Abdoulie Manneh

Abdoulie Manneh
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-29) 29 September 2004
Place of birth Tujereng, Gambia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Cercle Brugge
(on loan from Mjällby AIF)
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Wallidan
2024– Mjällby 60 (11)
2026– → Cercle Brugge (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Gambia 7 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025

Abdoulie Manneh (born 29 September 2004) is a Gambian footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge on loan from Swedish club Mjällby AIF.[2]

Career

In the Gambia, he played for Wallidan FC. The team won the 2022 Gambian Cup. Manneh also made his international debut for The Gambia in the back-to-back 2022 African Nations Championship qualification matches against Guinea-Bissau.[1]

Ahead of the 2024 Allsvenskan season Manneh travelled to Sweden and went on trial with Mjällby AIF, where he soon secured a contract.[3] His first start came against Malmö in July 2024.[4] His first Allsvenskan goal came in a 3–0 routing of Kalmar in October 2024. The goal was described as a "dream goal", finding the upper corner of the net.[5] He proceeded to score in the 2024-25 Svenska cupen against Gefle and Halmstad.[6][7] His first hat-trick came in late April against Degerfors, scoring the first, second and fourth goal of the evening. He was noted for his goal celebration, removing his jersey and hanging it on the corner flag. By that time, he had scored 5 goals in the first 6 games of the 2025 Allsvenskan.[8] His 6th goal was a decisive goal against Brommapojkarna, which also put Mjällby on top of the Allsvenskan table.[9] Manneh was now sought after by several European clubs.[10]In August 2026, Manneh joined Belgian club Cercle Brugge on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[11]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2025:

Club

As of match played 6 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Mjällby 2024 Allsvenskan 21 2 4 0 — — 25 2
2025 Allsvenskan 19 6 5 2 — — 24 8
Total 40 8 9 2 — — 49 10
Career total 4089200 0 04910

Honours

Wallidan

Mjällby AIF

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Abdoulie Manneh". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Abdoulie Manneh at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Nilsson, Jerry (31 January 2024). "Skott i krysset – allsvenskt kontrakt fyra dagar senare". Kristianstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Nilsson, Anton (13 July 2024). "Årets match – då kom första starten: "Skulle ut och njuta"". Kristianstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  5. ↑ Juhlin, William (20 October 2024). "Drömmål av Manneh i storsegern – Mjällbys Europajakt fortsätter: "Overkligt"". Sydöstran (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Hägerborn, Magnus (23 February 2025). ""Önskar att dom fick kämpa mer för sina mål"". Gefle Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Johnsson, Bosse (2 March 2025). "12–0 på tre matcher – Mjällby spelar kvartsfinal hemma på a-planen nästa helg". Blekinge Läns Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Klevbo, Amanda (27 April 2025). "Hattrick för succényförvärvet". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  9. ↑ Sörstam, Tor (19 May 2025). "Mjällby ny serieledare efter vinst mot Brommapojkarna" (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  10. ↑ Staifo, Ninib (12 May 2025). "Burnley och Portsmouth utmanar om Abdoulie Manneh?" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Abdoulie Manneh officially joins Cercle Brugge in €5.5m deal". Footy-Africa. 18 August 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Mjällby 20:e vinnaren av Svenska Cupen". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 2026-05-14. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
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