Dembo Darboe

Dembo Darboe (born 17 August 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kazakhstan Premier League club Ordabasy, on loan from UAE Pro League club Al-Nasr, and the Gambia national team.

Early years
Darboe started his professional football career at the age of 17 with Real de Banjul, where he only played for one season. In the summer of 2017, he made his first move to Senegalese club ASEC Ndiambour, where he spent two seasons.

In 2019, Darboe moved to Europe where he signed for Macedonian club Shkupi. In his second season at the club, he experienced his breakthrough by scoring 17 goals in 19 league appearances.

Shakhtyor Soligorsk
In January 2021, Darboe signed with defending Belarusian champions, Shakhtyor Soligorsk, for an undisclosed fee believed to be €700,000. He made his debut for the club in the starting lineup of the Belarusian Super Cup win over BATE Borisov on 2 March 2021.

Al-Nasr
In August 2022, Darboe joined UAE Pro League club Al-Nasr.

Darboe joined Kazakhstan Premier League club Astana on a one-year loan deal on 25 January 2023.

On 22 March 2024, Darboe returned to the Kazakhstan Premier League, joining Champions Ordabasy on a one-year loan deal.

International career
Darboe debuted for the Gambia in a 2–0 friendly win over Niger on 6 June 2021.

He played in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.

Honours
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
 * Belarusian Premier League: 2021
 * Belarusian Super Cup: 2021