Yaya Bojang

Yaya Bojang
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-10) 10 September 2004
Place of birth Manduar, The Gambia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
OB
Number 24
Youth career
Greater Tomorrow FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Real de Banjul 4 (1)
2023OB (loan) 0 (0)
2024– OB 19 (1)
International career
2025– The Gambia 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:15, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

Yaya Bojang (born 10 September 2004) is a Gambian professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club OB and The Gambia national team.

Club career

A youth academy of Greater Tomorrow FA, Bojang joined the Gambian club Real de Banjul on 6 May 2021.[1] On 4 May 2023, he joined the Danish club Odense BK on loan until 31 December 2023 with an option to buy.[2] On 9 January 2024, Odense BK activated the option to sign Bojang permanently until 2027.[3]

International career

Bojan was called up to The Gambia national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2025. He debuted with The Gambia in a 7–0 win over Seychelles on 14 October 2025.[4]

Honours

Real de Banjul
Odense BK

References

  1. ^ Barry, Yusupha. "Trio join Real de Banjul".
  2. ^ Barry, Yusupha. "Real de Banjul agree with Odense Boldklub for Yaya Bojang loan".
  3. ^ "Afrikansk talent skifter til OB - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk. 9 January 2024.
  4. ^ sanogo, Aichatou (14 October 2025). "Élim coupe du monde 2026 : La Gambie écrase les Seychelles".