Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 2006[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Gambia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tromsø | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Academy Mawade Wade | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Tromsø 2 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Tromsø | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2025 | |||
Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh (born 30 November 2006) is a Gambian football defender who plays for Tromsø in the Eliteserien.
Career
In February 2025 Tromsø brought in Kinteh and fellow defender Massamba M’Baye for a trial period, both from Tromsø's partner academy Mawade Wade, located in Senegal.[3] After the trial period, only Kinteh was offered a contract with the club, and in early March he signed a five-year contract, lasting until the end of the 2029 season.[4][5] His first game for the club came in the Norwegian Cup against Hamna, before his first league start came a month later, against KFUM Oslo.[6]
Kinteh quickly became an integral part of Tromsø's 2025 season, and after only three games for Tromsø in Eliteserien Norwegian media reported that Tromsø had declined an offer of €5 million for the 18 year old Kinteh. The offer would have been a transfer record for Tromsø if they had accepted it.[7]
In June, Kinteh was named young player of the month of May by Norsk Toppfotball. They cited his good left foot, speed, and duelling strength as reasons why he won.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 July 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tromsø 2 | 2025 | 3. divisjon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tromsø | 2025 | Eliteserien | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh at Soccerway
- ^ "Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Eilertsen, Tobias Stein (17 February 2025). "«Mass» og «Sedi» endelig på plass i Tromsø: – Kaldt og fantastisk" [«Mass» and «Sedi» are finally in Tromsø: – Cold and fantastic]. iTromsø. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Degerstrøm, Otine (5 March 2025). "Ny signering fra Mawade Wade akademiet" [New signing from the Mawade Wade academy] (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "TIL henter 18-åring fra Mawade Wade-akademiet" [TIL signs 18-year old player from the Mawade Wade academy] (in Norwegian). NRK. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Budet på TIL-kometen knuser alle rekorder!". nordlys.no (in Norwegian). 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Kinteh kåra til månedens unge spiller" [Kinteh chosen as the young player of the month] (in Norwegian). NRK. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh Career Statistics" (in Norwegian). Fotball.no. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
External links
- Profile at the Tromsø IL website