Yusupha Bobb
Birth date22 June 1996 (age 30)
Birth placeBanjul, The Gambia
Height1.75 m[1]
PositionMidfielder
Years 12013–2015
Clubs 1Banjul Hawks
Years 22015–2019
Clubs 2Chievo
Caps 20
Goals 20
Years 32015–2016
Clubs 3→ Cittadella (loan)
Caps 312
Goals 31
Years 42016–2017
Clubs 4→ Taranto (loan)
Caps 414
Goals 40
Years 52017
Clubs 5→ Padova (loan)
Caps 54
Goals 50
Years 62017–2018
Clubs 6→ Reggiana (loan)
Caps 621
Goals 61
Years 72018–2019
Clubs 7→ Cuneo (loan)
Caps 732
Goals 73
Years 82019–2020
Clubs 8Lecco
Caps 817
Goals 81
Years 92021
Clubs 9Livorno
Caps 97
Goals 90
Years 102021–2022
Clubs 10Piacenza
Caps 1023
Goals 102
Nationalteam 1Gambia U19
Nationalteam 2Gambia U20
Nationalyears 32017–
Nationalteam 3Gambia
Nationalcaps 38
Nationalgoals 30
Club-update24 April 2022
Nationalteam-update11 June 2021

Yusupha Bobb (born 22 June 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Gambia national team.[1]

Club career

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 as 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 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 them came on 11 September in a goalless draw versus Siracusa.[1] In total, he played fourteen times for the club.[1] In 2017, Bobb signed for Padova of Lega Pro on loan.[4] He played five times before returning to his parent team.[1] On 12 July, ahead of the 2017–18 season, Bobb joined Reggiana on a temporary basis.[6] He was loaned out for a fifth occasion in July 2018, joining Cuneo.[1] His first goal arrived on 21 October away to Pro Piacenza, as they won 1–0.[1]

On 19 October 2019, having left Chievo, Bobb headed back to Serie C with Lecco.[7][8]

On 11 February 2021, he signed with Serie C club Livorno.[9] Following Livorno's relegation and exclusion from football, he joined Piacenza following a successful trial.[10]

International career

Bobb has represented The Gambia at U19 and U20 level.[2] He was called up on numerous occasions to the senior squad, including twice being an unused substitute in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying games against Morocco and Ivory Coast respectively.[1] In November 2017, Bobb was called up for Gambia's friendly with Morocco.[11][12] He made his debut in a 2–0 win in Rabat.[13] He played in the 2021 Africa cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.[14][15]

Career statistics

Club

.[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chievo2015–16Serie A0000——00
2016–170000——00
2017–180000——00
2018–190000——00
Total0000—0000
Cittadella (loan)2015–16Lega Pro12122——143
Taranto (loan)2016–17Lega Pro14000——140
Padova (loan)2016–17Lega Pro40——1[a]050
Reggiana (loan)2017–18Serie C21110—5[b]0271
Cuneo (loan)2018–19Serie C3230020—343
Lecco2019–20Serie C1710010—181
Livorno2020–21Serie C7000——70
Piacenza2021–22Serie C700021—91
Career total11463251601289
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Lega Pro play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Serie C play-offs

International

.[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gambia201710
201830
202140
Total80

References

  1. ^
  2. ^ "Gambia: Hawks' Yusupha Bobb Completes Italy Move". All Africa. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Official: Benedetti, Bobb and Jallow going to Cittadella". A.C. ChievoVerona. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Yusupha Bobb al Padova in prestito dal Chievo". Calcio Padova. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Mercato: Yusupha Bobb è del Taranto!". S.S. Taranto Football Club 1927. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Yusupha Bobb è un calciatore della Reggiana". A.C. Reggiana 1919. 12 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale: Yusupha Bobb nuovo giocatore della Calcio Lecco 1912". Lecco. 19 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Calcio Lecco, ufficiale: preso il giovane gambiano Yusupha Bobb". Lecco Channel News. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Bobb nuovo acquisto amaranto" (in Italian). Livorno. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Piacenza, tesserato il centrocampista Yusupha Bobb" (in Italian). Piacenza Sera. 23 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Yusupha Bobb convocato in nazionale". A.C. Reggiana 1919. 7 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Scorpions Performed First Training Session". Gambia Football Federation. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.[dead link]
  13. ^ "GAMBIA WHACKS MOROCCO -Assan steals show but debutants shine too". Foroyaa. 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  14. ^ https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa -cup-of-nations/matches/2021/2243295/lineups
  15. ^ "The Gambia name squad for first Nations Cup finals". BBC Sport
  16. ^ "Yusupha Bobb profile". National Football Teams. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.