Yusupha Bobb

Yusupha Bobb
Personal information
Full name Yusupha Bobb
Date of birth (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996
Place of birth Banjul, Gambia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cuneo
(on loan from Chievo)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Banjul Hawks
2015– Chievo 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Cittadella (loan) 12 (1)
2016–2017 → Taranto (loan) 14 (0)
2017 → Padova (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2018 → Reggiana (loan) 21 (1)
2018– → Cuneo (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
Gambia U19
Gambia U20
2017– Gambia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:08, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:08, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

Yusupha Bobb (born 22 June 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cuneo, on loan from Chievo.[1]

Career

Club

Bobb's career started in The Gambia with local team Banjul Hawks.[2] In 2015, Bobb joined Serie A side Chievo.[1][2] On 24 July 2015, Bobb completed a loan move to Lega Pro club Cittadella, he subsequently made his Cittadella and professional debut on 2 August in a Coppa Italia match against Potenza; Cittadella won 15–0 and Bobb scored twice.[1][3] Three matches later, Bobb scored his first goal in professional league football with a strike against Pavia.[1] He suffered a serious leg injury in a match against Cuneo on 17 January 2016 and subsequently did not feature for Cittadella again prior to returning to Chievo at the end of the 2015–16 campaign.[4]

He was named on the Chievo substitutes bench on 13 August 2016 for a cup tie against Virtus Entella.[1] At the end of August, Bobb joined Taranto on loan, again in Lega Pro.[5] His debut for Taranto came on 11 September in a goalless draw versus Siracusa. In total, he played 14 times for the club.[1] In 2017, Bobb signed for Padova of Lega Pro on loan.[4] He played five times for Padova before returning.[1] On 12 July, ahead of the 2017–18 season, Bobb joined Reggiana on a temporary basis.[6] He was loaned out for a fifth occasion in July 2018, joining Cuneo.[1]

International

Bobb has represented The Gambia at U19 and U20 level.[2] He has also been called up on numerous occasions by the senior squad, including twice being an unused substitute in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying games against Morocco and Ivory Coast respectively.[1] In November 2017, Bobb was called up for Gambia's friendly with Morocco.[7][8] He made his debut in a 2–0 win in Rabat.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 October 2018.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chievo 2015–16 Serie A 0000——0000
2016–17 0000——0000
2017–18 0000——0000
2018–19 0000——0000
Total 0000——0000
Cittadella (loan) 2015–16 Lega Pro 1212200—00143
Taranto (loan) 2016–17 1400000—00140
Padova (loan) 40—00—1[lower-alpha 3]050
Reggiana (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 2111000—5[lower-alpha 4]0271
Cuneo (loan) 2018–19 400000—0040
Career total 5523200—60644
  1. ↑ Includes the Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Includes the Coppa Italia Lega Pro
  3. ↑ One appearance in 2016–17 Lega Pro play-offs
  4. ↑ Five appearances in 2017–18 Serie C play-offs

International

As of 6 August 2018.[10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gambia 201710
201810
Total20

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Yusupha Bobb profile". Soccerway. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gambia: Hawks' Yusupha Bobb Completes Italy Move". All Africa. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Official: Benedetti, Bobb and Jallow going to Cittadella". A.C. ChievoVerona. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Yusupha Bobb al Padova in prestito dal Chievo". Calcio Padova. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Mercato: Yusupha Bobb è del Taranto!". S.S. Taranto Football Club 1927. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Yusupha Bobb è un calciatore della Reggiana". A.C. Reggiana 1919. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Yusupha Bobb convocato in nazionale". A.C. Reggiana 1919. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Scorpions Performed First Training Session". Gambia Football Federation. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "GAMBIA WHACKS MOROCCO -Assan steals show but debutants shine too". Foroyaa. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Yusupha Bobb profile". National Football Teams. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.


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