Mbassey Darboe

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Mbassey Darboe
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Gambia
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team
 Determine Girls F.C.
Number 8
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Interior FC
2021–2022 Gambia Police Force
2022– Determine Girls F.C.
International career
2017– The Gambia (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mbassey Darboe (born 20 May 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liberian Women's First Division club Determine Girls F.C. and The Gambia national football team. [1]

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Club career

In 2013, while playing for New Town's women's team, Darboe was named the inaugural Brikama Female League Best Player. [2] By 2016, the midfielder; already nicknamed Messi in The Gambia, helped Interior win the 2016–17 Women's Domestic League season opener, securing the Super Cup title. [3] In January 2018, she was named the best player of the month in the Country Women's First Division. [4]

In October 2022, Liberia's most successful club Determine Girls announced the signing of Darboe on a season-long loan from her parent club, The Gambia Police Force. [5] [6] Following her arrival, she took part in the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League. Since joining the club, she has been a key player, regularly contributing goals and demonstrating strong tactical awareness. She helped the team win the league title in two consecutive seasons. [7] [8] In November 2024, She was nominated by the Liberia Football Association for the Most Valuable Player and Best Foreign Player awards. [9]

International career

Darboe received her first call-up to the senior national team in 2016 for a match against Casa Sports Women's team at the Soma Mini-Stadium, where Gambia secured a 5–1 victory, with Darboe scoring one of the goals. In May 2017, she was included in Gambia's squad for what was scheduled to be their first-ever official international match against Cape Verde. [10] On 21 December 2019, she scored her first international goal in a 2–4 friendly defeat to Senegal. [11]

International goals

Scores and results list The Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Darboe goal.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 December 2019 Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, SenegalFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2–42–4 Friendly match
224 February 2025 Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, SenegalFlag of Niger.svg  Niger 1–02–1 2026 WAFCON qualifying
326 May 2025 Ksar Stadium, Nouakchott, MauritaniaFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–33–4 2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup

References

  1. ↑ Ebrima Sonko (2 February 2025). "Mbassy Darboe omitted from the Queen's Scorpions squad". gambiana.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Lamin Darboe (25 January 2013). "Gambia: Mbassey Darboe Named 'Best Female Player' in Brikama" . allafrica.com. Banjul: The Point. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Lamin Gibba (15 November 2016). "Mbassey Darboe's assault steers Interior to Women's league opener title". thepoint.gm. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Sulayman Bah (10 January 2018). "Darboe is Women's League Best for December". foroyaa.net. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Liberian champions Determine Girls sign Mbassy Darboe". voicegambia.com. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Mbassy Darboe moves to Liberia". standard.gm. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Mbassey Darboe Extends Goal-Scoring Streak in Liberia's Premier League". voicegambia.com. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Gambian International Players Win Liberian League". foroyaa.net. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  9. ↑ Dennis Mabuka (28 November 2024). "Darboe and Joof nominated by Liberia FA for top Awards". africatopsports.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Queen Scorpions Prepare Return To The International Stage". gambiaff.org. Gambia Football Federation. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Gambia Women's National Team Fall 4–2 to Senegal in Second Friendly of Double Header". Thiès: Gambia Football Federation. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2025– via Facebook. another solo goal through Interior midfielder Mbassy Darboe
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