Kalifa Manneh

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| name = Kalifa Manneh

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|9|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Serekunda, Gambia

| height = 1.72m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Nocerina

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 = 2013–2017 | youthclubs1 = Catania

| years1 = 2017–2021 | clubs1 = Catania | caps1 = 75 | goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2019–2020 | clubs2 = → Carrarese (loan) | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2021–2023 | clubs3 = Perugia | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022 | clubs4 = → Taranto (loan) | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = Alessandria | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2024 | clubs6 = Foggia | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Nocerina | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0

| totalcaps =

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| nationalyears1 = 2019– | nationalteam1 = Gambia | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates =

| pcupdate = 29 September 2024

| ntupdate = 13 October 2019

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Kalifa Manneh (born 2 September 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie D club Nocerina.

Club career

At the age of 15, Manneh escaped Gambia in a boat and landed in Sicily as a refugee. That year, he auditioned for Catania and joined their youth academy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lasicilia.it/gallery/sport/227217/la-storia-di-kalifa-manneh-dall-arrivo-in-sicilia-su-un-barcone-alla-nazionale-del-gambia.html|title=La storia di Kalifa Manneh, dall'arrivo in Sicilia su un barcone alla Nazionale del Gambia|website=www.lasicilia.it}} Manneh made his professional debut with Catania in a 0-0 Serie C tie with Juve Stabia on 14 May 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://ca.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/14/italy/serie-c1/ss-juve-stabia/calcio-catania/2450904/|title=Juve Stabia vs. Catania - 14 May 2017 - Soccerway|website=ca.soccerway.com}}

On 3 January 2020, Carrarese terminated the loan agreement with Catania.{{cite press release|publisher=Carrarese|url=http://www.carraresecalcio.it/notizie/9-prima-squadra/1083-manneh-al-catania|title=Manneh al Catania|date=3 January 2020|language=Italian}}

On 15 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Perugia.{{cite web|publisher=Perugia|url=https://www.acperugiacalcio.com/ufficiale-kalifa-manneh/|title=Ufficiale: Kalifa Manneh|date=15 July 2021|language=it}} On 31 January 2022, Manneh was loaned to Taranto.{{cite press release|publisher=Taranto|url=https://www.tarantofootballclub.it/2022/01/31/kalifa-manneh-e-un-nuovo-calciatore-rossoblu/|title=KALIFA MANNEH È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE ROSSOBLÙ|date=31 January 2022|access-date=31 January 2022|language=it}}

On 31 August 2023, Manneh signed with Alessandria for one season.{{cite web|publisher=Alessandria|url=https://www.alessandriacalcio.it/kalifa-manneh-nuovo-calciatore-grigio/|title=KALIFA MANNEH NUOVO CALCIATORE GRIGIO|trans-title=KALIFA MANNEH NEW GRAY FOOTBALLER|date=31 August 2023|access-date=2 September 2023|language=it}} On 30 January 2024, Manneh moved to Foggia.{{cite web|publisher=Alessandria|url=https://www.alessandriacalcio.it/mercato-alessandria-calcio/|title=MERCATO ALESSANDRIA CALCIO|trans-title=ALESSANDRIA FOOTBALL MARKET|date=30 January 2024|access-date=30 January 2024|language=it}}

International career

Manneh debuted for the Gambia national football team in a friendly 1–0 win over Guinea on 7 June 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.catania46.net/catania-kalifa-manneh-esordio-nazionale-gambia-42677.html|title=Kalifa Manneh ha fatto il suo debutto con la maglia del Gambia|date=June 8, 2019}}