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Full name | Alagie Saine | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 20 January 2003|||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gambia | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Horsens | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
Falcons FC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
Falcons FC | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | → Horsens (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2023– | Horsens | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Gambia U20 | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2023 |
Alagie Saine (born 20 January 2003) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club AC Horsens. He was part of the Gambia squad that finished runner-up at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
Born in Gambia, Saine was formed by his local team Falcons FC before joining AC Horsens in January 2023 in a loan deal with an option to buy included.[2][3][4][5] Despite not making any official appearances for the Danish club in the 2022-23 season, Horsens decided to trigger his buyout clause and thus signed him permanently, with the player signing a deal until June 2027.[6]
Saine was called up to Gambia national under-20 team for the first time in 2020 to participate in the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations where his team reached the semi-finals.[7] Saine was called up again to Gambia national under-20 squad for the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations and was chosen by coach Abdoulie Bojang to be the team captain.[8] Gambia managed to reach the final for the first time in history but failed to win the title after the 0–2 defeat in the final against Senegal.[9]
The results of the tournament qualified the Gambian team for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time since 2007.[10] Saine was named in the CAF Best XI Team of the Tournament.[11]
Gambia U20