SUMMARY
- Oscar Bobb is a Norwegian talent, who represents Manchester City across the Premier League.
- He started pursuing his soccer career with Lyn youth club before joining FC Porto at 10 in 2013.
Oscar Bobb is a Norwegian talent, who represents Manchester City across the Premier League. Oscar Bobb is a 20-year-old right-winger who burst onto the scene in the 2023/24 season. Earning him the recognition as one of the bright talents to emerge into Pep Guardiola’s setup.
Oscar was born in Oslo, Norway, in 2003. He began his journey to become a professional soccer athlete from his youth club Lyn. In 2013, at the age of 10, he began his links to the Portuguese club, FC Porto. Oscar gathered such links by performing well at a youth tournament in Algarve.
🗣️ Mikal Aaserud, Oscar Bobb’s coach during his his time at Lyn 1896 FK Youth:
“We called him the Little Wizard, because of his ability to take people on.” 🧙🏻♂️🇳🇴
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— City HQ (@City_HQs) January 9, 2024
After such fantastic performances, FC Porto reached out to Oscar’s mother, Turid Gunnes, to convince the kid to join the Portuguese club. In 2015, Gunnes shifted to Portugal on her own, to enroll her son in the Portuguese Football Federation.
After holding two years of practice to enroll her son. In 2017 her application was rejected by FIFA, and they were sent back to Norway. After returning to his homeland, Oscar Bobb went on to sign for the Oslo-based club, Vålerenga.
In 2019, Bobb secured a move to Manchester City, wherein the same year after joining, The Guardian, named him the best young talent at Manchester City of his age group. Consistent performances helped Oscar Bobb relish the opportunity and earn the first-team call-up in the 2023/24 season.
We need to talk about Oscar Bobb 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/FpjE7Hs1jo
— 433 (@433) January 13, 2024
Behind such wonderful talents, there is always some vital guidance present behind them, which is their parents. Oscar Bobb was born to Abdou Bobb and Turid Gunnes. Oscar Bobb grew up with his parents till the age of 10, after which his parents divorced and his mother, Turid Gunnes took his custody.
Where are Oscar Bobb’s parents from?
Oscar Bobb, as told before, grew up in Oslo from an early age where he attained his passion for soccer. It is noted that he gathered this influence mainly through his father, Abdou Bobb. Oscar is of Gambian heritage through his father. Abdou Bobb was born in Banjul, Gambia.
Turid Gunnes is the sole mother who helped Oscar grow his passion for soccer. Turid is Norwegian by birth and is an actress who graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre. Performing well in her graduation, Turid has had some vital success throughout her career.
Turid Gunnes worked for several years with Den Nationale Scene. Trying to move her son to Portugal back in the early 2010s, Turid returned to Portugal as Oscar joined Manchester City. Where she joined a theatre company known as Kale.
