Yankuba Minteh

Yankuba Minteh is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Brighton & Hove Albion, with an estimated net worth of around $4 million.

Early Life & Family

Yankuba Minteh was born on July 22, 2004, in Bakoteh, The Gambia. He began his football career at the Bakoteh United Football Academy before earning a move to Steve Biko FC in the Gambian second division.

Rise to Fame

Minteh moved to Europe in 2022 to join Danish club Odense Boldklub, making his senior debut in September 2022 with a match-winning goal against FC Copenhagen just minutes after coming off the bench.

Career History

After one season in Denmark, Newcastle United signed Minteh in the summer of 2023 and immediately loaned him to Feyenoord in the Netherlands, where he made 37 appearances across all competitions. Brighton & Hove Albion then signed him in 2024 for a fee in the £30-35 million range, and he has since established himself as a first-team winger, signing a contract through June 2029 reportedly worth around £10.4 million over five years.

How They Built Their Wealth

Minteh’s income comes from his Brighton wages — estimated at roughly £2.08 million a year — built on the back of a transfer fee that reflected his rapid rise from the Gambian second division to the Premier League.

Personal Life

Minteh’s rise from Bakoteh to the Premier League within just a few years has been widely covered as one of the more notable recent breakthroughs from Gambian football.

Yankuba Minteh’s net worth is estimated at around $4 million, reflecting his rapid rise from Gambian youth football to a regular Premier League contract with Brighton & Hove Albion.