Youssoupha Sanyang

Youssoupha Sanyang
Sanyang in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-08-31) 31 August 2005
Place of birth Kunkujang, The Gambia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Slavia Prague
Number 11
Youth career
Cayor Foot
Teungueth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Teungueth
2024 → Västerås (loan) 6 (0)
2024–2025 Öster 10 (0)
2025– Slavia Prague B 2 (0)
2025– Slavia Prague 12 (1)
International career‡
2024 Senegal U20 4 (0)
2025– Gambia 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:00, 15 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:03, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Youssoupha Sanyang (born 31 August 2005) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Czech First League club Slavia Prague and the Gambia national team.

Club career

A youth product of the Senegalese clubs Cayor Foot and Teungueth, Sanyang began his senior career with Teungueth in the Senegal Ligue 1 in 2023, helping the club win the tournament in his debut season.[1] He joined Västeråson loan in the Allsvenskan on 28 August 2024 for the remainder of the season.[2] On 30 November 2024, he transferred to Öster on a contract until 2028.[3] On 6 June 2025, he transferred to the Czech First League club Slavia Prague on a contract until 2030.[4]

International career

Sanyang was born in The Gambia to Senegalese parents and holds dual Gambian-Senegalese citizenship.[4] He was called up to the Senegal U20s for the 2023 African Games.[5] In June 2025, he switched to compete for Gambia and was called up to The Gambia national team for a set of friendlies.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Teungueth 2022–23 —————
Västerås (loan) 2024 Allsvenskan 6000——60
Öster 2025 Allsvenskan 10010——110
Slavia Prague B 2025–26 Czech National Football League 20———20
Slavia Prague 2025–26 Czech First League 121206[b]0—201
career total 301306000391

International

As of match played 31 March 2026[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gambia 202520
202610
Total30

Honours

Teungueth

Slavia Prague

References

  1. 1 2 Africafoot, L'équipe (22 October 2023). "De retour de tests, Mbaye Jacques Ndiaye et Youssoupha Sanyang vont évoluer au TFC".
  2. ↑ "Teungueth Fc : Youssoupha Sanyang prêté en Suède - TotalSport".
  3. ↑ Tahiana, Jésé (30 November 2024). "Östers IF officialise le transfert de Youssoupha Sanyang".
  4. 1 2 "Youssoupha Sanyang signs 5-year deal with SK Slavia Praha – Foroyaa Newspaper". 4 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Africafoot, L'équipe (30 November 2024). "Youssoupha Sanyang : « Östers IF est un bon environnement pour moi »".
  6. ↑ "Youssoupha Sanyang set for Gambia debut after switching allegiance from Senegal - AfricaSoccer.com".
  7. ↑ "Youssoupha Sanyang". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Trophée des Champions : Teungueth vainqueur du plaisant derby face à la Génération Foot (2-1) | Wiwsport". 21 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Slavia rozdrtila v prázdném Edenu Jablonec a slaví mistrovský titul, Hradec také bral tři body". efotbal.cz (in Czech). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
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