Ebrima Tunkara

Ebrima Tunkara Yataberreh (born 10 March 2010) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barcelona Atlètic. Born in The Gambia, he is a youth international for Spain.

Club career Born to a Muslim family in The Gambia, Tunkara's father moved to Mataró in 2007, and was able to bring his family with him in 2017. Tunkara immediately joined the youth academy of AEiLL Cerdanyola Mataró shortly after arriving, and was scouted by FC Barcelona shortly after. In 2018, he was integrated to Barcelona's youth academy, and in 2021 he moved to La Masia to finish his development. As a youth, he was undefeated in 30 games at benjamin level, and 30 games with the infantiles.

International career Born in The Gambia, Tunkara moved to Spain at a young age and has dual-citizenship. In September 2023, he was called up to the Spain U15s for a friendly tournament. In March 2025, he was called up to the Spain U16s for a development tournament for April. Ebrima Tunkara was one of the standout figures in the recent Spain-Andorra 3–0. In that match, the young culer scored two goals and provided an assist, directly contributing to all three goals for the national team.

Honours Individual UEFA European Under-17 Championship Player of the Tournament: 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2026