Yusupha Yaffa (born 31 December 1996) is a Gambian professional

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who plays as a

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Career

As a youth player, Yaffa joined the youth academy of

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side

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. Before the second half of 2014–15, Yaffa joined the youth academy of

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club

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. In 2015, he signed for German fifth tier club MSV Duisburg II. Before the second half of 2021–22, Yaffa signed for Tsarsko Selo in the Bulgarian top flight after trialing for Polish team

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. On 25 February 2022, he debuted for Tsarsko Selo during a 1–0 loss to

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park ...

. On 21 May 2022, in the last match of the season, Tsarsko selo got a penalty that could bring them the win and save the team from relegation. Yaffa decided to take the penalty despite

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being the regular penalty taker. Yaffa was ready to take the penalty when the owner of the team, Stoyne Manolov, entered the pitch and fought with him. He left the pitch and Kavdanski took the penalty, but missed and the team was relegated.Невиждан панаир в Царско село! Стойне Манолов нахлу на терена и налетя на бой на свой футболист
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* Living people 1996 births People from Serekunda Gambian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Oberliga (football) players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players MSV Duisburg II players FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia players Gambian expatriate men's footballers Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany {{Gambia-footy-bio-stub