Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 July 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Bakoteh, The Gambia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord (on loan from Newcastle United) | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Steve Biko FC | |||
2022 | OB | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022–2023 | OB | 17 | (4) |
2023– | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
2023– | → Feyenoord (loan) | 25 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Gambia | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:33, 26 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024 |
Yankuba Minteh (born 22 July 2004) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Feyenoord, on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United, and the Gambia national team.
Minteh started his career at Steve Biko FC in The Gambia. [1] In the summer of 2022, he moved to Danish club OB. [2] 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. [3] [4]
On 12 June 2023, Premier League club Newcastle United announced that they had reached a deal to sign Minteh, effective 1 July 2023. Media reports claimed that Newcastle would pay OB a fee in the region of €7 million. [5] Simultaneously, Newcastle also announced that upon his arrival, Minteh would be immediately loaned out to Eredivisie champions Feyenoord for the 2023–24 season. [6]
Minteh made his debut for the club on 4 August in the 2023 Johan Cruyff Shield. [7] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 September, scoring the fifth goal in a 5–1 away win against FC Utrecht. [8] In late October 2023, he picked up a muscle injury, missing several weeks as a result. [9] 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. [10]
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. [11]
On 4 November 2022, Minteh received his first call-up to the Gambia national team for friendly matches against DR Congo and Liberia. [12]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Odense Boldklub | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||
Feyenoord (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 [b] | 1 | 1 [c] | 0 | 34 | 10 |
Career total | 40 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 14 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Gambia | 2023 | 1 | 1 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 10 September 2023 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | 1 | Congo | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Feyenoord
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 22 July 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Bakoteh, The Gambia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord (on loan from Newcastle United) | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Steve Biko FC | |||
2022 | OB | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022–2023 | OB | 17 | (4) |
2023– | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
2023– | → Feyenoord (loan) | 25 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Gambia | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:33, 26 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024 |
Yankuba Minteh (born 22 July 2004) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Feyenoord, on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United, and the Gambia national team.
Minteh started his career at Steve Biko FC in The Gambia. [1] In the summer of 2022, he moved to Danish club OB. [2] 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. [3] [4]
On 12 June 2023, Premier League club Newcastle United announced that they had reached a deal to sign Minteh, effective 1 July 2023. Media reports claimed that Newcastle would pay OB a fee in the region of €7 million. [5] Simultaneously, Newcastle also announced that upon his arrival, Minteh would be immediately loaned out to Eredivisie champions Feyenoord for the 2023–24 season. [6]
Minteh made his debut for the club on 4 August in the 2023 Johan Cruyff Shield. [7] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 September, scoring the fifth goal in a 5–1 away win against FC Utrecht. [8] In late October 2023, he picked up a muscle injury, missing several weeks as a result. [9] 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. [10]
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. [11]
On 4 November 2022, Minteh received his first call-up to the Gambia national team for friendly matches against DR Congo and Liberia. [12]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Odense Boldklub | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||
Feyenoord (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 [b] | 1 | 1 [c] | 0 | 34 | 10 |
Career total | 40 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 14 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Gambia | 2023 | 1 | 1 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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2 | 10 September 2023 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | 1 | Congo | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Feyenoord