Oscar Bobb

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Oscar Bobb
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Bobb training with Manchester City in 2024
Personal information
Full name Oscar Bobb [1]
Date of birth (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 52
Youth career
–2015 Lyn
2017–2019 Vålerenga
2019–2023 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Manchester City 14 (1)
International career‡
2019 Norway U16 12 (0)
2020 Norway U17 1 (0)
2021 Norway U18 9 (3)
2022 Norway U19 4 (1)
2022– Norway U21 8 (2)
2023– Norway 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Oscar Bobb (born 12 July 2003) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Premier League club Manchester City and the Norway national team.

Contents

Club career

Early career and move to Portugal

Born in Oslo, [3] Bobb played for Lyn at youth level. In 2013, he began being linked with Portuguese club Porto, after performing well at a youth tournament in Algarve. [4] Porto reached out to Bobb's mother, Turid Gunnes  [ no ], to convince the young footballer to sign with them, even going as far as to pay for the two of them to visit the club in Porto. [4] In October 2015, Gunnes moved to Portugal on her own, before signing documentation in November of the same year for Bobb to be enrolled in the Portuguese Football Federation. [4]

Despite the documentation being rejected by FIFA in January 2016, Bobb and his mother remained in Porto, and in January 2017 he attempted to sign with Escola de Futebol Hernâni Gonçalves. [4] However, FIFA were neither convinced that Bobb's mother had moved to Portugal of her own volition, to pursue an acting career, nor that the Escola de Futebol Hernâni Gonçalves were independent from Porto, and consequently refused Bobb an international transfer certificate. [4] [5]

The case reached the Court of Arbitration for Sport, who sided with FIFA, and Bobb was told to return to Norway. [4] He would go on to sign for fellow Oslo-based club Vålerenga. [4]

Manchester City

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Bobb playing for Manchester City in 2023

Bobb joined Premier League club Manchester City in July 2019. [6] In October of the same year, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as the best young talent at Manchester City of his age group. [7]

After a relatively slow start, compared to other youth players brought in at the same time, Bobb cemented his place in Manchester City's under-23 side, notching a number of assists in his first full season. [8] As a reward for his fine form for the reserve side, Bobb was named on the Manchester City bench for the first time, in an FA Cup third round tie against Swindon Town on 7 January 2022, though he did not feature. [9] [10]

On 2 September 2023, Bobb was given his Premier League debut against Fulham coming on as an 88th minute substitute for Phil Foden, where he was involved in the buildup leading to the 5th goal scored by fellow Norwegian Erling Haaland. [11] On 19 September, he made his Champions League debut against Red Star Belgrade, replacing Phil Foden in the 83rd minute in a 3–1 win. [12] On 13 December also against Red Star Belgrade, Bobb scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–2 victory. [13] On 13 January 2024, he scored his first Premier League goal in the 91st minute, securing a 3–2 comeback away win over Newcastle United. [14] A month later, on 26 February, he signed a new long-term contract at the club until 2029. [15]

International career

Born in Norway, Bobb is of partial Gambian and Norwegian descent. [16] Until 2023 he was a youth international for Norway, having played up to the Norway U21s. [17] Bobb received his first call-up for the Norway men's team for the October 2023 international fixtures. [18] He made his senior debut as a 63rd minute substitute in the team's 4–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying win over Cyprus on 12 October. [19] On 16 November 2023, Bobb scored his first goal for Norway in a friendly match against the Faroe Islands. [20]

Personal life

Bobb speaks fluent Portuguese. [21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 August 2024 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2023–24 Premier League 14150104 [a] 12 [b] 0262
2024–25 Premier League000000001 [c] 010
Career total14150104130272
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

As of match played 8 June 2024 [23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 202341
202441
Total82
Norway score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bobb goal [23]
List of international goals scored by Oscar Bobb
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
116 November 2023 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway3Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 2–02–0 Friendly
222 March 2024 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–01–2 Friendly

Honours

Manchester City

Individual

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  2. 1 2 "Oscar Bobb: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Oscar Bobb at WorldFootball.net
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pereira, Micael; Prado, Miguel; Christiansen, Anders. "Como o FC Porto perdeu o talentoso Oscar Bobb" [How FC Porto lost the talented Oscar Bobb]. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Brennan, Terence D. (3 June 2020). "Not Exceptional Enough: Oscar Bobb's Uselessly Close Article 19 Case". terryblaw.medium.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Oscar Bobb". Manchester City. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Christenson, Marcus; Powell, Jim; Blight, Garry (9 October 2019). "Next Generation 2019: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Bajkowski, Simon (22 December 2021). "Oscar Bobb is reaping the rewards of Man City step up in summer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  9. ↑ Wood, Liam (7 January 2022). "Who is Oscar Bobb? Profile on Man City youngster included on bench vs Swindon". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Lyn og VIF-talentet Oscar Bobb på benken til Manchester City" [Lyn and VIF talent Oscar Bobb on the bench for Manchester City]. dagsavisen.no (in Norwegian). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Manchester City 5–1 Fulham". Sky Sports. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Bobb on Champions League debut: 'I'm very grateful'". Manchester City. 20 September 2023.
  13. ↑ Paul Brown (13 December 2023). "Academy aces Hamilton and Bobb score in City win at Red Star". Manchester City.
  14. ↑ "Newcastle United 2–3 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 13 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Bobb signs extension to City deal!". Manchester City F.C. 26 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "Nå er «Moi» den eneste: – Håper virkelig det blir annerledes". TV 2. 26 March 2023.
  17. ↑ Bray, Joe (27 June 2023). "Man City forward Oscar Bobb could get two senior debuts next season". Manchester Evening News.
  18. ↑ "Bobb called up to Norway's Senior Squad for Euro 2024 qualifiers". Manchester City. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  19. ↑ "Haaland hits brace on busy night of International Matches". Manchester City. 12 October 2023.
  20. ↑ "Norway 2–0 Faroe Islands". Soccerway. 16 November 2023.
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  22. ↑ Oscar Bobb at Soccerway
  23. 1 2 Oscar Bobb at National-Football-Teams.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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  26. ↑ "Manchester City 4–0 Fluminense". BBC Sport. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  27. ↑ "Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  28. ↑ "Bobb's brilliant strike wins January 2024 Budweiser Goal of the Month award". Premier League. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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