Yusupha Bobb
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yusupha Bobb | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Banjul, Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Reggiana (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) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Reggiana (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Gambia U19 | |||
| Gambia U20 | |||
| 2013– | Gambia | 0 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:49, 28 July 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:49, 28 July 2017 (UTC) | |||
Yusupha Bobb (born 22 June 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C side Reggiana, on loan from Serie A side 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 Lega Pro 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]
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 28 July 2017.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chievo | 2015–16 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cittadella (loan) | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| Taranto (loan) | 2016–17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Padova (loan) | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Reggiana (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |||
- ↑ Includes the Coppa Italia.
- ↑ Includes the Coppa Italia Lega Pro.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Yusupha Bobb profile". Soccerway. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Gambia: Hawks' Yusupha Bobb Completes Italy Move". All Africa. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ↑ "Official: Benedetti, Bobb and Jallow going to Cittadella". A.C. ChievoVerona. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- 1 2 "Yusupha Bobb al Padova in prestito dal Chievo". Calcio Padova. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ↑ "Mercato: Yusupha Bobb è del Taranto!". S.S. Taranto Football Club 1927. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ↑ "Yusupha Bobb è un calciatore della Reggiana". A.C. Reggiana 1919. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
External links
- Yusupha Bobb profile on Soccerway's website