Yankuba Jarju (born 20 August 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National club Quevilly-Rouen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yankuba Jarju | ||
| Date of birth | August 20, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Quevilly-Rouen | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Real Banjul | ||
| 2017–2018 | Génération Foot | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Pau (loan) | 30 | (8) |
| 2019–2021 | Pau | 28 | (5) |
| 2021–2024 | Cholet | 104 | (34) |
| 2024– | Quevilly-Rouen | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Gambia | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019 | |||
Club career
editJarju started his career in his native Gambia, with Real Banjul, before spending a season with Génération Foot in Senegal.[citation needed] He arrived in France in the summer of 2018, initially on loan with Pau, but on a permanent contract from the summer of 2019. He was part of the side that gained promotion to Ligue 2 in 2020, but did not establish himself at that level, and moved to Cholet in January 2021.[1]
International career
editJarju made his professional debut with the Gambia national football team in a 0–0 2018 African Nations Championship qualifying tie on 15 July 2017.[2]
References
edit- ^ "National. Yankuba Jarju (Pau FC) va renforcer l'attaque du SO Cholet" (in French). footamateur.fr. 12 January 2021.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gambia vs. Mali (0:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
External links
edit- Yankuba Jarju at Soccerway
- Yankuba Jarju at National-Football-Teams.com