Oscar Bobb

Early career and move to Portugal

Bobb played for Lyn at youth level. In 2013, he began being linked with Portuguese club Porto at the age of 10, after performing well at a youth tournament in Algarve. Porto reached out to Bobb's mother to convince the young footballer to sign with them, even going as far as to pay for the two of them to visit the club in Porto. In October 2015, his mother moved to Portugal on her own, before signing documentation in November of the same year for Bobb to be enrolled in the Portuguese Football Federation. Despite the documentation being rejected by FIFA in January 2016, Bobb and his mother remained in Porto, and in January 2017 he attempted to sign with Escola de Futebol Hernâni Gonçalves. However, FIFA were neither convinced that Bobb's mother had moved to Portugal of her own volition, to pursue an acting career, nor that the Escola de Futebol Hernâni Gonçalves were independent from Porto, and consequently refused Bobb an international transfer certificate. The case reached the Court of Arbitration for Sport, who sided with FIFA, and Bobb was told to return to Norway. He would go on to sign for fellow Oslo-based club Vålerenga.

Manchester City

Bobb joined Premier League club Manchester City in July 2019. In October of the same year, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as the best young talent at Manchester City of his age group. After a relatively slow start, compared to other youth players brought in at the…

Until 2023, he was a youth international for Norway, having played up to the Norway U21. Bobb received his first call-up for the Norway men's team for the October 2023 international fixtures. On 12 October, he made his senior debut as a substitute at the 63rd minute, in the team's 4–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying victory against Cyprus. On 16 November, Bobb scored his first goal for Norway in a home friendly match against the Faroe Islands. On 21 May 2026, Bobb was included in the 26-man squad selected by Norway national team manager Ståle Solbakken for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Bobb was born in Oslo on 12 July 2003. He has Gambian and Norwegian heritage. His father is Abdou Bobb, a Gambian-Norwegian. Bobb was largely raised by his mother, Norwegian actress Turid Gunnes, who had sole custody of him. Bobb began showing prowess for football at an early age.

Bobb speaks fluent Portuguese and enjoys taking holidays in Portugal.