Sulayman Marreh

Sulayman Marreh
Marreh training in 2020
Personal information
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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
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
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in play-off
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
  6. ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
  7. ^ One appearance in Belgian Super Cup, one appearance in play-off

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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.
List of international goals scored by Sulayman Marreh[18]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 November 2019 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola  Angola 3–1 3–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Gambia: Sulayman Marreh Nears Granada Debut Archived 25 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; All Africa, 24 March 2014
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ Brahimi strike gives Granada win Archived 13 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 22 March 2014
  8. ^ Granada 0–1 Rayo Vallecano Archived 18 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 17 October 2014
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ VALJADOLID, ALMERIJA, GENT... I ŽELEZNIČAR: VEZISTA BOGATE BIOGRAFIJE POJAČAO PANČEVCE Archived 16 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine at mozzartsport.com, 15-2-2024
  14. ^ The Gambia defeated by Guinea Bissau in football friendly Archived 14 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Sous Le Manguier, 10 February 2011
  15. ^ 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)
  16. ^ https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa -cup-of-nations/matches/2021/2243295/lineups
  17. ^ "The Gambia name squad for first Nations Cup finals". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  18. ^ a b Sulayman Marreh at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. ^ Sulayman Marreh at Soccerway