| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mamin Sanyang [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 2003 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Brikama, The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | GKS Tychy | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | 1. FC Heidenheim | ||
| 2018–2020 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| 2020–2022 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Bayern Munich II | 20 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Hannover 96 II | 10 | (1) |
| 2024– | GKS Tychy | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Gambia U20 | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:24, 28 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Mamin Sanyang (born 6 February 2003) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger and wing-back for I liga club GKS Tychy.
Sanyang was born in Brikama, The Gambia. His family moved to Germany as refugees in 2013 and settled in Baden-Württemberg. Then he joined the youth academy of local 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim. After three seasons there, he moved to the academy of Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim. [3]
In June 2020, Sanyang signed for Bayern Munich at the age of seventeen, joining the under-19 squad. [4] He signed a three-year contract with Bayern Munich. [5] On 16 July 2022, he made his debut for Bayern Munich II in a Regionalliga Bayern match against VfB Eichstätt. [6] [7]
On 23 June 2023, Sanyang signed with 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 as a free agent, set to initially join the reserve team. [8]
On 5 July 2024, Sanyang joined Polish I liga club GKS Tychy on a two-year deal, with an option for a further year. [9]
Sanyang is said to operate on the right flank, able to operate both offensively and defensively. [10] He has been described as a winger, [11] but also a wing-back. [12] It has been said that he could possess "the guile and creativity to play behind a central striker". [13]
Sanyang is eligible to play for either Gambia or Germany. On 6 September 2021, he represented Germany U19s against England U19s in a 1-1 draw. [14] However, he later declared for Gambia. [15] In February 2023, Sanyang was called up to the Gambia national under-20 football team for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations tournament, held in Egypt in February and March 2023. [16] He made his debut for Gambia U20s during the AFCON tournament against Zambia U20s. [17]