Seedy Bah (born July 6, 1992) is a
Gambian footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
.
Career
Professional
Bah was born in
Bakau
Bakau is a town on the Atlantic coast of Gambia, west of Gambia's capital city of Banjul. It is known for its botanical gardens, its crocodile pool ''Bakau Kachikally'' and for the beaches at Cape Point. Bakau is the first major suburb outside ...
, and came to the United States in 2010 as part of an exchange programme with the club side
Colorado Rush, who run a Rush Academy in the Gambian capital,
. After trialing with
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...
of
Major League Soccer
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during the spring of 2011, Bah signed with
Charleston Battery
The Charleston Battery are an American professional association football, soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are one of the oldest continuously operating professiona ...
in the
USL Professional Division
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on March 23, 2011.
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He made his professional debut on April 9, 2011 in a game against the Charlotte Eagles.
International
Bah has represented Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
at U-17 level, and has also spent time with the US Development academy.
References
External links
Charleston Battery bio
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1992 births
Living people
Gambian footballers
The Gambia men's youth international footballers
Gambian expatriate footballers
Charleston Battery players
USL Championship players
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Gambian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Bakau United FC players
People from Bakau
Men's association football forwards