Yusupha Yaffa

Yusupha Yaffa
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Serekunda, Gambia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
–2014 Milan
2014 → Bologna (loan)
2015 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 MSV Duisburg II 11 (1)
2021 Triestina 0 (0)
2022 Tsarsko Selo 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:06, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Yusupha Yaffa (born 31 December 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

As a youth player, Yaffa joined the youth academy of Serie A side Milan.[1] Before the second half of 2014–15, Yaffa joined the youth academy of Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[2] In 2015, he signed for German fifth tier club MSV Duisburg II.[3]

Before the second half of 2021–22, Yaffa signed for Tsarsko Selo in the Bulgarian top flight after trialing for Polish team Korona Kielce.[4] On 25 February 2022, he debuted for Tsarsko Selo during a 1–0 loss to Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[5] On 21 May 2022, in the last match of the season, Tsarsko selo got a penalty that could bring them the win and save the team from relegation. Yaffa decided to take the penalty despite Martin Kavdanski being the regular penalty taker. Yaffa was ready to take the penalty when the owner of the team, Stoyne Manolov, entered the pitch and fought with him. He left the pitch and Kavdanski took the penalty, but missed and the team was relegated.[6]

References

  1. ^ de Menezes, Jack. "Yusupha Yaffa 'lied about his age when joining AC Milan' after Italian authorities claim he is 28, not 19". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022.
  2. ^ "100.000 Euro Kaution: Vorwurf der Vergewaltigung gegen Frankfurts Yaffa" [100,000 euros bail: accusation of rape against Frankfurt's Yaffa]. Die Welt (in German). 27 January 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. ^ "MSV-U23 verpflichtet Angreifer Yusupha Yaffa". msv-duisburg.de.
  4. ^ "Царско сели привлече Юсуфа Яфа". 7dnisport.bg.
  5. ^ Yusupha Yaffa at Soccerway
  6. ^ Невиждан панаир в Царско село! Стойне Манолов нахлу на терена и налетя на бой на свой футболист


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