Sheriff Sinyan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Oppsal | ||
| 2013 | Holmlia | ||
| 2014–2015 | Lillestrøm | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Holmlia | 9 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Lillestrøm II | ||
| 2015–2020 | Lillestrøm | 29 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Molde | 46 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Slavia Prague | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | Odd | 12 | (1) |
| 2025– | CFR Cluj | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Gambia | 8 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2025 | |||
Sheriff Sinyan (born 19 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a defensive midfielder for Liga I club CFR Cluj. Born in Norway, he represents The Gambia internationally.
Club career
Sinyan played youth football for Oppsal IF and Holmlia SK, 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.[1] Sinyan featured in the first two rounds of both the 2015 and 2016 Norwegian Football Cups,[2][3][4] 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.[5]
On 30 June 2020, Molde FK announced the signing of Sinyan on a three-year contract from Lillestrøm.[6]
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.[7]
International career
Sinyan made his Gambia national team debut on 12 June 2019 in a friendly against Morocco, as a half-time substitute for Ebou Adams.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 August 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Holmlia | 2013 | 3. divisjon | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| Lillestrøm | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Molde | 2020 | Eliteserien | 19 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 62 | 3 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Odd | 2024 | Eliteserien | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| CFR Cluj | 2024–25 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 2 | 1[f] | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 107 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 141 | 10 | ||
- ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, Czech Cup, Cupa României
- ^ Appearance in Eliteserien promotion/relegation play-offs
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Supercupa României
International
- As of match played 9 June 2025[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
Lillestrøm
- Norwegian Cup: 2017
- Mesterfinalen runner-up: 2018
Molde
CFR Cluj
- Cupa României: 2024–25
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2025
References
- ^ Dobloug-Holm, Thomas (20 April 2016). "Sheriff Sinyan har signert kontrakt med LSK". Sporten.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Fotball-NM: Rælingen - Lillestrøm 3-9" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Fakta NM fotball menn tirsdag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Fakta NM fotball menn onsdag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 27 April 2016.
- ^ Claussen, Simon Kolstad (13 September 2018). "- Jeg har virkelig savnet dette". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 26.
- ^ "SHERIFF SINYAN ER KLAR FOR MOLDE FK". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Do Slavie přichází stoper Sheriff Sinyan" [Stopper Sheriff Sinyan is coming to Slavia]. SK Slavia Prague (in Czech). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Morocco v Gambia game report". ESPN. 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Sheriff Sinyan". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Profile of Sheikh Sibi". Retrieved 18 January 2025.
External links
- Sheriff Sinyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sheriff Sinyan at Soccerway