Alagie Saine
Alagie Saine (born 20 January 2003) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club AC Horsens. He was part of the Gambia squad that finished runner-up at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
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| Full name | Alagie Saine | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 January 2003[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gambia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Horsens | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Falcons FC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| Falcons FC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Horsens (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Horsens | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Gambia U20 | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Born in Gambia, Saine was formed by his local team Falcons FC before joining AC Horsens in January 2023 in a loan deal with an option to buy included.[2][3][4][5] Despite not making any official appearances for the Danish club in the 2022-23 season, Horsens decided to trigger his buyout clause and thus signed him permanently, with the player signing a deal until June 2027.[6]
International career edit
Saine was called up to Gambia national under-20 team for the first time in 2020 to participate in the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations where his team reached the semi-finals.[7] Saine was called up again to Gambia national under-20 squad for the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations and was chosen by coach Abdoulie Bojang to be the team captain.[8] Gambia managed to reach the final for the first time in history but failed to win the title after the 0–2 defeat in the final against Senegal.[9]
The results of the tournament qualified the Gambian team for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time since 2007.[10] Saine was named in the CAF Best XI Team of the Tournament.[11]
Honours edit
Gambia U20
- U-20 Africa Cup of Nations: runner-up 2023, third place 2021
Individual edit
- U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the tournament: 2023
References edit
- ^ Alagie Saine at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Waa Banjul FC Ba Lamin Sowe Signs for Spanish Tenerife". The Voice. 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Superliga-klub lukker transfervinduet: Vi er glade". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Smil i Horsens: Absolut glade for aftale med Saine". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "CAN U20 - Alagie Saine, capitaine de la Gambie : "C'était bien de commencer par une victoire"" (in French). Africa Top Sports. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ AC HORSENS KØBER ALAGIE SAINE, achorsens.dk, 8 June 2023
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Gambia (GAM)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 9.
- ^ "Gambia Unveils 25-Man Squad for U-20 AFCON". Gambian Football Federation. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "CAN U20: le Sénégal triomphe en finale face à la Gambie" (in French). RFI. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Bojang: We want to put The Gambia on the map". FIFA.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "2023 U-20 AFCON: Agbalaka, Njoku Make CAF Best X1". Completesports.com. March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
External links edit
- Alagie Saine at Soccerway
- Alagie Saine at FootballDatabase.eu
- Alagie Saine at WorldFootball.net
- Alagie Saine at Horsens