Ebrima Darboe
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 June 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Serekunda, The Gambia | ,||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Roma | ||
Number | 55 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2017 | Young Rieti | ||
2017–2020 | Roma | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Roma | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Gambia | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:49, 6 June 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:54, 8 June 2021 (UTC) |
Ebrima Darboe (born 6 June 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the Gambia national team.[1]
Early life[]
Ebrima Darboe was born in Serekunda in The Gambia.[2][3][4] He left his birth country aged 14, alone, arriving in Libya,[3][5] before sailing to Sicily, Italy, where he arrived as a refugee after a six-month journey.[6][7]
, a district ofIn Italy, Darboe was taken in charge by the Italian ministry of the Interior – as an unaccompanied underage migrant and ended in Rieti, where he started playing with amateur club Young Rieti.[6][8]
– a service from theClub career[]
Darboe joined Italian club Roma in summer 2017, making his primavera debut for the youth team in January 2019.[6][9][10] Darboe signed his first professional contract with Roma the following July, having just turned eighteen.[3][6][10] He first featured on as an unused substitute in Roma's 2–1 Serie A home victory against Milan on 27 October 2019.[5][6][10] Darboe scored his first goal for the under-19 side in October 2020,[2] and got an additional brace later that month in the Campionato Primavera.[11][12]
Darboe made his professional debut for the club on 2 May 2021, coming off the bench for the final ten minutes of Roma's 0–2 defeat against Sampdoria.[13] On 6 May, Darboe made his UEFA Europa League debut against Manchester United, in the second leg of the semi-finals.[14] Darboe played in the Derby della Capitale against rivals Lazio on 15 May, becoming the first player born in the 2000s to do so.[15]
International career[]
On 26 October 2020, while still a youth team player for Roma, Darboe received his first senior call-up for the Gambia national team by head coach Tom Saintfiet.[16] He debuted for the Gambia in a 2–0 friendly win over Niger on 6 June 2021.[17]
References[]
- ^ Ebrima Darboe at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Camara, Arfang M.S. (6 October 2020). "Ebrima Darboe scores first Roma goal". The Point. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Pediglieri, Alessio (27 October 2019). "La favola di Ebrima Darboe: da rifugiato alla prima squadra in soli 4 anni". Sport Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Agresti, Stefano (27 October 2019). "E' arrivato col barcone, pesava 50 chili: l'incredibile favola di Darboe, pronto al debutto in Roma-Milan". Calciomercato.com (in Italian). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Pinci, Matteo (28 October 2019). "La traversata di "Ibra" Darboe: da 15enne solo sul barcone a promessa romanista in Serie A". la Repubblica. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Darboe, da rifugiato alla panchina in Roma-Milan". Sky Sport (in Italian). 27 October 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "La favola del 18enne Ebrima Darboe, dall'arrivo in Italia su un barcone alla panchina con la Roma in Serie A". Castelli Notizie (in Italian). 28 October 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Ebrima Darboe's story is a football fairytale". AS Roma. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Cavoli, Giacomo (24 January 2019). "Ebrima Darboe ha debuttato con la Primavera della Roma, la gioia dello Young Rieti: "Esempio positivo per tutti"". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "AS Rome: la belle histoire de Darboe, arrivé comme migrant". RMC Sport (in French). 28 October 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Camara, Arfang M.S. (20 October 2020). "Ebrima Darboe's brace guided Roma U-19 to comfortable win - The Point". The Point. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Alberto De Rossi: "Soddisfatto per la vittoria". Darboe: "Ora sono più motivato"". Forzaroma.info (in Italian). Gazetta dello Sport. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Ebrima Darboe makes Serie A debut". AS Roma. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "La gioia di Darboe: "E' un'emozione incredibile. Sono fuggito dall'Africa per inseguire il mio sogno"". goal.com (in Italian). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Roma-Lazio, gara da record per Darboe: è il primo millennial a giocare il derby" (in Italian).
- ^ "Roma's Ebrima Darboe earn first Gambia call-up, as Ali Sowe and Yusupha Njie left out". The Point. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Match Report of Gambia vs Niger - 2021-06-05 - FIFA Friendlies". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
External links[]
- Ebrima Darboe at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Gambian footballers
- The Gambia international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- People from Serekunda
- Serie A players
- A.S. Roma players
- Gambian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Italy