# Sulayman Marreh

Sulayman Marreh (born 15 January 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.

## Club career

Born in Banjul, Marreh made his senior debuts with Abuko United FC. In 2011, he was spotted by Gambia U-17's staff ahead of 2011 African U-17 Championship, and despite being left out of the final cut, he joined Samger FC. In March 2014 he moved to Granada CF in Spain, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B, for a reported fee of one million dalasi.
Marreh made his senior debut with the side on 15 March 2014, starting in a 0–0 draw against FC Cartagena; roughly a month later he netted his first goal abroad, scoring the first of a 6–1 home win over Écija Balompié.
On 21 March, Marreh was called up to the Andalusians' main squad ahead of the La Liga match against Elche CF; he remained on the bench in the 1–0 win at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, however. He made his first-team debut on 17 October, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Rayo Vallecano.
On 10 July 2017, after having his federative rights assigned to Watford, Marreh was loaned to Segunda División club Real Valladolid for one year. The following January, his loan with Valladolid was cancelled and he joined UD Almería on a loan deal for the remainder of the campaign.
In March 2019 Belgian First Division A club Eupen announced they had taken up the option to sign Marreh on a contract until June 2021, having initially signed him on loan for the 2018–19 season.
In February 2024, at the end of the Africa Cup of Nations, he signed with Serbian side Železničar Pančevo.

## International career

After being left out of the under-17 squad, Marreh made his debut with the main squad on 9 February 2011, coming on as a substitute in a 1–3 loss against Guinea-Bissau at Lisbon, Portugal. He played his first official match on 15 June of the following year, starting in a 1–4 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss against Algeria. He played in the 2021 Africa cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 23 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Granada B | 2013–14 | Primera Federación | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Granada B | 2014–15 | Primera Federación | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Granada B | 2015–16 | Primera Federación | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Granada B | 2016–17 | Primera Federación | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Granada B | Total | Total | 63 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 4 |
| Granada | 2014–15 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Real Valladolid (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Almería (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Eupen | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| Eupen | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Eupen | Total | Total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 41 | 2 |
| Gent | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Gent | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Gent | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Gent | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Gent | Total | Total | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 131 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 168 | 8 |
* ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, Belgian Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in play-off
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ One appearance in Belgian Super Cup, one appearance in play-off

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Gambia | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Gambia | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Gambia | 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| Gambia | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| Gambia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Gambia | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Gambia | 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 18 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Marreh goal.
List of international goals scored by Sulayman Marreh :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 13 November 2019 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola | Angola | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |