Ahmed Tabanja

Ahmed Tabanja
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Abdelmunem Yousef
Date of birth (2000-09-02) 2 September 2000
Place of birth Khartoum North, Sudan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
Al Merrikh
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Al-Quoz SC (Khartoum)
2020– Al Merrikh
International career
2021– Sudan 25 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:55, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:55, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

Ahmed Tabanja Ahmed Abdelmunem Yousef (Arabic: أحمد طبنجة; born 2 September 2000) is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Sudan Premier League club Al Merrikh and the Sudan national team.

Club career

Tabanja began his senior career with Sudan Premier League club Khartoum in 2017.[1] On 2 January 2020, he transferred to Al Merrikh on a 4-year contract.[2] He was named Player of the Tournament for the 2024–25 Sudan Premier League season.[3]

International career

Tabanja was called up to the Sudan national team for the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup.[4] The following month, he was called up to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]

Honours

Al Merrikh

References

  1. ^ "كويك يكشف حقيقة انضمام أبو طبنجة للزعيم". الرسالة نت. 16 May 2016.
  2. ^ "المريخ يتعاقد مع (طبنجة) وصابر القوز". 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ التحرير, إدارة (22 July 2025). "بعد رباعية قاسية في شباك المريخ.. الهلال السوداني يتوّج بطلًا للنخبة".
  4. ^ "قائمة المنتخب الوطني للمشاركة في كاس العرب فيفا" (in Arabic). Sudan Football Association. 22 November 2025 – via Facebook.
  5. ^ "Final Squad". Facebook. Sudan Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.