Youssoupha Sanyang
 Sanyang in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | Östers | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Slavia Prague B | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Slavia Prague | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Senegal U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | The Gambia | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:05, 7 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:13, 11 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Youssoupha Sanyang (born 31 August 2005) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the 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 Östers 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 on 7 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Teungueth | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Västerås (loan) | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Östers | 2025 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Slavia Prague B | 2025–26 | Czech National Football League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2025–26 | Czech First League | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| career total | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 9 September 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
- Teungueth
References
- ^ a b Africafoot, L'équipe (22 October 2023). "De retour de tests, Mbaye Jacques Ndiaye et Youssoupha Sanyang vont évoluer au TFC".
- ^ "Teungueth Fc : Youssoupha Sanyang prêté en Suède - TotalSport".
- ^ Tahiana, Jésé (30 November 2024). "Östers IF officialise le transfert de Youssoupha Sanyang".
- ^ a b "Youssoupha Sanyang signs 5-year deal with SK Slavia Praha – Foroyaa Newspaper". 4 June 2025.
- ^ Africafoot, L'équipe (30 November 2024). "Youssoupha Sanyang : « Östers IF est un bon environnement pour moi »".
- ^ "Youssoupha Sanyang set for Gambia debut after switching allegiance from Senegal - AfricaSoccer.com".
- ^ "Trophée des Champions : Teungueth vainqueur du plaisant derby face à la Génération Foot (2-1) | Wiwsport". 21 October 2023.
External links
- Youssoupha Sanyang at Soccerway
- Youssoupha Sanyang at National-Football-Teams.com