Khalifa Jabbie
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Khalifa Jabbie | ||
| Date of birth | January 20, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Grinstead Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Kallon | 39 | (4) |
| 2011–2014 | Fredrikstad | 70 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Balıkesirspor | 24 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 30 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Racing Beirut | 19 | (0) |
| 2019 | Cheshunt | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Al-Mina'a | ||
| 2023–2024 | Haringey Borough | 34 | (0) |
| 2024– | East Grinstead Town | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Sierra Leone | 21 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2015 | |||
Khalifa Jabbie (born 20 January 1993) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Isthmian League South East Division club East Grinstead Town and the Sierra Leone national team.
Jabbie made his full international debut for Sierra Leone on 17 March 2011, against Niger in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game.
Khalifa Jabbie was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to parents from the Mandingo ethnic group. As a youngster, Jabbie was considered one of the top young footballers in Sierra Leone. In 2010, he signed for FC Kallon, one of the top clubs in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, at the age of seventeen. He also captained the Sierra Leone national under-20 team.[1] Jabbie was scouted by popular agent Chernor Musa Jalloh and Swedish Patrick Mork that introduce him to FFK. He joined Fredrikstad FK in Norway on a three-year contract. Jabbie made his full international debut for Sierra Leone on March 27, 2011, against Niger in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification played in Niamey. On 19 December 2013, he signed a 2.5 year contract with TFF First League team Balıkesirspor in Turkey.[2]
In October 2024, Jabbie joined Isthmian League South East Division side East Grinstead Town.[3]
