Alasana Manneh

Alasana Manneh (born 8 April 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays for Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub as a midfielder.

Alasana Manneh
Personal information
Full name Alasana Manneh
Date of birth (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998
Place of birth Banjul, Gambia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 OB
Number 8
Youth career
2012–2016 Aspire Academy
2016–2017 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Barcelona B 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Sabadell (loan) 2 (1)
2018–2019 → Etar (loan) 36 (4)
2019–2022 Górnik Zabrze 85 (6)
2019 → Górnik Zabrze II 5 (1)
2022– OB 27 (2)
International career‡
2016– Gambia 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:20, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2022

Career

Barcelona

Born in Banjul, Manneh joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2016, from Aspire Academy.[1] In July 2017 he was promoted to the reserves.[2]

Sabadell (loan)

On 22 August 2017, Manneh was loaned to Segunda División B side CE Sabadell FC.[3] He made his senior debut on 28 October, starting and scoring the first in a 2–0 away win against UE Llagostera.

Etar (loan)

On 23 January 2018, Manneh moved to Bulgarian side Etar Veliko Tarnovo, also on a temporary deal.[4] Manneh made his debut for Etar on 17 February 2018, starting in a 3–3 home draw against Septemvri Sofia. His first professional goal came on 8 March, as he scored the equalizer in a 1–2 away loss against CSKA Sofia.[5]

Górnik Zabrze

In July 2019 Manneh signed a contract with Polish club Górnik Zabrze.[6]

Odense

On the transfer deadline day, 31 August 2022, Manneh was transferred to Danish Superliga club Odense, joining them on a three-year contract.[7]

International career

Manneh made his full international debut for the Gambia national team on 30 May 2016, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 friendly draw against Zambia.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 August 2022.
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2017–18 Segunda División 0000——00
Sabadell (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División B 2100——21
Etar (loan) 2017–18 First League 15200——152
2018–19 First League 21220——232
Total 36420——384
Górnik Zabrze 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 24110——251
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 27331——304
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 30220——322
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 4000——40
Total 85661——917
Górnik Zabrze II 2019–20 III liga 5100——51
Career total 1281281000013613

    National team
    As of 9 July 2022
    Gambia national team
    YearAppsGoals
    201610
    201700
    201810
    201910
    202010
    202120
    Total60

    References
    1. "Cantera Barça: Alasana Manneh" [Barça youth setup: Alasana Manneh] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
    2. "El Barça se asegura el futuro de Alasana y estará en el filial" [Barça secure the future of Alasana and he will be in the reserve team] (in Spanish). Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
    3. "Alasana y Trápaga, cedidos al CE Sabadell" [Alasana and Trápaga, loaned to CE Sabadell] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
    4. "Етър взе юноша на Барселона" [Etar take a teenager from Barcelona] (in Bulgarian). SFC Etar VT. 23 January 2018.
    5. "Manneh nets first goal in Bulgaria". Gambia Sports. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
    6. Zichlarz, Michał (2 July 2019). "Górnik kupuje Bochniewicza!" (in Polish). sportdziennik.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
    7. "Alasana Manneh til OB" (in Danish). Odense. 31 August 2022.
    8. "Gambia/Zambia: Scorpions Held At Home By Zambia". AllAfrica.com. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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