Jocelyn Janneh

Jocelyn Janneh (born 6 December 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 2 club Bastia. Born in Sierra Leone, he plays for the Guinea national team.

Jocelyn Janneh

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-12-06) 6 December 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bastia
Number	66
Youth career
	Académie Atouga Foot
2018–2022	MC Marrakech
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	Kayserispor	1	(0)
2022–	Bastia	66	(0)
International career‡
2025–	Guinea	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:58, 9 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:58, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

Career

Born in Sierra Leone, Janneh moved to Guinea at a young age where he trained at the Académie Atouga Foot. At the age of 16, he moved to Morocco with MC Marrakech where he finished his youth development.^[1] On 14 January 2022, Janneh joined the Turkish club Kayserispor, signing a three-year contract.^[2] He made his professional debut with Kayserispor as a late substitute in a 2–1 Süper Lig loss to Sivasspor on 21 May 2022.^[3]

On 23 July 2022, he transferred to the French Ligue 2 club Bastia, signing a three-year contract.^[4]

International career

Born in Sierra Leone and raised in Guinea, Janneh holds dual Sierra Leonean and Guinean citizenship.^[5] He was called up to the Guinea national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2025.^[6]