Ebrima Darboe Explained
Ebrima Darboe |
Birth Date: | 6 June 2001 |
Birth Place: | Bakoteh, The Gambia |
Height: | 1.79 m |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Currentclub: | Frosinone (on loan from Roma) |
Clubnumber: | 55 |
Youthyears1: | 2016–2017 |
Youthclubs1: | Young Rieti |
Youthyears2: | 2017–2021 |
Youthclubs2: | Roma |
Years1: | 2021– |
Clubs1: | Roma |
Caps1: | 6 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs2: | → LASK (loan) |
Caps2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2024 |
Clubs3: | → Sampdoria (loan) |
Caps3: | 14 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2024– |
Clubs4: | → Frosinone (loan) |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
Nationalteam1: | Gambia |
Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 10 May 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 19 January 2024 |
Ebrima Darboe (born 6 June 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Frosinone, on loan from Roma. He also plays for the Gambia national team.
Early life
Ebrima Darboe was born in Bakoteh, a district of Serekunda in The Gambia.[1] [2] [3] He left his birth country aged 14, alone, arriving in Libya,[4] before sailing to Sicily, Italy, where he arrived as a refugee after a six-month journey.[5] [6]
In Italy, Darboe was taken in charge by the – a service from the Italian ministry of the Interior – as an unaccompanied underage migrant and ended in Rieti, where he started playing with amateur club Young Rieti.[7]
Club career
Darboe joined Italian club Roma in summer 2017, making his primavera debut for the youth team in January 2019.[8] [9] Darboe signed his first professional contract with Roma the following July, having just turned eighteen. He first featured on as an unused substitute in Roma's 2–1 Serie A home victory against Milan on 27 October 2019. Darboe scored his first goal for the under-19 side in October 2020, and got an additional brace later that month in the Campionato Primavera.[10] [11]
Darboe made his professional debut for the club on 2 May 2021, coming off the bench for the final ten minutes of Roma's 2–0 defeat against Sampdoria.[12] On 6 May, Darboe made his UEFA Europa League debut against Manchester United, in the second leg of the semi-finals.[13] Darboe played in the Derby della Capitale against rivals Lazio on 15 May, becoming the first player born in the 2000s to do so.[14]
On 7 July 2023, Darboe was loaned to Austrian Bundesliga club LASK for the 2023–24 season.[15] On 1 February 2024, this loan was cut short, and Darboe was then loaned to Serie B club Sampdoria.[16]
International career
On 26 October 2020, while still a youth team player for Roma, Darboe received his first senior call-up for the Gambia national team by head coach Tom Saintfiet.[17] He debuted for the Gambia in a 2–0 friendly win over Niger on 6 June 2021.[18]
Darboe was selected to the Gambia squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.[19] [20]
International stats
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Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Gambia | 2021 | 6 | 0 |
2022 | 7 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 15 | 0 | |
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Honours
Roma
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Camara. Arfang M.S.. 6 October 2020. Ebrima Darboe scores first Roma goal. live. 16 April 2021. The Point. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021020121/https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/sports/ebrima-darboe-scores-first-roma-goal . 21 October 2020 .
- Web site: Pediglieri. Alessio. 27 October 2019. La favola di Ebrima Darboe: da rifugiato alla prima squadra in soli 4 anni. 16 April 2021. Sport Fanpage. it.
- Web site: Agresti. Stefano. 27 October 2019. E' arrivato col barcone, pesava 50 chili: l'incredibile favola di Darboe, pronto al debutto in Roma-Milan. live. 16 April 2021. Calciomercato.com. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20191028225132/https://www.calciomercato.com/news/e-arrivato-col-barcone-pesava-50-chili-l-incredibile-favola-di-d-79645 . 28 October 2019 .
- News: Pinci. Matteo. 28 October 2019. La traversata di "Ibra" Darboe: da 15enne solo sul barcone a promessa romanista in Serie A. 16 April 2021. la Repubblica.
- Web site: 27 October 2019. Darboe, da rifugiato alla panchina in Roma-Milan. live. 16 April 2021. Sky Sport. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102160553/https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2019/10/27/roma-milan-ebrima-darboe-panchina-storia . 2 November 2019 .
- Web site: 28 October 2019. La favola del 18enne Ebrima Darboe, dall'arrivo in Italia su un barcone alla panchina con la Roma in Serie A. 16 April 2021. Castelli Notizie. it.
- Web site: 27 October 2019. Ebrima Darboe's story is a football fairytale. live. 17 April 2021. AS Roma. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417095120/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2019/10/ebrima-darboe-s-story-is-a-football-fairytale . 17 April 2021 .
- News: Cavoli. Giacomo. 24 January 2019. Ebrima Darboe ha debuttato con la Primavera della Roma, la gioia dello Young Rieti: "Esempio positivo per tutti". 17 April 2021. Il Messaggero. it.
- Web site: 28 October 2019. AS Rome: la belle histoire de Darboe, arrivé comme migrant. live. 17 April 2021. RMC Sport. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417111140/https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/serie-a/as-rome-la-belle-histoire-de-darboe-arrive-comme-migrant_AV-201910280362.html . 17 April 2021 .
- Web site: Camara. Arfang M.S.. 20 October 2020. Ebrima Darboe's brace guided Roma U-19 to comfortable win – The Point. live. 17 April 2021. The Point. https://web.archive.org/web/20201205170811/https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/sports/ebrima-darboes-brace-guided-roma-u-19-to-comfortable-win . 5 December 2020 .
- Web site: 17 October 2020. Alberto De Rossi: "Soddisfatto per la vittoria". Darboe: "Ora sono più motivato". live. 17 April 2021. Forzaroma.info. Gazetta dello Sport. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417114510/https://www.forzaroma.info/news-as-roma/alberto-de-rossi-soddisfatto-per-la-vittoria-darboe-ora-sono-piu-motivato/ . 17 April 2021 .
- News: Ebrima Darboe makes Serie A debut. AS Roma. 3 May 2021. 3 May 2021.
- News: La gioia di Darboe: "E' un'emozione incredibile. Sono fuggito dall'Africa per inseguire il mio sogno". Goal.com. 6 May 2021. 7 May 2021. it. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506231954/https://www.goal.com/it/notizie/la-gioia-di-darboe-e-unemozione-incredibile-sono-fuggito/378qcr9pam9p1lrkx3s931cs6 . 6 May 2021 .
- News: Roma-Lazio, gara da record per Darboe: è il primo millennial a giocare il derby. it.
- News: Welcome, Ebrima Darboe!. LASK. 7 July 2023. 7 July 2023.
- News: Ebrima Darboe joins Sampdoria on loan. AS Roma. 1 February 2024. 1 February 2024.
- Web site: Roma's Ebrima Darboe earn first Gambia call-up, as Ali Sowe and Yusupha Njie left out. The Point . 24 May 2021 . 26 October 2020 .
- Web site: Match Report of Gambia vs Niger – 2021-06-05 – FIFA Friendlies. globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. 5 June 2021. 12 June 2021.
- https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa -cup-of-nations/matches/2021/2243295/lineups
- News: The Gambia name squad for first Nations Cup finals . BBC Sport .
- News: Ebrima Darboe profile. 5 June 2024. National Football Teams. 5 June 2024.