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Gambian footballer (born 2004)

Yankuba Minteh
Minteh with Feyenoord in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Bakoteh, Serekunda, The Gambia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 17
Youth career
Steve Biko FC
2022 OB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 OB 17 (4)
2023–2024 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Feyenoord (loan) 27 (10)
2024– Brighton & Hove Albion 14 (2)
International career
2023– Gambia 12 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Yankuba Minteh (born 22 July 2004) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Gambia national team.

Club career

OB

Minteh started his career at Steve Biko FC in The Gambia. Minteh's agent Bakary Bojang asked Danish club OB to have a look at Minteh and a fellow Gambian, Dawda Darboe. They were both called in for a try-out in the summer of 2021, playing for OB in their preparation ahead of the 2021–22 season. Minteh didn't leave a good impression, but he got a second chance at a try-out, and that was a way better impression. In the summer of 2022, he signed a two-year contract with OB. First for the U19-team, and later the same year a first-team contract. He made his Danish Superliga debut on 10 September 2022 in a 2–1 win against Copenhagen and scored the winning goal just three minutes after coming on as a substitute for Franco Tongya.

Newcastle United

On 12 June 2023, Premier League club Newcastle United announced that they had reached a deal to sign Minteh on a permanent deal from 1 July. Media reports claimed that Newcastle would pay OB a fee in the region of €7 million. Simultaneously, Newcastle also announced that upon his arrival, Minteh would be immediately loaned out to Eredivisie champions Feyenoord for the 2023–24 season.

Feyenoord (loan)

Minteh made his debut for the club on 4 August in the 2023 Johan Cruyff Shield. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 September, scoring the fifth goal in a 5–1 away win against FC Utrecht. In late October 2023, he picked up a muscle injury, missing several weeks as a result. On 13 December, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 2–1 away defeat against Celtic in the final group stage match of the 2023–24 season, in which he became the second Gambian to achieve this feat following Ebrima Colley.

On 7 April 2024, he scored a brace and provided an assist for his club in a 6–0 victory over Ajax in De Klassieker, to be their opponent's worst defeat in the Eredivisie history.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 1 July 2024, Minteh joined Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion for a reported fee of £30 million, signing a five-year contract with the club. Minteh made his debut for the club on 17 August 2024 in a fixture in which he provided an assist for Kaoru Mitoma in a 3-0 win v Everton. Minteh scored his first premier league goal on 6 October 2024 in a 3-2 win over Tottenham.

International career

On 4 November 2022, Minteh received his first call-up to the Gambia national team for friendly matches against DR Congo and Liberia. Minteh scored his first international goal during Gambia's 2-2 draw against Congo.

He participated in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast playing in the last two games of the group stages. Minteh scored his second goal for the Gambia on 8 June 2024 in a 3-1 Victory over Seychelles. He scored his 3rd international goal against Gabon in a FIFA World Cup Qualifier.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
OB 2022–23 Danish Superliga 17 4 0 0 — — — 17 4
Feyenoord (loan) 2023–24 Eredivisie 27 10 3 0 — 6 1 1 0 37 11
Brighton & Hove Albion 2024–25 Premier League 14 2 0 0 1 0 — — 15 2
Career total 58 16 3 0 1 0 6 1 1 0 69 17
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

International

As of match played 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Gambia 2023 1 1
2024 11 3
Total 12 4
Scores and results list the Gambia's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Yankuba Minteh
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2023 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 2  Congo 1–2 2–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 8 June 2024 Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane, Morocco 5  Seychelles 3–1 5–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 11 June 2024 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon 6  Gabon 1–0 2–3 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 11 October 2024 Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco 9  Madagascar 1–1 1–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Feyenoord

References

  1. Whitehead, Jacob (10 April 2024). "One great day in the life of Yankuba Minteh – and what it means for his Newcastle United future". The Athletic.
  2. "24 spillere er klar til tirsdagens Næsby-kamp". ob.dk (in Danish). 29 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  3. "Yankuba Minteh på kontrakt i OB". ob.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. "OB-profil: Sisto dræbte hele tiden mit hold". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 1 November 2022.
  5. "Debutanten Yankuba Minteh blev matchvinder mod F. C. København". ob.dk (in Danish). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. "Yankuba Minteh Promoted to Odense First Team". GambiaFF.org. 27 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Newcastle United sign Gambia forward Yankuba Minteh". Newcastle United Football Club. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Feyenoord sign 18-year-old Gambian winger Yankuba Minteh on loan from Newcastle United". OneFootball. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  9. "PSV wint derde Johan Cruijff Schaal op rij • Lang schoot zijn ploeg voorbij Feyenoord" [PSV wins third consecutive Johan Cruyff Shield, Lang shoots his team passed Feyenoord] (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  10. "Feyenoord heerst in Galgenwaard en drukt FC Utrecht nog dieper in het moeras" [Feyenoord rules in the Galgenward and further brings FC Utrecht into trouble] (in Dutch). 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  11. "Yankuba Minteh season comes to shuddering halt after blistering start". TheMag. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  12. "Ebrima Colley and Yankuba Minteh made history after scoring in UEFA Champions League". Gambiana.com. 14 December 2023.
  13. "Ajax suffer worst Eredivisie defeat EVER as Feyenoord romp to 6-0 De Klassieker victory in shockingly one-sided game - with Jordan Henderson's side also equalling unwanted club record". Goal.com. 7 April 2024.
  14. "Brighton sign Yankuba Minteh from Newcastle for £30m". BBC Sport. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  15. "Everton 0-3 Brighton: Youngest manager Fabian Hurzeler makes instant impact in Premier League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  16. "Yankuba Minteh scores first premier league goal to inspire Brighton's comeback against Tottenham". Gambiana. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  17. "Yankuba Minteh på landsholdet". OB.dk (in Danish). 4 November 2022.
  18. Times, The Alkamba (10 September 2023). "Yankuba Minteh and Mohammed Badamoesi secure AFCON spot for the Gambia". The Alkamba Times. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  19. "International Magpies: Minteh's AFCON journey ends". Newcastle United Football Club. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  20. "gambia fc - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  21. Yankuba Minteh at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  22. Yankuba Minteh at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. – current squad
Gambia squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
The Gambia
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