Kalifa Manneh

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Kalifa Manneh
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-02) 2 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Serekunda, Gambia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2013–2017 Catania
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Catania 75 (6)
2019–2020 → Carrarese (loan) 14 (1)
2021–2023 Perugia 1 (0)
2022 → Taranto (loan) 12 (0)
2023–2024 Alessandria 3 (0)
2024 Foggia 5 (0)
International career‡
2019– Gambia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019

Kalifa Manneh (born 2 September 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger.

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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. [1] Manneh made his professional debut with Catania in a 0-0 Serie C tie with Juve Stabia on 14 May 2017. [2]

On 3 January 2020, Carrarese terminated the loan agreement with Catania. [3]

On 15 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Perugia. [4] On 31 January 2022, Manneh was loaned to Taranto. [5]

On 31 August 2023, Manneh signed with Alessandria for one season. [6] On 30 January 2024, Manneh moved to Foggia. [7]

International career

Manneh debuted for the Gambia national football team in a friendly 1–0 win over Guinea on 7 June 2019. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "La storia di Kalifa Manneh, dall'arrivo in Sicilia su un barcone alla Nazionale del Gambia". www.lasicilia.it.
  2. ↑ "Juve Stabia vs. Catania - 14 May 2017 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "Manneh al Catania" (Press release) (in Italian). Carrarese. 3 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ufficiale: Kalifa Manneh" (in Italian). Perugia. 15 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "KALIFA MANNEH È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE ROSSOBLÙ" (Press release) (in Italian). Taranto. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "KALIFA MANNEH NUOVO CALCIATORE GRIGIO" [KALIFA MANNEH NEW GRAY FOOTBALLER] (in Italian). Alessandria. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "MERCATO ALESSANDRIA CALCIO" [ALESSANDRIA FOOTBALL MARKET] (in Italian). Alessandria. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Kalifa Manneh ha fatto il suo debutto con la maglia del Gambia". 8 June 2019.
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