Ebrima Colley


Ebrima Colley is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Gambia national team.

Club career

Colley started playing for Atalanta's under-19 squad in the 2017–18 season. He made his professional debut for the senior team in a 1–2 Serie A loss to Bologna on 15 December 2019.
On 23 September 2020, Colley joined Serie A side Hellas Verona on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 7 August 2021, Colley joined fellow top-tier club Spezia on loan until the end of the campaign. On 13 August 2022, Colley was loaned to Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük for the rest of the season.
On 1 September 2023, Colley joined Swiss Super League club Young Boys on loan for the remainder of the season, with the deal including an option-to-buy. Later that year, on 13 December, he became the first Gambian to score in the UEFA Champions League, by netting a goal in a 2–1 away defeat against RB Leipzig.

International career

Colley made his debut for the Gambia national football team on 22 March 2019 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Algeria, as a 81st-minute substitute for Ebrima Sohna.
He played in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.

Career statistics

Club

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 November 2023Benjamini Mkapa National Stadium, Miburani, Tanzania2–32–32026 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2.23 January 2024Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast2–12–32023 Africa Cup of Nations