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Nuha Marong

Nuha Marong

Gambian footballer (1993)

Nuha Marong Krubally (born 16 June 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Baleares in the Primera Federación.[1] Born in Spain, he plays for the Gambia national team.

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Club career

Born in Santa Coloma de Farners, Girona, Catalonia to Gambian parents, Nuha represented CE Farners [ca], CD Blanes, Penya Barcelonista de Lloret and CF Lloret as a youth.[2] He made his senior debut with the latter during the 2011–12 season, in the regional leagues.

On 26 June 2013, Nuha joined Segunda División B side UE Llagostera.[3] He was sparingly used during the campaign, but notably scored the winner in a 3–1 home defeat of Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the play-offs, which ensured his team's first-ever promotion to Segunda División.[4]

Nuha subsequently served loan stints at Tercera División sides UE Sant Andreu[5] and Elche CF Ilicitano,[6] scoring a career-best 21 goals for the latter. On 13 July 2016 he moved to another reserve team, CA Osasuna B in the third division.[7]

On 24 June 2017, Nuha signed for Atlético Saguntino still in the third division.[8] The following 17 May, he joined CD Castellón for the fourth tier play-offs,[9] and subsequently agreed to a deal with CD Atlético Baleares on 6 July.[10]

On 9 July 2019, Nuha agreed to a four-year deal with Racing de Santander, newly promoted to Segunda División.[11] On 9 January 2020 he was signed by Granada CF, which first sent him to the reserve team, Club Recreativo Granada.[12]

In 2022, Nuha signed with Bangladeshi outfit Bashundhara Kings. On 18 May, he helped the team winning their 2022 AFC Cup group stage opener with 1–0 margin against Maldivian side Maziya S&RC at the Salt Lake Stadium.

On 29 August 2022, Marong moved to India, signing with I-League side Rajasthan United on a season-long deal.[13][14] He was part of the team's Baji Rout Cup win in Odisha. In January 2023, Morang parted ways with the club.[15]

International career

Nuha has been called up for the Gambia national team on 6 February 2019.[16] He made his debut for the latter on 22 March, in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Algeria.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 December 2022[18]
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  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Federación
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa del Rey
  3. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

Honours

Rajasthan United

  • Baji Rout Cup: 2022[19]

References

  1. [1]
    Nuha Marong at WorldFootball.net
  2. [2]
    ""En España no veo racismo, solo algunos que pierden la educación"" ["I do not see racism in Spain, only a few who lose their education"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Nuha y Marc Garcia, últimos refuerzos del Llagostera" [Nuha and Marc García, latest additions of Llagostera] (in Spanish). Vavel. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Llagostera obra el milagro y asciende a la Liga Adelante" [Llagostera do the miracle and promote to Liga Adelante] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Nuha Marong (Llagostera), nou jugador del Sant Andreu" [Nuha Marong (Llagostera), new player of Sant Andreu] (in Catalan). UE Sant Andreu. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Nuha y Quaye, dos refuerzos para el Ilicitano" [Nuha and Quaye, two additions for Ilicitano] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Nuha, nuevo jugador de Osasuna Promesas" [Nuha, new player of Osasuna Promesas] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  8. [8]
    "El Atlético Saguntino refuerza su delantera con Nuha Marong" [Atlético Saguntino bolster their forward lines with Nuha Marong] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Nuha es el fichaje tras el tiro fallido con Reyes" [Nuha is a signing after the failed attempt with Reyes] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  10. [10]
    "Nuha es el 5º fichaje del proyecto ATB 2018/19" [Nuha is the 5th signing of the 2018/19 ATB project] (in Spanish). CD Atlético Baleares. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  11. [11]
    "Nuha, segundo refuerzo del Racing 2019/20" [Nuha, second addition of Racing 2019/20] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  12. [12]
    "Nuha, traspasado al Granada". Marca.com (in Spanish). 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  13. [13]
    Sarkar, Sattyik (29 August 2022). "Ex-Bashundhara Kings forward Nuha Marong signs for Rajasthan United". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  14. [14]
    Shivhare, Shashwat (6 November 2022). "Hero I-League to be a different proposition, says Rajasthan United Head Coach Pushpender Kundu". i-league.org. New Delhi: All India Football Federation Media Team. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  15. [15]
    Thanveer, Dakir Mohammed (5 January 2023). "Rajasthan United rope in Kyrgyzstan international Atay Dzhumashev". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  16. [16]
    "Nuha Marong es convocado con la selección de Gambia" [Nuha Marong is called up by the Gambia national team] (in Spanish). Canal 4 Diario. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  17. [17]
    "Algeria v Gambia game report". Confederation of African Football. 22 March 2019.
  18. [18]
    Nuha Marong at Soccerway
  19. [19]
    Sports Desk, The Bridge (8 November 2022). "Rajasthan United FC wins 2022 Baji Rout Cup". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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