Kaddy Jarju
Gambian footballer (born 2004)
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Kaddy Jarju (born 2 January 2004) is a Gambian footballer who plays as a forward for Shaita Angels in the Liberian Women's First Division and the Gambia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Brikama, Gambia | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shaita Angels | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2023 |
 Future Bi | (85) | |
| 2023–2024 |
 Lady Strikers | 15 | (5) |
| 2024– |
 Shaita Angels | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2024 | Gambia U20 | ||
| 2023– | Gambia | 8 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 May 2025 | |||
Club career
In Gambia, Jarju played for Future Bi Football Club in the second division, where she was the league's top scorer for three consecutive seasons. In July 2021, she was named Player of the Month, having scored 12 goals in just four matches.[1]
In April 2023, the Queen Scorpions forward signed a three-year deal with Ghana Cape Coast-based Lady Strikers.[2][3] Following a single season with the club, she made the move to Liberia, where she signed a three-year contract with Shaita Angels.[4][5]
International career
Jarju began her international career with Gambia's under-20 national team, taking part in the 2022 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification matches against Burkina Faso.[6][7] In January 2023, she received her first call-up to the senior national team for the 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup. She made her debut on 21 January 2023 against Sierra Leone, coming on as a substitute in the 48th minute.[8] On 29 January 2023, she scored her first international goal in the third-place match against Guinea-Bissau, helping Gambia secure the bronze medal.[9]
International goals
- Scores and results list the Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jarju goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 January 2023 | Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos, Cape Verde |  Guinea-Bissau | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup |
| 2 | 22 May 2025 | Stadium of Ksar, Nouakchott, Mauritania |  Sierra Leone | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup |