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Ebrima Colley
Gambian footballer (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ebrima Colley (born 1 February 2000) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Gambia national team.
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Club career
Colley started playing for Atalanta's under-19 squad in the 2017–18 season.[2] He made his professional debut for the senior team in a 1–2 Serie A loss to Bologna on 15 December 2019.[3]
On 23 September 2020, Colley joined Serie A side Hellas Verona on loan for the remainder of the season.[4]
On 7 August 2021, Colley joined fellow top-tier club Spezia on loan until the end of the campaign.[5] On 13 August 2022, Colley was loaned to Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük for the rest of the season.[6]
On 1 September 2023, Colley joined Swiss Super League club Young Boys on loan for the remainder of the season, with the deal including an option-to-buy.[7][8] Later that year, on 13 December, he became the first Gambian to score in the UEFA Champions League, by netting a goal in a 2–1 away defeat against RB Leipzig.[9]
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International career
Colley made his debut for the Gambia national football team on 22 March 2019 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Algeria, as a 81st-minute substitute for Ebrima Sohna.[10]
He played in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.[11][12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 September 2025[1]
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 8 September 2024
- Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first.[13]
References
External links
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