Modou Manneh


Modou Manneh is a Gambian professional football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Manila Digger in the Philippines Football League. He has also represented Gambia at the U20 level.

Club career

Career in Gambia

Manneh was born in the town of Janjanbureh in the Gambia, and grew up in the nearby village of Yoro Beri Kunda. He played youth football in the village streets, and later played for local youth team Centermass FC.
At the end of 2020, Manneh signed for Real de Banjul of the GFA League First Division, then playing as a full-back for the team. Over the next four years, he won three titles with the club, also receiving a special recognition award for representing the country internationally.

Manila Digger

In 2025, Manneh was signed by Manila Digger of the Philippines Football League ahead of the 2024–25 season. Now playing as a midfielder, that season he contributed 12 goals and 6 assists as Digger narrowly lost the title on the final day to Kaya–Iloilo, being recognized as the team's best midfielder.
On March 29, 2025, Manneh was involved in a scuffle after scoring in a match against Stallion Laguna. He was sent off after an altercation with Stallion's assistant coach, which prompted a review by the PFF's Disciplinary and Ethics Committee.
Manneh stayed with Manila Digger for the 2025–26 season as the club competed in AFC competitions for the first time. He started in their 2025–26 [AFC Champions League Two|AFC Champions League Two] playoff defeat to Persib Bandung of Indonesia, and was a starter in the club's campaign in the AFC Challenge League, where they qualified for the knockout rounds.

International career

Gambia U20

In 2019, Manneh represented the Gambia under-20 national team at the WAFU [Zone A U-20 Championship], where Gambia won in the final over Senegal, qualifying for the 2021 U-20 [Africa Cup of Nations|Africa U-20 Cup of Nations]. At the tournament, Gambia finished third after beating Tunisia in the third place match.

Gambia U23

A year later, Manneh was called up to the Gambia under-23 team for qualifiers for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, but did not play a match.