Yusupha Bobb

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

Yusupha Bobb

Personal information
Date of birth	22 June 1996
Place of birth	Banjul, Gambia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Banjul Hawks
2015–2019	Chievo	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Cittadella (loan)	12	(1)
2016–2017	→ Taranto (loan)	14	(0)
2017	→ Padova (loan)	4	(0)
2017–2018	→ Reggiana (loan)	21	(1)
2018–2019	→ Cuneo (loan)	32	(3)
2019–2020	Lecco	17	(1)
National team^‡
	Gambia U19
	Gambia U20
2017–	Gambia	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:10, 20 October 2019 (UTC)

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]

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.[9][10] He made his debut in a 2–0 win in Rabat.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 October 2019.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		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
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2018–19		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)			4	0	—		0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	5	0
Reggiana (loan)	2017–18	Serie C	21	1	1	0	0	0	—		5[lower-alpha 2]	0	27	1
Cuneo (loan)	2018–19		32	3	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	32	3
Lecco	2019–20		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Career total			83	5	3	2	0	0	—		6	0	92	7

1. Appearance(s) in the Lega Pro play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in the Serie C play-offs

International

As of 6 November 2018.[12]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Gambia	2017	1	0
	2018	3	0
Total		4	0

References

1. Yusupha Bobb at Soccerway
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. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
7. "Comunicato Ufficiale: Yusupha Bobb nuovo giocatore della Calcio Lecco 1912". Lecco. 19 October 2019. 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. "Yusupha Bobb convocato in nazionale". A.C. Reggiana 1919. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
10. "Scorpions Performed First Training Session". Gambia Football Federation. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
11. "GAMBIA WHACKS MOROCCO -Assan steals show but debutants shine too". Foroyaa. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
12. "Yusupha Bobb profile". National Football Teams. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

External links

• Yusupha Bobb at Soccerway