Sulayman Marreh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sulayman Marreh | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Abuko, Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder / Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Granada B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Abuko United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Abuko United | ||
| 2011–2013 | Samger | ||
| 2013– | Granada B | 39 | (3) |
| 2014– | Granada | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Gambia | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2016. | |||
Sulayman Marreh (born 15 January 1996) is a Gambian footballer who plays for Spanish club Granada CF B as a defensive midfielder or central defender.
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.[1] 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.[2]
Marreh made his senior debut with the side on 15 March 2014, starting in a 0–0 draw against FC Cartagena;[3] roughly a month later he netted his first goal abroad, scoring the first of a 6–1 home win over Écija Balompié.[4]
On 21 March, Marreh was called up to the Andalusians' main squad ahead of the La Liga match against Elche CF;[5] he remained on the bench in the 1–0 win at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, however.[6] He made his first-team debut on 17 October, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Rayo Vallecano.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9]
Statistics
| Gambia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Gambia: The Day Sulayman Marreh Came of Age - Starlet Trains With Scorpions Ahead of Stars Test; All Africa, 2 September 2013
- ↑ Gambia: Sulayman Marreh Nears Granada Debut; 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)); Ideal, 15 March 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Festín del Granada B a costa del Écija (Granada B's party at Écija's expense); La Segunda B, 27 April 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Ighalo, principal novedad en la convocatoria del Granada (Ighalo, main news in Granada's selection); Marca, 21 March 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Brahimi strike gives Granada win; ESPN FC, 22 March 2014
- ↑ Granada 0–1 Rayo Vallecano; ESPN FC, 17 October 2014
- ↑ The Gambia defeated by Guinea Bissau in football friendly; Sous Le Manguier, 10 February 2011
- ↑ CAN 2013: Algérie 4 Gambie 1 (CAN 2013: Algeria 4 Gambia 1); Algérie 1, 15 June 2012 (French)
- ↑ Sulayman Marreh at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Granada CF official profile (Spanish)
- Sulayman Marreh profile at Soccerway
- Sulayman Marreh at National-Football-Teams.com