Bubacarr Marong

Bubacarr Marong (born 10 January 2000) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Club career Marong reached Italy in 2017 as a refugee from his native Gambia, reaching the Sicilian coast of Trapani after having spent months in Libya to save enough money to pay for the sailing trip. He was then relocated to Palermo, where he was noticed by Salvatore Tedesco, a former footballer and brother of Giacomo and Giovanni Tedesco, as well as Paolo Calafiore, head coach of Eccellenza amateurs Parmonval, based in the Palermo neighbourhood of Mondello, who eventually signed him, and with whom he played 30 games. He was subsequently featured consistently for the ending part of the season, including all of the four promotion playoff games; his performances won him a new four-year professional contract, which he signed in August 2021.

On 29 July 2022, he was loaned out to newly-promoted Serie C club Gelbison.

After the loan deal with Gelbison ended, Marong returned to Palermo and was included as part of the Primavera Under-19 squad for the season. After making only a handful of appearances for the Under-19 team, Marong left Palermo on 30 June 2024 following the expiration of his contract.

On 27 August 2024, Marong signed a one-year contract for Serie C club Taranto. He was released in 2025, following the club's exclusion from the Serie C league due to repeated financial and administrative irregularities.

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