Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh

Sedi Kinteh
Personal information
Full name Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh
Date of birth (2006-11-30) 30 November 2006[1]
Place of birth Gambia[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ahli
Youth career
–2025 Academy Mawade Wade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025 Tromsø 2 3 (0)
2025–2026 Tromsø 30 (1)
2026– Al-Ahli 0 (0)
International career‡
2025– Gambia 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 June 2026

Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh (born 30 November 2006) is a Gambian who plays as a centre-back for Al-Ahli in the Saudi Pro League and the Gambian national team.

Club career

Tromsø

In February 2025 Tromsø brought in Kinteh and fellow defender Massamba M’Baye for a trial period, both from Tromsø's partner academy Mawade Wade, located in Senegal.[2] After the trial period, only Kinteh was offered a contract with the club, and in early March he signed a five-year contract, lasting until the end of the 2029 season.[3][4] His first game for the club came in the Norwegian Cup against Hamna, before his first league start came a month later, against KFUM Oslo.[5]

Kinteh quickly became an integral part of Tromsø's 2025 season, and after only three games for Tromsø in Eliteserien Norwegian media reported that Tromsø had declined an offer of €5 million for the 18 year old Kinteh. The offer would have been a transfer record for Tromsø if they had accepted it.[6]

In June, Kinteh was named young player of the month of May by Norsk Toppfotball. They cited his good left foot, speed, and duelling strength as reasons why he won.[7]

Al-Ahli

In June 2026, Saudi Pro League club Al Ahli signed Kinteh for €6.50 million on a 5-year contract.[8]

International career

In August 2025, Kinteh was called up to be part of the squad for Gambia's World Cup qualification matches against Kenya and Burundi.[9] He got his debut on 10 October, 2025, in a 4–3 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Gabon.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 June 2026[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tromsø 2 2025 3. divisjon 300030
Tromsø 2025 Eliteserien 21140251
2026 9010100
Total 30150351
Al-Ahli 2026–27 Saudi Pro League 000000
Career total 33150381

Honours

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Eilertsen, Tobias Stein (17 February 2025). "«Mass» og «Sedi» endelig på plass i Tromsø: – Kaldt og fantastisk" [«Mass» and «Sedi» are finally in Tromsø: – Cold and fantastic]. iTromsø. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Degerstrøm, Otine (5 March 2025). "Ny signering fra Mawade Wade akademiet" [New signing from the Mawade Wade academy] (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "TIL henter 18-åring fra Mawade Wade-akademiet" [TIL signs 18-year old player from the Mawade Wade academy] (in Norwegian). NRK. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  6. ↑ "Budet på TIL-kometen knuser alle rekorder!". nordlys.no (in Norwegian). 28 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Kinteh kåra til månedens unge spiller" [Kinteh chosen as the young player of the month] (in Norwegian). NRK. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Officially: Kinteh is an Al Ahli Player". Al-Ahli Saudi FC. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "TIL-spiller tatt ut på landslag" [TIL player picked for national team] (in Norwegian). NRK. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "The Gambia v Gabon 3-4". FIFA. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh Career Statistics" (in Norwegian). Fotball.no. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "18-åringen imponerer stort på et Tromsø IL-lag som nesten ikke slipper inn mål". Facebook (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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