Edrissa Sonko is a Gambian football midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

, currently playing for Ras AlKhaima Club

Ras AlKhaima Club

Ras Al Khaimah club is a UAE club based on UAE Division 1 Group A in Ras al-Khaimah.-Current squad:-Famous players: Kyle Thomas Edrissa Sonko Abbas Moio Laial David Kulas...

 in the United Arab Emirates.

Career

His previous clubs are Steve Biko F.C., Real de Banjul, Anderlecht

R.S.C. Anderlecht

Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...

, Roda JC, Walsall

Walsall F.C.

Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...

, Tranmere Rovers

Tranmere Rovers F.C.

Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...

 and Skoda Xanthi.

He netted his first Tranmere goal in the win at home to Accrington Stanley

Accrington Stanley F.C.

Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system....

 in the Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy

The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...

 in September 2008. His first league goal followed just over a week later away at Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield Town F.C.

Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...

, he scored a stunning long range volley in the 2-1 Tranmere win.

On 19 September 2009, Sonko signed a 1 year deal with Hereford United

Hereford United F.C.

Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...

. He was released at the end of the season and moved to Cypriot side APEP.

In September 2010 he joined Ras AlKhaima Club

Ras AlKhaima Club

Ras Al Khaimah club is a UAE club based on UAE Division 1 Group A in Ras al-Khaimah.-Current squad:-Famous players: Kyle Thomas Edrissa Sonko Abbas Moio Laial David Kulas...

 in the United Arab Emirates.

International career

He has played 14 international matches and scored 7 goals for The Gambia

Gambia national football team

The Gambia national football team, nicknamed The Scorpions, is the national team of Gambia and is controlled by the Gambia Football Association. Until 1965, the team, and the country, were known as British Gambia...

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