Sanneh left the club as his contract expired.[https://jv.dk/artikel/farvel-superliga-s%C3%B8nderjyske-tog-afsked-med-den-bedste-r%C3%A6kke-og-et-helt-hold Farvel, superliga: SønderjyskE tog afsked med den bedste række og et helt hold], jv.de, 21 May 2022

International career

He made his international debut for Gambia in 2012. He played in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made the quarter-final.https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa -cup-of-nations/matches/2021/2243295/lineups{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/59746378|title=The Gambia name squad for first Nations Cup finals|work=BBC Sport }}

=International goals=

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

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Bubacarr Sanneh
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1	9 October 2019	El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti	{{fb\|DJI}}	align="center"\|1–1	align="center"\|1–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Bubacarr Sanneh

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

9 October 2019

El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti

align="center"|1–1

2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Personal life

Sanneh's younger brother Muhammed is also a professional footballer.[https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/fc-midtjylland-tester-bubacarr-sannehs-lillebror FC Midtjylland tester Bubacarr Sannehs lillebror], tipsbladet.dk, 21 November 2017

Honours

Midtjylland

Danish Superliga: 2017–18{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}

Individual

AC Horsens Player of the Year: 2014–15{{Cite web|url=https://achorsens.dk/bubacarr-sanneh-kaaret-til-aarets-fighter|title=Bubacarr Sanneh kåret til Årets Fighter | AC Horsens|website=achorsens.dk}}