Sheriff Sinyan

Sheriff Sinyan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-07-19) 19 July 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	CFR Cluj
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2012	Oppsal
2013	Holmlia
2014–2015	Lillestrøm
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Holmlia	9	(3)
2015–2016	Lillestrøm II
2015–2020	Lillestrøm	29	(1)
2020–2023	Molde	46	(3)
2023–2024	Slavia Prague	4	(0)
2024	Odd	12	(1)
2025–	CFR Cluj	12	(1)
International career‡
2019–	Gambia	11	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025

Sheriff Sinyan (born 19 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a defensive midfielder for Liga I club CFR Cluj. Born in Norway, he represents The Gambia internationally.

Club career

Sinyan played youth football for Oppsal IF and Holmlia SK, and also featured briefly in Holmlia's senior team before joining the junior ranks of larger club Lillestrøm.

In April 2016, Sinyan signed a two-year contract with Lillestrøm SK's senior team. ^[1] Sinyan featured in the first two rounds of both the 2015 and 2016 Norwegian Football Cups, ^{[2] [3] [4]} and made his league debut with substitute appearances against Sarpsborg 08 and Strømsgodset in July 2016.

After 2016 Sinyan suffered a long-time injury period, not making his comeback until September 2018 for Lillestrøm's B team. ^[5]

On 30 June 2020, Molde FK announced the signing of Sinyan on a three-year contract from Lillestrøm. ^[6]

On 4 July 2023, Sinyan signed for Czech First League club Slavia Prague on a one-year contract with the option for a further year. ^[7]

International career

Sinyan made his Gambia national team debut on 12 June 2019 in a friendly against Morocco, as a half-time substitute for Ebou Adams. ^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 September 2025 ^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Holmlia	2013	3. divisjon	9	3	0	0	—		—		9	3
Lillestrøm	2015	Tippeligaen	0	0	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2016	Tippeligaen	10	1	2	0	—		—		12	1
	2017	Eliteserien	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2018	Eliteserien	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019	Eliteserien	19	0	3	0	—		2 [b]	0	24	0
	Total		29	1	7	0	0	0	2	0	38	1
Molde	2020	Eliteserien	19	0	—		6 [c]	0	—		25	0
	2021	Eliteserien	24	3	2	0	7 [d]	0	—		33	3
	2022	Eliteserien	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2023	Eliteserien	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		46	3	3	0	13	0	—		62	3
Slavia Prague	2023–24	Czech First League	4	0	1	0	0	0	—		5	0
Odd	2024	Eliteserien	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
CFR Cluj	2024–25	Liga I	3	0	3	0	—		—		6	0
	2025–26	Liga I	7	0	0	0	5 [e]	2	1 [f]	0	13	2
	Total		10	0	3	0	5	2	1	0	19	2
Career total			110	8	14	0	18	2	3	0	145	10

1. Includes Norwegian Cup, Czech Cup, Cupa României
2. Appearance in Eliteserien promotion/relegation play-offs
3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
6. Appearance in Supercupa României

International

As of match played 9 September 2025 ^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Gambia	2019	5	0
	2025	6	1
Total		11	1

As of match played 5 September 2025. Gambia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sinyan goal.

List of international goals scored by Sheriff Sinyan

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 September 2025	Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya	Kenya	1–0	3–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Lillestrøm

• Norwegian Cup: 2017
• Mesterfinalen runner-up: 2018

Molde

• Eliteserien: 2022

CFR Cluj

• Cupa României: 2024–25
• Supercupa României runner-up: 2025

References

1. Dobloug-Holm, Thomas (20 April 2016). "Sheriff Sinyan har signert kontrakt med LSK". Sporten.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 July 2016.
2. "Fotball-NM: Rælingen - Lillestrøm 3-9" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 22 April 2015.
3. "Fakta NM fotball menn tirsdag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 12 April 2016.
4. "Fakta NM fotball menn onsdag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 27 April 2016.
5. Claussen, Simon Kolstad (13 September 2018). "- Jeg har virkelig savnet dette". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 26.
6. "SHERIFF SINYAN ER KLAR FOR MOLDE FK". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
7. "Do Slavie přichází stoper Sheriff Sinyan" [Stopper Sheriff Sinyan is coming to Slavia]. SK Slavia Prague (in Czech). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
8. "Morocco v Gambia game report". ESPN. 12 June 2019.
9. "Sheriff Sinyan". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
10. "Profile of Sheikh Sibi" . Retrieved 18 January 2025.

External links

• Sheriff Sinyan at National-Football-Teams.com
• Sheriff Sinyan at Soccerway