Bubacarr Trawally
{{short description|Gambian footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bubacarr Trawally
| image = File:Hammarby-Göteborg 2022-07-11 Bubacarr Trawally 2.jpg
| caption = Trawally with Hammarby in 2022
| fullname = Steve Bubacarr Trawally
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|11|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Serekunda, Gambia{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/bubacarr-trawally_prs436192/person.shtml|title=Bubacarr Trawally|language=English|publisher=Eurosport|date=31 March 2022}}
| height = {{height|m=1.88}}{{cite book|author=|date=3 August 2023|title=Supportrarnas Matchprogram NR 424|url=https://supportrarnasmatchprogram.se/|location=Stockholm|publisher=Supportrarnas Matchprogram|page=17|isbn=}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Al Urooba
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2010–2014
| clubs1 = Real de Banjul
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = Hangzhou Greentown
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3 = → Yanbian Changbaishan (loan)
| caps3 = 26
| goals3 = 17
| years4 = 2016–2017
| clubs4 = Yanbian Funde
| caps4 = 54
| goals4 = 26
| years5 = 2018–2019
| clubs5 = Vejle Boldklub
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2018
| clubs6 = → Guizhou Hengfeng (loan)
| caps6 = 29
| goals6 = 11
| years7 = 2019–2021
| clubs7 = Al-Shabab
| caps7 = 11
| goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2019–2021
| clubs8 = → Ajman (loan)
| caps8 = 40
| goals8 = 14
| years9 = 2021–2022
| clubs9 = Ajman
| caps9 = 17
| goals9 = 6
| years10 = 2022–2023
| clubs10 = Hammarby IF
| caps10 = 12
| goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2024
| clubs11 = Sanat Naft
| caps11 = 11
| goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2024–
| clubs12 = Al Urooba
| caps12 = 0
| goals12 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = Gambia U20
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2015–2022
| nationalteam2 = Gambia
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = 1 June 2024
| ntupdate = 31 March 2024
}}
Steve Bubacarr Trawally (born 10 November 1994) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for UAE Pro League club Al Urooba, and the Gambia national team.
Club career
On 12 January 2015, Trawally transferred to Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown.{{cite web |url=http://www.realdebanjul.gm/index.php/news/194-bubacarr-trawally-completes-transfer-to-hangzhou-greentown |title=Bubacarr Trawally completes transfer to Hangzhou Greentown |publisher=Real de Banjul F.C. |date=12 January 2015 |access-date=10 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715195828/http://www.realdebanjul.gm/index.php/news/194-bubacarr-trawally-completes-transfer-to-hangzhou-greentown |archive-date=15 July 2018 |url-status=dead }} He was then loaned to China League One side Yanbian Changbaishan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/b/2015-03-02/04117528857.shtml |title=延足摆脱干预首次自主组队 富力中卫回归胜似外援 |publisher=sina |date=2 March 2015 |access-date=10 December 2015 }} On 14 March 2015, Trawally made his debut for Yanbian in the first round of the season against Jiangxi Liansheng. He scored his first goal in China in the 52nd minute, which ensured Yanbian's 1–0 victory.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/b/2015-03-14/17047542391.shtml |title=中甲-斯蒂夫一剑封喉 延边长白山1-0江西联盛 |publisher=sina |date=14 March 2015 |access-date=10 December 2015 }} On 23 May 2015, he was sent off by waving the finger towards opponent in a league match against Tianjin Songjiang,{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2015-05/24/c_127834770.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212111727/http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2015-05/24/c_127834770.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 12, 2015 |title=百密一疏空留憾 松江放生"长白虎" |publisher=xinhuanet |date=24 May 2015 |access-date=10 December 2015 }} which resulted in a ban of 4 matches and him being fined ¥20,000.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/b/2015-05-29/13337621780.shtml |title=延边外援斯蒂夫因侮辱性手势被禁赛4场罚2万 |publisher=sina |date=29 May 2015 |access-date=10 December 2015 }} Trawally scored his first hat-trick in China on 18 July 2015, in a 4–2 win against Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2015-07-18/doc-ifxfaswi4101124.shtml |title=中甲-斯蒂夫戴帽河太均破门 延边4-2胜18轮不败 |publisher=sina |date=18 July 2015 |access-date=10 December 2015 }} He scored another hat-trick on 8 August 2015, in a 6–1 victory against Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2015-08-08/doc-ifxftkpx3671565.shtml |title=中甲-斯蒂夫戴帽河太均两球 延边6-1大胜新疆 |publisher=sina |date=8 August 2015 |access-date=10 December 2015 }} Trawally scored 17 goals in 26 appearances in the 2015 season, as Yanbian Changbaishan won the title of the league and promoted to the first tier.
Trawally made a permanent transfer to Yanbian Fude on 13 February 2016.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20160214/n437305645.shtml |title=延边官宣敲定第五外援 单赛季18球射手正式转会 |publisher=sohu |date=14 February 2016 |access-date=16 February 2016 }} On 11 March 2016, he made his Super League debut in the second match of 2016 season against Jiangsu Suning, coming on as a substitute for Nikola Petković in the 88th minute.[http://sports.sohu.com/20160311/n440159601.shtml 张晓彬建功李昂世界波 苏宁2-1富德2连胜] at sports.sohu.com 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-22 Trawally scored eight goals in 26 appearances in the 2016 season which secured Yanbian's stay in the top flight for the next season. He extended his contract for another two years in February 2017. Trawally continued his promising performances in the 2017 season, scoring 18 goals for the club, including two hat-tricks against Beijing Sinobo Guoan and Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2017-09-10/doc-ifykusey7340022.shtml|title=中超-斯蒂夫戴帽索9双响 对攻战国安4-4平延边|publisher=sina |date=10 September 2017|access-date=1 March 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2017-10-13/doc-ifymvuys9317031.shtml|title=中超-刘健两球补时绝杀斯蒂夫戴帽 恒大4-3延边|publisher=sina |date=13 October 2017|access-date=1 March 2018}}
Trawally left for another top-tier club Guizhou Hengfeng on free via Danish club Vejle Boldklub following Yanbian's relegation in the 2017 season.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2018-01-19/doc-ifyqtwzu5541003.shtml|title=斯蒂夫"出口转内销"或重回中国 延边再吃哑巴亏|publisher=sina |date=19 January 2018|access-date=1 March 2018}} On 9 February 2018, Yanbian made an official statement that Trawally was under contract with the club and disapproved his transfer.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2018-02-09/doc-ifyrmfmc0778826.shtml|title=延边声明:斯蒂夫受人蛊惑 外援版出口转内销上演|publisher=sina |date=9 February 2018|access-date=1 March 2018}} The disagreement eventually solved on 28 February 2018, the final day of 2018 Chinese football transfer winter window, after Guizhou Hengfeng paid his transfer fee.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2018-03-01/doc-ifwnpcns5137759.shtml|title=延边已收到斯蒂夫转会费 贵州曾在峰会几次交流|publisher=sina |date=1 March 2018|access-date=1 March 2018}} Trawally made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 4 March 2018 in a 3–1 loss against Jiangsu Suning.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2018-03-04/doc-ifxipenm7503172.shtml|title=中超-特谢拉双响斯蒂夫破门 苏宁客场3-1胜贵州|publisher=sina |date=4 March 2018|access-date=5 March 2018}}
In February 2019, he moved to Saudi club Al-Shabab.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47108850|title=Bubacarr Trawally: Gambian forward moves to Saudi's Al Shabab|date=3 February 2019|website=BBC Sport|access-date=28 August 2019|first=Tarek|last=Talaat}} He was loaned to Emirati side Ajman Club in September the same year.
On 31 March 2022, Trawally transferred to Hammarby IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan, signing a two-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamlahammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/bubacarr-trawally-till-hammarby-ansluter-nasta-vecka/|title=Bubacarr Trawally till Hammarby – ansluter nästa vecka|language=Swedish|publisher=Hammarby IF|date=31 March 2022}} Due to an injury, he missed the first eight fixtures of the league campaign, making his competitive debut for the side on 22 May in a 3–0 home win against IFK Norrköping.{{cite web|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/trawally-njuter-efter-bajen-debuten-jag-vet-alla-har-vantat-pa-det-har/|title=Trawally njuter efter Bajen-debuten: "Jag vet alla har väntat på det här"|language=Swedish|publisher=Fotbollskanalen|date=23 May 2022|access-date=6 December 2023}} A few days later, Trawally featured in the final of the 2021–22 Svenska Cupen, in which Hammarby lost by 4–5 on penalties to Malmö FF after the game ended in a 0–0 draw.{{cite web|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/cuper/2022/05/svcherr-hammarby-mff/|title=Straffar gav MFF första cupguldet på 33 år|date=26 May 2022|accessdate=26 May 2022|publisher=Swedish Football Association|language=Swedish}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gamlahammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/bajen-golvat-fran-elva-meter-i-titelmatchen/|title=Bajen golvat från elva meter i titelmatchen|date=26 May 2022|accessdate=26 May 2022|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|language=Swedish}} In total, Trawally scored twice in nine Allsvenskan appearances throughout the 2022 season, before suffering a knee injury in late September that ruled him out for the rest of the year.{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/hammarbys-trawally-knaskadad-missar-guldrace/|title=Hammarbys Trawally knäskadad – missar guldrace|date=28 September 2022|accessdate=6 December 2023|newspaper=Dagens Nyheter|language=Swedish}} He spent the majority of the 2023 season nursing his injury, before making a comeback in early October, ending the campaign on just three Allsvenskan appearances.{{cite web|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/trawally-om-framtiden-i-bajen-och-fansens-comebackreaktion-otroligt-rorande/|title=Trawally om framtiden i Bajen och fansens comebackreaktion: "Otroligt rörande"|date=9 October 2022|accessdate=6 December 2023|publisher=Fotbollskanalen|language=Swedish}}{{cite web|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/bubacarr-trawally/8ce61ad2-22b7-4d99-91bd-d68732b24f29/|title=Bubacarr Trawally|date=|accessdate=19 November 2023|publisher=Swedish Football Association|language=Swedish}} On 12 November 2023, it was announced that Trawally would leave the club at the end of the year following the expiration of his contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamlahammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/jon-joel-och-steve-lamnar-hammarby-har-pa-olika-satt-bidragit-mycket/|title=Jón, Joel och "Steve" lämnar Hammarby – "Har på olika sätt bidragit mycket"|date=12 November 2023|accessdate=19 November 2023|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|language=Swedish}}
International career
On 6 September 2015, Trawally made his debut for Gambia in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Cameroon coming on as a substitute for Pa Amat Dibba in the 64th minute.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qcan2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=lS9peL2Wv%2fARAjqFibIEMVsGP7f7UioRESYj9W00TwAlFgDPDA6LZTx5t%2biADxlv |title=Gambia 0 - 1 Cameroon|publisher=Confederation of African Football |date=6 September 2015 |access-date=10 December 2015 }}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 1 June 2024}}{{cite web|title=B.Trawally|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/bubacarr-trawally/424737/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=6 September 2016}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| valign="center"|Yanbian Changbaishan (loan)
|2015 |26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 17 | |||
| valign="center" rowspan="3"|Yanbian Funde
|2016 |26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 8 | |||
| 2017
|Chinese Super League |28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 18 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 26 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 54 | 26 | |||
| valign="center"|Guizhou Hengfeng (loan)
|2018 |Chinese Super League |29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 11 | |||
| valign="center" rowspan="3"|Al Shabab
|valign="center" rowspan="2"|Saudi Pro League |11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 3 | |||
| valign="center" rowspan="3"|Ajman (loan)
|valign="center" rowspan="2"|UAE Pro League |15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 17 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21
|24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 27 | 7 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 44 | 14 | ||
| valign="center"|Ajman
|valign="center"|UAE Pro League |17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 7 | ||
| valign="center" rowspan="3"|Hammarby
|2022 |valign="center" rowspan="2"|Allsvenskan |9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2023
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 2 | ||
| valign="center"|Sanat Naft
|valign="center"|Persian Gulf Pro League |11 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!199 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 81 |
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| National team
!Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| rowspan="7" |Gambia
|2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| colspan="2" |Total||16||1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 10 April 2022{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/60422.html |title=Bubacarr Trawally |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=6 September 2016}}
Honours
;Real de Banjul
- Gambian Championnat National D1: 2012, 2014
- Gambian Super Cup: 2012
;Yanbian Changbaishan
- China League One: 2015{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/b/2015-03-14/18237542478.shtml|title=2015赛季中甲积分榜|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2015-11-01|access-date=2019-08-06}}
Individual
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT|60422}}
- {{Soccerway|bubacarr-trawally/424737}}
{{Al Urooba Club squad}}
{{Gambia squad 2021 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trawally, Bubacarr}}
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