The presence of Senegaleses in
Italy
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dates back to the 1980s.
Numbers
In 2014 in
Italy
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there are 94,030 regular immigrants from
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
. In 2006 there were 59,857. The three cities with most number of Senegaleses are:
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
,
Rome
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and
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ...
.
Notable Senegaleses in Italy
Notable Senegalese people based in Italy or Italian-born with Senegalese heritage:
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Aminata Aidara, journalist, short story writer and novelist
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Cheikh Tidiane Gaye, novelist
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Jenny B
Giovanna Bersola (born 20 July 1972), better known by her stage name Jenny B, is an Italian singer.
Biography
Bersola was born in 1972 in Catania, Sicily, Italy, to a Sicilian mother and Senegalese father. In the early years of her music caree ...
, singer
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Edrissa Sanneh
Edrissa Sanneh (born 2 January 1951 in Brufut, Gambia), more commonly known as Idris, is a former Senegalese Disc jockey. Currently, he is a sports journalist.
Because of his passionate, enthusiastic and unique football commentary, Idris has becom ...
, former DJ and sports journalist
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Abramo Canka, professional basketball player
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Valentina Diouf, professional volleyball player
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Davide Diaw, professional football player
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Alfred Gomis
Amigo Alfred Junior Gomis (born 5 September 1993) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Como on loan from the French club Rennes, and the Senegal national team.
Early life
Born in Ziguinchor, Seneg ...
, professional footballer
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Kalidou Koulibaly
Kalidou Koulibaly (born 20 June 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Chelsea and the Senegal national team.
Koulibaly began his professional club career with French team Metz in 2010, before mo ...
, footballer
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Lys Gomis, footballer
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Mamadou Coulibaly, footballer
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Maurice Gomis, footballer
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Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye, professional boxer
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Cher Ndour, footballer
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Welle Ossou, footballer
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Khaby Lame, social media personality
See also
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Nigerian people in Italy
References
Notes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Senegalese people In Italy
African diaspora in Italy
Ethnic groups in Italy
Muslim communities in Europe