Kalifa Manneh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Serekunda, Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nocerina | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Catania | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
| 2024– | Nocerina | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Gambia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 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 for Italian Serie D club Nocerina.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]Manneh debuted for the Gambia national football team in a friendly 1–0 win over Guinea on 7 June 2019.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "La storia di Kalifa Manneh, dall'arrivo in Sicilia su un barcone alla Nazionale del Gambia". www.lasicilia.it.
- ^ "Juve Stabia vs. Catania - 14 May 2017 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Manneh al Catania" (Press release) (in Italian). Carrarese. 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Kalifa Manneh" (in Italian). Perugia. 15 July 2021.
- ^ "KALIFA MANNEH È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE ROSSOBLÙ" (Press release) (in Italian). Taranto. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "KALIFA MANNEH NUOVO CALCIATORE GRIGIO" [KALIFA MANNEH NEW GRAY FOOTBALLER] (in Italian). Alessandria. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "MERCATO ALESSANDRIA CALCIO" [ALESSANDRIA FOOTBALL MARKET] (in Italian). Alessandria. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Kalifa Manneh ha fatto il suo debutto con la maglia del Gambia". 8 June 2019.
External links
[edit]- Kalifa Manneh at Soccerway
- Kalifa Manneh at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kalifa Manneh at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Serekunda
- Gambian men's footballers
- The Gambia men's international footballers
- Catania FC players
- Carrarese Calcio 1908 players
- AC Perugia Calcio players
- Taranto FC 1927 players
- US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
- Calcio Foggia 1920 players
- ASD Nocerina 1910 players
- Serie C players
- Serie B players
- Men's association football wingers
- Gambian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy