Ebrima Sohna (born 14 December 1988) is a Gambian footballer. He plays as a midfielder.

Ebrima Sohna
Personal information
Full name Ebrima Sohna[1]
Date of birth (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Bakau, Gambia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Steve Biko FC
–2005 Wallidan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Wallidan 18 (2)
2007–2011 Sandefjord 113 (4)
2012 RoPS 12 (1)
2012–2013 KuPS 12 (0)
2013 Vostok 25 (0)
2014–2016 KuPS 51 (0)
2016–2017 Al-Arabi SC 9 (1)
2017 VPS 15 (0)
2018 Keşla 18 (0)
2019–2020 Mosta 4 (0)
International career
2005– Gambia 37 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2020

Career edit

KuPS edit

In February 2014, Sohna resigned for KuPS on a one-year contract,[2] extending his deal by another year in October 2014.[3]

Al-Arabi SC edit

On January 13, 2016 he signed a 1-year and a half Deal with the Kuwaiti side.

Keşla edit

In January 2018, Sohna signed for Keşla FK on a contract until the end of the 2017–18 season.[4] On 22 June 2018, Sohna a new contract with Keşla until the end of the 2018/19 season,[5] leaving in December 2018.[6]

International career edit

Sohna is a holding midfielder who with his fellow country men won the CAF U-17 Championship in Banjul 2005. He went on to be a key part of the Gambian team which beat Brazil in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru.[7]

Sohna also helped the Gambia U-20 to qualify for the CAF U-20 Youth Championship CONGO 2007, where the Gambia came out third position thus qualifying for the FIFA U-20 Youth Championship in Canada. Back in Gambia where Sohna started his career in the youth system of Wallidan FC one of the top club in Gambian football.

Sohna scored his first international goal against Mexico on 23 December 2007.[8]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

[9][10]

Season Club Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2007 Sandefjord Tippeligaen 16 0 0 0 16 0
2008 Adeccoligaen 17 1 0 0 17 1
2009 Tippeligaen 26 1 1 0 27 1
2010 27 0 3 0 30 0
2011 Adeccoligaen 23 2 3 0 26 2
2012 RoPS Veikkausliiga 12 1 0 0 12 1
KuPS 12 0 1 0 13 0
2013 Vostok Kazakhstan Premier League 25 0 1 0 26 0
2014 KuPS Veikkausliiga 31 0 2 0 33 0
2015 3 0 5 0 8 0
Career Total 192 5 16 0 208 5

International edit

Gambia national team
Year Apps Goals
2007 1 1
2008 6 0
2009 0 0
2010 4 1
2011 3 0
2012 1 0
2013 4 0
2014 0 0
2015 4 0
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 4 0
2019 8 1
2020 2 0
Total 37 3

[9]

International goals edit

Scores and results list the Gambia's goal tally first.[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 December 2007 Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia   Sierra Leone 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 30 May 2010 Hans-Walter Wild Stadion, Bayreuth, Germany   Mexico 1–3 1–5
3. 7 June 2019 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco   Guinea 1–0 1–0

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Kuopion Palloseura re-sign Ebrima Sohna". gambiasports.gm/. gambiasports.gm. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "EBRIMA SOHNA EXTENDS CLUB CONTRACT". foroyaa.gm/. 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Keşlə növbəti transferlər həyata keçirib". keshlafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Keşlə FK-da növbəti müqavilələrə imza atıldı" (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Кешля расстанется с 4 легионерами". azerifootball.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Azeri Football. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  7. ^ Ebrima SohnaFIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ Gambia 2 - 0 Sierra Leone, national-football-teams, 23 December 2007
  9. ^ a b c "Ebrima Sohna". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  10. ^ "E.Sohna". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2015.

External links edit