Sheriff Sinyan (born 19 July 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for Slavia Prague. Born in Norway, he represents The Gambia internationally.

Club career

Sinyan played youth football for Oppsal IF and

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, and also featured briefly in Holmlia's senior team before joining the junior ranks of larger club Lillestrøm. In April 2016, Sinyan signed a two-year contract with Lillestrøm SK's senior team. Sinyan featured in the first two rounds of both the

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and

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s, and made his league debut with substitute appearances against Sarpsborg 08 and Strømsgodset in July 2016. After 2016 Sinyan suffered a long-time injury period, not making his comeback until September 2018 for Lillestrøm's B team. On 30 June 2020, Molde FK announced the signing of Sinyan on a three-year contract from Lillestrøm. On 4 July 2023, Sinyan signed for Czech First League club Slavia Prague on a one-year contract with the option for a further year.

International career

Sinyan made his Gambia national team debut on 12 June 2019 in a friendly against Morocco, as a half-time substitute for

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1996 births Living people Norwegian people of Gambian descent People with acquired Gambian citizenship Footballers from Oslo Gambian men's footballers Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders The Gambia men's international footballers Holmlia SK players Lillestrøm SK players Molde FK players SK Slavia Prague players Eliteserien players Norwegian Third Division players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Gambian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Gambian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic {{Gambia-footy-bio-stub