Marreh training in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sulayman Marreh | ||
Date of birth | (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Abuko, Gambia | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Abuko United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Abuko United | ||
2011–2013 | Samger | ||
2013–2017 | Granada B | 55 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Granada | 1 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Valladolid (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Almería (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → Eupen (loan) | 29 | (1) |
2019 | Eupen | 11 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Gent | 32 | (1) |
2023 | Hapoel Haifa | 0 | (0) |
2024 | Železničar Pančevo | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011– | Gambia | 34 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:02, 30 July 2020 (UTC) |
Sulayman Marreh (born 15 January 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.
Club career
Born in Banjul, Marreh made his senior debuts with Abuko United FC. In 2011, he was spotted by Gambia U-17's staff ahead of 2011 African U-17 Championship, and despite being left out of the final cut, he joined Samger FC. In March 2014 he moved to Granada CF in Spain, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B, for a reported fee of one million dalasi.
Marreh made his senior debut with the side on 15 March 2014, starting in a 0–0 draw against FC Cartagena; roughly a month later he netted his first goal abroad, scoring the first of a 6–1 home win over Écija Balompié.
On 21 March, Marreh was called up to the Andalusians' main squad ahead of the La Liga match against Elche CF; he remained on the bench in the 1–0 win at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, however. He made his first-team debut on 17 October, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Rayo Vallecano.
On 10 July 2017, after having his federative rights assigned to Watford, Marreh was loaned to Segunda División club Real Valladolid for one year. The following January, his loan with Valladolid was cancelled and he joined UD Almería on a loan deal for the remainder of the campaign.
In March 2019 Belgian First Division A club Eupen announced they had taken up the option to sign Marreh on a contract until June 2021, having initially signed him on loan for the 2018–19 season.
In February 2024, at the end of the Africa Cup of Nations, he signed with Serbian side Železničar Pančevo.
International career
After being left out of the under-17 squad, Marreh made his debut with the main squad on 9 February 2011, coming on as a substitute in a 1–3 loss against Guinea-Bissau at Lisbon, Portugal. He played his first official match on 15 June of the following year, starting in a 1–4 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss against Algeria. He played in the 2021 Africa cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 August 2023
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Granada B | 2013–14 | Primera Federación | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
2014–15 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
2015–16 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||||
2016–17 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
Total | 63 | 4 | — | — | — | 63 | 4 | |||||
Granada | 2014–15 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Real Valladolid (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Almería (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
Eupen | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |
2019–20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
Total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 41 | 2 | |||
Gent | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2020–21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
Total | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
Career total | 131 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 168 | 8 |
- Includes Copa del Rey, Belgian Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in play-off
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- One appearance in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
- One appearance in Belgian Super Cup, one appearance in play-off
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Gambia | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | |
2013 | 4 | 0 | |
2015 | 4 | 0 | |
2017 | 2 | 0 | |
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 18 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Marreh goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 November 2019 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola | Angola | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- Gambia: The Day Sulayman Marreh Came of Age - Starlet Trains With Scorpions Ahead of Stars Test Archived 15 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine; All Africa, 2 September 2013
- Gambia: Sulayman Marreh Nears Granada Debut Archived 25 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; All Africa, 24 March 2014
- El Granada B desaprovecha la oportunidad de derrotar a un 'gallito' de la categoría (0–0) (Granada misses opportunity to defeat a category's top side (0–0)) Archived 7 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine; Ideal, 15 March 2014 (in Spanish)
- Festín del Granada B a costa del Écija (Granada B's party at Écija's expense) Archived 13 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine; La Segunda B, 27 April 2014 (in Spanish)
- Ighalo, principal novedad en la convocatoria del Granada (Ighalo, main news in Granada's selection) Archived 22 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 21 March 2014 (in Spanish)
- Brahimi strike gives Granada win Archived 13 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 22 March 2014
- Granada 0–1 Rayo Vallecano Archived 18 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 17 October 2014
- Sulayman potencia el centro del campo (Sulayman bolsters the centre of the midfield) Archived 2 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Real Valladolid, 10 July 2017 (in Spanish)
- Gómez, Adrián (26 January 2018). "Iban Salvador y Sulayman Marreh abandonan el Real Valladolid". VAVEL.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- "Vengo a ayudar al Almería para que pueda alcanzar sus objetivos esta temporada" (in Spanish). UD Almería. 30 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- "Sulayman Marreh definitely moves from FC Watford to KAS Eupen". KAS Eupen. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- VALJADOLID, ALMERIJA, GENT... I ŽELEZNIČAR: VEZISTA BOGATE BIOGRAFIJE POJAČAO PANČEVCE Archived 16 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine at mozzartsport.com, 15-2-2024
- The Gambia defeated by Guinea Bissau in football friendly Archived 14 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Sous Le Manguier, 10 February 2011
- CAN 2013: Algérie 4 Gambie 1 (CAN 2013: Algeria 4 Gambia 1) Archived 11 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Algérie 1, 15 June 2012 (in French)
- https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa -cup-of-nations/matches/2021/2243295/lineups
- "The Gambia name squad for first Nations Cup finals". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Sulayman Marreh at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sulayman Marreh at Soccerway
External links
- Sulayman Marreh at BDFutbol
- Sulayman Marreh at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sulayman Marreh at Soccerway
Gambia squads | |||||||||||||
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Banjul
- Gambian men's footballers
- Club Recreativo Granada players
- Granada CF footballers
- Watford F.C. players
- Real Valladolid players
- UD Almería players
- K.A.S. Eupen players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- Hapoel Haifa F.C. players
- FK Železničar Pančevo players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Gambian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- The Gambia men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders