Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 December 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bastia | ||
Number | 66 | ||
Youth career | |||
Académie Atouga Foot | |||
2018–2022 | MC Marrakech | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | Kayserispor | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Bastia | 66 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2025– | Guinea | 1 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:58, 9 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:58, 9 October 2025 (UTC) |
Jocelyn Janneh (born 6 December 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 2 club Bastia. Born in Sierra Leone, he plays for the Guinea national team.
Born in Sierra Leone, Janneh moved to Guinea at a young age where he trained at the Académie Atouga Foot. At the age of 16, he moved to Morocco with MC Marrakech where he finished his youth development. [1] On 14 January 2022, Janneh joined the Turkish club Kayserispor, signing a three-year contract. [2] He made his professional debut with Kayserispor as a late substitute in a 2–1 Süper Lig loss to Sivasspor on 21 May 2022. [3]
On 23 July 2022, he transferred to the French Ligue 2 club Bastia, signing a three-year contract. [4]
Born in Sierra Leone and raised in Guinea, Janneh holds dual Sierra Leonean and Guinean citizenship. [5] He was called up to the Guinea national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2025. [6]