Sulayman Marreh

Sulayman Marreh
Personal information
Full nameSulayman Marreh
Date of birth15 January 1996
Place of birthAbuko, Gambia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder / Centre back
Club information
Current team
Granada
Number26
Youth career
Abuko United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2011Abuko United
2011–2013Samger
2013–Granada B10(1)
2014–Granada1(0)
National team‡
2011–Gambia7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2013

Sulayman Marreh (born 15 January 1996) is a Gambian footballer who plays for Spanish club Granada CF 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

[10]

Gambia national team
YearAppsGoals
201110
201210
201350
Total70

References

  1. ↑ Gambia: The Day Sulayman Marreh Came of Age - Starlet Trains With Scorpions Ahead of Stars Test; All Africa, 2 September 2013
  2. ↑ Gambia: Sulayman Marreh Nears Granada Debut; All Africa, 24 March 2014
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ Festín del Granada B a costa del Écija (Granada B's party at Écija's expense); La Segunda B, 27 April 2014 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Ighalo, principal novedad en la convocatoria del Granada (Ighalo, main news in Granada's selection); Marca, 21 March 2014 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Brahimi strike gives Granada win; ESPN FC, 22 March 2014
  7. ↑ Granada 0–1 Rayo Vallecano; ESPN FC, 17 October 2014
  8. ↑ The Gambia defeated by Guinea Bissau in football friendly; Sous Le Manguier, 10 February 2011
  9. ↑ CAN 2013: Algérie 4 Gambie 1 (CAN 2013: Algeria 4 Gambia 1); Algérie 1, 15 June 2012 (French)
  10. ↑ Sulayman Marreh at National-Football-Teams.com

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