Kalifa Manneh


Kalifa Manneh is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie D club Nocerina.

Club career

At the age of 15, Manneh escaped Gambia in a boat and landed in Sicily as a refugee. That year, he auditioned for Catania and joined their youth academy. Manneh made his professional debut with Catania in a 0-0 Serie C tie with Juve Stabia on 14 May 2017.
On 3 January 2020, Carrarese terminated the loan agreement with Catania.
On 15 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Perugia. On 31 January 2022, Manneh was loaned to Taranto.
On 31 August 2023, Manneh signed with Alessandria for one season. On 30 January 2024, Manneh moved to Foggia.

International career

Manneh debuted for the Gambia national football team in a friendly 1–0 win over Guinea on 7 June 2019.