Sheriff Sinyan

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Sheriff Sinyan
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-19) 19 July 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Molde
Number 5
Youth career
Oppsal
–2013 Holmlia
2014–2015 Lillestrøm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Holmlia 9 (3)
2015–2020 Lillestrøm 29 (1)
2020– Molde 28 (1)
National team‡
2019– Gambia 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 September 2019

Sheriff Sinyan (born 19 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Molde FK. Born in Norway, he represents The Gambia internationally.

Club career[]

Sinyan played youth football for Oppsal IF and Holmlia SK, and also featured briefly in Holmlia's senior team before joining the junior ranks of larger club Lillestrøm.

In April 2016, Sinyan signed a two-year contract with Lillestrøm SK's senior team.[1] Sinyan featured in the first two rounds of both the 2015 and 2016 Norwegian Football Cups,[2][3][4] and made his league debut with substitute appearances against Sarpsborg 08 and Strømsgodset in July 2016.

After 2016 Sinyan suffered a long-time injury period, not making his comeback until September 2018 for Lillestrøm's B team.[5]

On 30 June 2020, Molde FK announced the signing of Sinyan on a three-year contract from Lillestrøm.[6]

International career[]

Sinyan made his Gambia national team debut on 12 June 2019 in a friendly against Morocco, as a half-time substitute for Ebou Adams.[7]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 11 July 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Holmlia 2013 3. divisjon 9 3 0 0 – 9 3
Lillestrøm 2015 Tippeligaen 0 0 2 0 – 2 0
2016 10 1 2 0 – 12 1
2017 Eliteserien 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2018 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2019 19 0 3 0 – 22 0
2020 1. divisjon 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 29 1 7 0 0 0 36 1
Molde 2020 Eliteserien 19 0 0 0 6 0 25 0
2021 9 1 0 0 3 0 12 1
Total 28 1 0 0 9 0 37 1
Career total 67 5 7 0 9 0 83 5

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Dobloug-Holm, Thomas (20 April 2016). "Sheriff Sinyan har signert kontrakt med LSK". Sporten.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Fotball-NM: Rælingen - Lillestrøm 3-9" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 22 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Fakta NM fotball menn tirsdag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 12 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Fakta NM fotball menn onsdag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 27 April 2016.
  5. ^ Claussen, Simon Kolstad (13 September 2018). "- Jeg har virkelig savnet dette". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 26.
  6. ^ "SHERIFF SINYAN ER KLAR FOR MOLDE FK". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Morocco v Gambia game report". ESPN. 12 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Sheriff Sinyan". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 12 May 2019.


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