Sulayman Marreh (born 15 January 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.
Club career Born in Banjul, Marreh made his senior debuts with Abuko United FC. In 2011, he was spotted by Gambia U-17's staff ahead of 2011 African U-17 Championship, and despite being left out of the final cut, he joined Samger FC.Gambia: The Day Sulayman Marreh Came of Age - Starlet Trains With Scorpions Ahead of Stars Test ; All Africa, 2 September 2013 In March 2014 he moved to Granada CF in Spain, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B, for a reported fee of one million dalasi.Gambia: Sulayman Marreh Nears Granada Debut ; All Africa, 24 March 2014
Marreh made his senior debut with the side on 15 March 2014, starting in a 0–0 draw against FC Cartagena;El Granada B desaprovecha la oportunidad de derrotar a un 'gallito' de la categoría (0–0) (Granada misses opportunity to defeat a category's top side (0–0)) ; Ideal, 15 March 2014 roughly a month later he netted his first goal abroad, scoring the first of a 6–1 home win over Écija Balompié.Festín del Granada B a costa del Écija (Granada B's party at Écija's expense) ; La Segunda B, 27 April 2014
On 21 March, Marreh was called up to the Andalusians' main squad ahead of the La Liga match against Elche CF;Ighalo, principal novedad en la convocatoria del Granada (Ighalo, main news in Granada's selection) ; Marca, 21 March 2014 he remained on the bench in the 1–0 win at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, however.Brahimi strike gives Granada win ; ESPN FC, 22 March 2014 He made his first-team debut on 17 October, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Rayo Vallecano.Granada 0–1 Rayo Vallecano ; ESPN FC, 17 October 2014
On 10 July 2017, after having his federative rights assigned to Watford, Marreh was loaned to Segunda División club Real Valladolid for one year.Sulayman potencia el centro del campo (Sulayman bolsters the centre of the midfield) ; Real Valladolid, 10 July 2017 The following January, his loan with Valladolid was cancelled and he joined UD Almería on a loan deal for the remainder of the campaign.
In March 2019 Belgian First Division A club Eupen announced they had taken up the option to sign Marreh on a contract until June 2021, having initially signed him on loan for the 2018–19 season.
In February 2024, at the end of the Africa Cup of Nations, he signed with Serbian side Železničar Pančevo.VALJADOLID, ALMERIJA, GENT... I ŽELEZNIČAR: VEZISTA BOGATE BIOGRAFIJE POJAČAO PANČEVCE at mozzartsport.com, 15-2-2024
International career After being left out of the under-17 squad, Marreh made his debut with the main squad on 9 February 2011, coming on as a substitute in a 1–3 loss against Guinea-Bissau at Lisbon, Portugal.The Gambia defeated by Guinea Bissau in football friendly ; Sous Le Manguier, 10 February 2011 He played his first official match on 15 June of the following year, starting in a 1–4 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss against Algeria.CAN 2013: Algérie 4 Gambie 1 (CAN 2013: Algeria 4 Gambia 1) ; Algérie 1, 15 June 2012 He played in the 2021 Africa cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa -cup-of-nations/matches/2021/2243295/lineups
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGranada B2013–14Primera Federación81———812014–15140———1402015–16182———1822016–17231———231Total634———634Granada2014–15La Liga1010——20Real Valladolid (loan)2017–18Segunda División0040——40Almería (loan)2017–18Segunda División12100——121Eupen2018–19Belgian Pro League21010—813012019–2010011——111Total31021—81412Gent2019–20Belgian Pro League400010—502020–211100030301702021–2210201020602022–23101105020181Total2413010070461Career total13161011001511688
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGambia201110201210201340201540201720201840201921Total181
Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Marreh goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Sulayman MarrehNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 13 November 2019 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola 3–1 3–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
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