Yankuba Minteh
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Yankuba Minteh (born 22 July 2004) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Gambia national team.
Infobox
Date of birth
(2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth
Serekunda, Gambia
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position
Right winger
Current team
Brighton & Hove Albion
Number
11
Years
Team
2022–2023
OB
2023–2024
→ Feyenoord (loan)
2024–
Brighton & Hove Albion
2022–
Gambia
2021–2022
Steve Biko
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
OB
OB
Club
OB
Season
2022–23
League
Danish Superliga
League
17
League
4
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
17
Other
4
Feyenoord (loan)
Feyenoord (loan)
Club
Feyenoord (loan)
Season
2023–24
League
Eredivisie
League
27
League
10
National cup
3
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
6
Europe
1
Europe
1
Other
0
Other
37
Total
11
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
Club
Brighton & Hove Albion
Season
2024–25
League
Premier League
League
32
League
6
National cup
4
National cup
1
League cup
1
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
—
Other
37
Other
7
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Premier League
League
14
League
1
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
15
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
46
League
7
League
4
League
1
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
52
Europe
8
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
90
League
21
League
7
League
1
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
6
League cup
1
Europe
1
Europe
0
Other
106
Other
23
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OB | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | |||
| Feyenoord (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 27 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 11 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2024–25 | Premier League | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 7 | ||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 46 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 8 | ||||
| Career total | 90 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 23 | ||
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Gambia
Gambia
National team
Gambia
Year
2022
Apps
1
Goals
0
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
1
Apps
1
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
11
Apps
3
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
6
Apps
3
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
19
Apps
7
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Gambia | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 19 | 7 | |
List of international goals scored by Yankuba Minteh · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
10 September 2023
Venue
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco
Cap
2
Opponent
Congo
Score
1–2
Result
2–2
Competition
2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2
2
No.
2
Date
8 June 2024
Venue
Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane, Morocco
Cap
5
Opponent
Seychelles
Score
3–1
Result
5–1
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
3
3
No.
3
Date
11 June 2024
Venue
Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon
Cap
6
Opponent
Gabon
Score
1–0
Result
2–3
4
4
No.
4
Date
11 October 2024
Venue
Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco
Cap
9
Opponent
Madagascar
Score
1–1
Result
1–1
Competition
2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5
5
No.
5
Date
20 March 2025
Venue
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Cap
14
Opponent
Kenya
Score
2–0
Result
3–3
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
6
6
No.
6
Date
5 September 2025
Venue
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
Cap
16
Opponent
3–1
7
7
No.
7
Date
10 October 2025
Venue
18
Cap
Gabon
Opponent
1–1
Score
3–4
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 10 September 2023 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | 2 | Congo | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 8 June 2024 | Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane, Morocco | 5 | Seychelles | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 11 June 2024 | Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon | 6 | Gabon | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| 4 | 11 October 2024 | Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco | 9 | Madagascar | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5 | 20 March 2025 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 14 | Kenya | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 5 September 2025 | Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya | 16 | 3–1 | |||
| 7 | 10 October 2025 | 18 | Gabon | 1–1 | 3–4 |
References
- Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup
- Includes EFL Cup
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- Yankuba Minteh at National-Football-Teams.comhttps://www.national-football-teams.com/player/91735.html
- "One great day in the life of Yankuba Minteh – and what it means for his Newcastle United future"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5402899/2024/04/10/yankuba-minteh-newcastle-feyenoord/
- "Yankuba Minteh interview: 'I have nothing against Newcastle, but I have fallen in love with Brighton'"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6278525/2025/04/18/minteh-brighton-newcastle-psr-interview/
- RSSSFhttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gamb2022.html
- ob.dkhttps://ob.dk/nyheder/2021/juni/24-spillere-er-klar-til-tirsdagens-naesby-kamp
- ob.dkhttps://ob.dk/nyheder/2022/august/yankuba-minteh-pa-kontrakt-i-ob
- Tipsbladethttps://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/ob-profil-sisto-draebte-hele-tiden-mit-hold
- ob.dkhttps://ob.dk/nyheder/2022/september/debutanten-yankuba-minteh-blev-matchvinder-mod-f-c-kobenhavn
- GambiaFF.orghttps://gambiaff.org/yankuba-minteh-promoted-to-odense-first-team/
- Newcastle United Football Clubhttps://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/newcastle-united-sign-gambia-forward-yankuba-minteh/
- OneFootballhttps://onefootball.com/en/news/feyenoord-sign-18-year-old-gambian-winger-yankuba-minteh-on-loan-from-newcastle-united-37663163
- "PSV wint derde Johan Cruijff Schaal op rij • Lang schoot zijn ploeg voorbij Feyenoord"https://nos.nl/liveblog/2485434-psv-wint-derde-johan-cruijff-schaal-op-rij-lang-schoot-zijn-ploeg-voorbij-feyenoord
- "Feyenoord heerst in Galgenwaard en drukt FC Utrecht nog dieper in het moeras"https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/feyenoord-heerst-in-galgenwaard-en-drukt-fc-utrecht-nog-dieper-in-het-moeras~a9b016bc/
- TheMaghttps://www.themag.co.uk/2023/10/yankuba-minteh-season-comes-to-shuddering-halt-after-blistering-start-feyenoord-newcastle-united/
- "Ebrima Colley and Yankuba Minteh made history after scoring in UEFA Champions League"https://gambiana.com/ebrima-colley-and-yankuba-minteh-made-history-after-scoring-in-uefa-champions-league/
- Goal (website)https://www.goal.com/en/lists/ajax-worst-eredivisie-defeat-ever-feyenoord-6-0-de-klassieker-jordan-henderson-side-equalling-unwanted-club-record/blt3e5d194bd3d9252a#cscc01481977a2ccfe
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c6p2jlz017do
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/ckgw1ljq474t
- Gambianahttps://gambiana.com/yankuba-minteh-scores-first-premier-league-goal-to-inspire-brightons-comeback-against-tottenham/
- "Brighton 3-0 Chelsea: Minteh brace leads hosts to comfortable win"https://www.beinsports.com/en-asia/football/premier-league/articles/brighton-3-0-chelsea-minteh-brace-leads-hosts-to-comfortable-win-2025-02-14
- "How Brighton's Yankuba Minteh launched career with Steve Biko FC"https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/24519319.brightons-yankuba-minteh-launched-career-steve-biko-fc/
- OB.dkhttps://www.ob.dk/nyhedsarkiv/yankuba-minteh-paa-landsholdet/
- The Alkamba Timeshttps://alkambatimes.com/yankuba-minteh-and-mohammed-badamoesi-secure-afcon-spot-for-the-gambia/
- Newcastle United Football Clubhttps://www.newcastleunited.com/news/latest-news/international-call-ups-january-2024/
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c4nn5e70vxvt
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c3ggd3qnj7nt
- NBC Sportshttps://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/from-bakoteh-to-brighton-yankuba-mintehs-rise-to-the-premier-league
- Yankuba Minteh at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2025.https://int.soccerway.com/players/yankuba-minteh/862574/