Alagie Saine

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Alagie Saine
Personal information
Full name Alagie Saine
Date of birth (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth Gambia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Horsens
Number 28
Youth career
Falcons FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Falcons FC
2023 → Horsens (loan) 0 (0)
2023– Horsens 26 (0)
International career‡
2020– Gambia U20 13 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up Egypt 2023
Bronze medal icon.svg Mauritania 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2023

Alagie Saine (born 20 January 2003) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club AC Horsens. He was part of the Gambia squad that finished runner-up at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

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Club career

Born in Gambia, Saine was formed by his local team Falcons FC before joining AC Horsens in January 2023 in a loan deal with an option to buy included. [2] [3] [4] [5] Despite not making any official appearances for the Danish club in the 2022-23 season, Horsens decided to trigger his buyout clause and thus signed him permanently, with the player signing a deal until June 2027. [6]

International career

Saine was called up to Gambia national under-20 team for the first time in 2020 to participate in the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations where his team reached the semi-finals. [7] Saine was called up again to Gambia national under-20 squad for the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations and was chosen by coach Abdoulie Bojang to be the team captain. [8] Gambia managed to reach the final for the first time in history but failed to win the title after the 0–2 defeat in the final against Senegal. [9]

The results of the tournament qualified the Gambian team for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time since 2007. [10] Saine was named in the CAF Best XI Team of the Tournament. [11]

Honours

Gambia U20

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Alagie Saine at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Waa Banjul FC Ba Lamin Sowe Signs for Spanish Tenerife". The Voice. 20 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Superliga-klub lukker transfervinduet: Vi er glade". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Smil i Horsens: Absolut glade for aftale med Saine". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "CAN U20 - Alagie Saine, capitaine de la Gambie : "C'était bien de commencer par une victoire"" (in French). Africa Top Sports. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. ↑ AC HORSENS KØBER ALAGIE SAINE, achorsens.dk, 8 June 2023
  7. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Gambia (GAM)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 9.
  8. ↑ "Gambia Unveils 25-Man Squad for U-20 AFCON". Gambian Football Federation. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "CAN U20: le Sénégal triomphe en finale face à la Gambie" (in French). RFI. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Bojang: We want to put The Gambia on the map". FIFA.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "2023 U-20 AFCON: Agbalaka, Njoku Make CAF Best X1". Completesports.com. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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