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Yankuba Minteh
Right Winger / The Gambia / Brighton & Hove Albion
45 OVR
Profile
Key strength: Adaptability
Versatile player
In a Brighton & Hove Albion campaign perched at 9th in the Premier League with a streaky WWLWW form, one constant has emerged from the chaos: Yankuba Minteh's quiet brilliance. The 21-year-old Gambian winger has become Fabian Hürzeler's attacking architect, racking up 26 appearances and clocking 1,693 minutes of influential football. With 1 goal and 4 assists to his name, Minteh averages a direct goal contribution every 67 minutes—a testament to his efficiency as an inverted right-sided creator. While Georginio Rutter and Kaoru Mitoma grab headlines with their finishing, it's Minteh's surgical vision and precise passing that unlock defenses and knit Brighton's youthful attack together. Rated 78 overall with a €40 million market value, he embodies the Seagulls' recruitment philosophy: identify elite potential early, nurture it, and watch it soar. At just 21, Minteh isn't just Brighton's present creative engine—he's their most valuable attacking asset and the key to unlocking sustained success on the south coast.