Sulayman Marreh
![]() Marreh training in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sulayman Marreh[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28) | ||
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.[2] 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.[3]
Marreh made his senior debut with the side on 15 March 2014, starting in a 0–0 draw against FC Cartagena;[4] roughly a month later he netted his first goal abroad, scoring the first of a 6–1 home win over Écija Balompié.[5]
On 21 March, Marreh was called up to the Andalusians' main squad ahead of the La Liga match against Elche CF;[6] he remained on the bench in the 1–0 win at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, however.[7] He made his first-team debut on 17 October, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Rayo Vallecano.[8]
On 10 July 2017, after having his federative rights assigned to Watford, Marreh was loaned to Segunda División club Real Valladolid for one year.[9] The following January, his loan with Valladolid was cancelled and he joined UD Almería on a loan deal for the remainder of the campaign.[10][11]
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.[12]
In February 2024, at the end of the Africa Cup of Nations, he signed with Serbian side Železničar Pančevo.[13]
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.[14] 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.[15] He played in the 2021 Africa cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.[16][17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 August 2023[18][19]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | 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[b] | 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[c] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2020–21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[f] | 0 | 2[g] | 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
- ^ a b c 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 | ![]() | 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.
- ^ a b 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