Jamal Haruna
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | WAFA | 26 | (3) |
| 2019–2023 | Bordeaux B | 27 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:16, 28 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Jamal Harunaⓘ (born 13 July 2001) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1][2][3]
WAFA
Haruna started his professional career with West African Football Academy (WAFA), he was promoted to the senior team in May 2017.[3]
He made his debut during the 2017 season. On 28 May 2017, he made his debut after coming on in the 86th minute to replace Majeed Ashimeru in a 1–0 defeat to International Allies.[4] He ended the season with 5 league matches as WAFA were runner-up trailing league champions Aduana Stars by 6 points.[3] On 4 June 2017, he came on in the 85th minute to have a cameo appearance in their record 5–0 massive victory over GPL giants Accra Hearts of Oak.[5][6] In August 2017, he went on a trial at German giants Bayern Munich.[1][7]
During the 2018 season he played a more important role by featuring in 8 league matches for WAFA, before the league was abandoned due to the dissolution of the GFA in June 2018, as a result of the Anas Number 12 Expose.[3] He rose to prominence during the 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition, which he played 13 out of 14 matches played, scored 3 goals and won 4 man of the match awards in the process.[3][8][9] Amongst the three goals was his debut goal, scoring the first goal in a 3–2 victory over Accra Hearts of Oak.[10] At the end of the match he was adjudged the man of the match.[11] His next set of goals came in after putting a man of the match performance for WAFA to score a brace against Dreams FC which secured a 3–1 victory for WAFA.[12] His performances attracted both local suitors and foreign clubs who showed interest in signing him, he however joined French club Bordeaux.[13]
Bordeaux
In July 2019, Haruna was signed by Bordeaux on a 4-year deal and was set to stay with club until June 2023.[1][2] He was assigned to the reserves side, and further went on to make his debut for the side on 17 August 2019 in a 2–0 victory over Bayonne.[14][15]