Bubacarr Sanneh

Bubacarr Sanneh (born 14 November 1994) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Gambia national team.^[2]

Bubacarr Sanneh

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-11-14) 14 November 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Serekunda, The Gambia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Real de Banjul
2014–2015	→ Horsens (loan)	17	(3)
2015–2017	Horsens	90	(14)
2017–2018	Midtjylland	16	(3)
2018–2021	Anderlecht	12	(1)
2019–2020	→ Göztepe (loan)	2	(0)
2020	→ Oostende (loan)	3	(0)
2021	→ AGF (loan)	8	(0)
2022	SønderjyskE	8	(0)
2023	Zvijezda 09	2	(0)
International career‡
2012–	Gambia	40	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Club career

Born in Serekunda,^[3] Sanneh began his career with Real de Banjul.^[1]

On 1 September 2014 AC Horsens confirmed, that they had signed Sanneh on a season long loan-deal with a buying option.^[4] He made his debut on 10 November 2014 against Viborg FF, where he played the whole match and scored a goal.^[3] AC Horsens utilized the buying option, and announced the transfer on 22 April 2015.^[5]

On 5 November 2017 Sanneh officially signed with Midtjylland on a four-year deal, with the transfer happening during the winter transfer window.^[6]

In August 2018, Sanneh signed a five-year deal with Belgian club Anderlecht for a transfer fee believed to be €8m.^[7] He made his competitive debut for the club in a 1–1 home draw with Royal Antwerp before scoring his first goal in a 2–1 win over Standard Liège.^[8] In August 2019, he signed for Turkish club Göztepe^[9] on loan before terminating the contract by mutual consent.^[10] He returned to Belgium in January 2020 to join Oostende on loan until the end of the season.^[11] On 25 January 2021, Sanneh was sent on a six-month loan to AGF.^[12][13] His Anderlecht contract was cancelled on 31 August 2021.^[14]

On 21 February 2022, Sanneh returned to Denmark and signed a deal with Danish Superliga club SønderjyskE until the end of the season.^[15] After a season, which ended with relegation, Sanneh left the club as his contract expired.^[16]

International career

He made his international debut for Gambia in 2012.^[1] He played in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made the quarter-final.^[17][18]

International goals

Scores and results list the Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sanneh goal.^[1]

List of international goals scored by Bubacarr Sanneh

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 October 2019	El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti	Djibouti	1–1	1–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Personal life

Sanneh's younger brother Muhammed is also a professional footballer.^[19]

Honours

Midtjylland

• Danish Superliga: 2017–18^{[citation needed]}

Individual

• AC Horsens Player of the Year: 2014–15^[20]