Kalifa Manneh

Kalifa Manneh (born 2 September 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Italian Serie B club Perugia.

Kalifa Manneh
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-02) 2 September 1998
Place of birth Serekunda, Gambia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Perugia
Youth career
2013–2017 Catania
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Catania 75 (6)
2019–2020 → Carrarese (loan) 14 (1)
2021– Perugia 1 (0)
2022 → Taranto (loan) 12 (0)
International career‡
2019– Gambia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019

Club career

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]

International career

Manneh debuted for the Gambia national football team in a friendly 1-0 win over Guinea on 7 June 2019.[6]

References
  1. "La storia di Kalifa Manneh, dall'arrivo in Sicilia su un barcone alla Nazionale del Gambia". www.lasicilia.it.
  2. "Juve Stabia vs. Catania - 14 May 2017 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  3. "Manneh al Catania" (Press release) (in Italian). Carrarese. 3 January 2020.
  4. "Ufficiale: Kalifa Manneh" (in Italian). Perugia. 15 July 2021.
  5. "KALIFA MANNEH È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE ROSSOBLÙ" (Press release) (in Italian). Taranto. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. "Kalifa Manneh ha fatto il suo debutto con la maglia del Gambia". June 8, 2019.
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