Jibril Bojang (born 13 September 1994) is a football striker who currently plays for 2. divisjon side Bærum. Born in Norway, he represents the Gambia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bærum | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Skeid | ||
| 2011–2013 | Vålerenga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Skeid | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Drøbak-Frogn | ||
| 2014–2015 | Skeid | 20 | (3) |
| 2015 | Grorud | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Lørenskog | 8 | (1) |
| 2016 | Start | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Mjøndalen | 52 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Masr | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Strømmen | 12 | (3) |
| 2023– | Bærum | 16 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Norway U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Norway U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Gambia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2019 | |||
Club career
editBojang is of Gambian descent.[1] He played youth football in Skeid, and made his first-team debut in the last match of the 2010 season. From 2011 he played junior football for Vålerenga for two and a half seasons, before joining Drøbak-Frogn in the summer of 2013. In 2014, he returned to Skeid, spending one and a half season there. In late 2015 he played for Grorud, and in early 2016 for Lørenskog. In July 2016 he was signed by top-tier club Start,[2][3][4] and made his debut in a 2–4 home loss against Vålerenga.
Bojang had featured for Vålerenga's first team in a 2013 friendly match.[5] Prior to joining Start, Bojang also negotiated a transfer with Mjøndalen IF, Kristiansund BK and Falkenbergs FF.[4] Ahead of the 2017 season, on the last day of the winter transfer window, he did join Mjøndalen IF.[6]
On 21 March 2023, after a few weeks of trial training, Bærum announced that they had signed a contract with Bojng. He made a contract for the 2023-season.[7]
International
editHe made his Gambia national football team debut on 12 June 2019 in a friendly against Morocco, as a 62nd-minute substitute for Sulayman Bojang.[8]
External links
edit- Jibril Bojang at National-Football-Teams.com
References
edit- ^ Bah, Sulayman (20 July 2016). "Norwegian outfit signs Gambian youngster". Foroyaa. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ Vindegg, Anders (13 September 2015). "Jibril Bojang forlater Skeid" (in Norwegian). Skeid Fotball. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ Larsen, Torbjørn (23 August 2013). "Det er bare målene som avgjør". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). p. 21.
- ^ a b Goffeng, Simen (19 July 2016). "Start henter Lørenskog-spiller Jibril Bojang". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ Karlsen, Tor Kise (31 January 2013). "Ungdomsrevolusjon i VIF". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). p. 37.
- ^ Nilsen, Jostein (31 March 2017). "Start-angriper klar for MIF". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "GAMBISK LANDSLAGSSPISS KLAR FOR BÆRUM" [GAMBIAN NATIONAL TEAM FORWARD READY FOR BÆRUM]. baerumsk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Morocco v Gambia game report". ESPN. 12 June 2019.