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Yankuba Minteh
Minteh in 2024 with Feyenoord
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Bakoteh, 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 7 (1)
International career‡
2023– Gambia 10 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:26, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 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

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OB

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Minteh started his career at Steve Biko FC in The Gambia.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] First for the U19-team, and later the same year a first-team contract.[4] 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.[5][6]

Newcastle United

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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.[7] Media reports claimed that Newcastle would pay OB a fee in the region of €7 million.[8] Simultaneously, Newcastle also announced that upon his arrival, Minteh would be immediately loaned out to Eredivisie champions Feyenoord for the 2023–24 season.[7][8]

Feyenoord (loan)

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Minteh made his debut for the club on 4 August in the 2023 Johan Cruyff Shield.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 September, scoring the fifth goal in a 5–1 away win against FC Utrecht.[10] In late October 2023, he picked up a muscle injury, missing several weeks as a result.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13]

Brighton & Hove Albion

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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.[14] 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.[15]

International career

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On 4 November 2022, Minteh received his first call-up to the Gambia national team for friendly matches against DR Congo and Liberia.[16] Minteh scored his first international goal during Gambia's 2-2 draw against Congo.[17]

He participated in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast playing in the last two games of the group stages.[18] Minteh scored his second goal for the Gambia on 8 June 2024 in a 3-1 Victory over Seychelles.[19] He scored his 3rd international goal against Gabon in a FIFA World Cup Qualifier.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 6 October 2024[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] 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[c] 1 1[d] 0 37 11
Brighton & Hove Albion 2024–25 Premier League 7 1 0 0 1 0 — — 8 1
Career total 51 15 3 0 1 0 6 1 1 0 62 16
  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

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As of match played 14 October 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Gambia 2023 1 1
2024 9 3
Total 10 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

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Feyenoord

References

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  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. ^ a b "Newcastle United sign Gambia forward Yankuba Minteh". Newcastle United Football Club. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b "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 på landsholdet". OB.dk (in Danish). 4 November 2022.
  17. ^ Times, The Alkamba (10 September 2023). "Yankuba Minteh and Mohammed Badamoesi secure AFCON spot for the Gambia". The Alkamba Times. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  18. ^ "International Magpies: Minteh's AFCON journey ends". Newcastle United Football Club. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  19. ^ "gambia fc - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  20. ^ Yankuba Minteh at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  21. ^ Yankuba Minteh at National-Football-Teams.com
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