Modou Jadama
Gambian footballer (1994–2024)
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Modou Lamin Jadama (17 March 1994 – 2 October 2024), also known as Mou Jadama, was a Gambian footballer who played as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Modou Lamin Jadama | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Serrekunda, The Gambia | ||
| Date of death | 2 October 2024 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | United States | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Universidad de Chile[1] | ||
| 2013–2014 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Colo-Colo B | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Colo-Colo | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Coquimbo Unido (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 31 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Portland Timbers | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Portland Timbers 2 | 42 | (5) |
| 2020 | Atlanta United 2 | 16 | (0) |
| 2021 | FC Tulsa | 24 | (0) |
| 2022 | Hartford Athletic | 28 | (0) |
| 2024 | Georgia FC | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 155 | (6) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Early career
Born in Serrekunda of The Gambia, Jadama moved to Atlanta, Georgia when he was 9 years old.[2] At the age of 10, he got selected for a team called Stars, introduced to him by his cousin.[2] He played varsity football for 3 years for Milton High School and also the Norcross Soccer Academy.[3] He was also an Olympic Development Program (ODP) player from 2007-2010.[3] Jadama also trained with Elon University, but soon left to join Universidad de Chile.[1]
Chile
Jadama signed with Universidad de Chile in 2012, soon returning to the U.S. to finish high school but returned to play for their reserve team.[2] After that, he went to train in Italy and Leipzig but left to play for Colo-Colo in August 2013, signing a 2 year contract with their reserve team in the 2013–14 Segunda División Profesional.[4][1] He won the U19 league in the 2014 season, and was promoted to the first team in January 2015.[5][6]
In February 2015, he played for the Colo-Colo first team against Santiago Wanderers in the Santo Tomás Cup, which his team won by penalties.[6] He also played a total of 92 minutes in two matches of the 2015 Copa Chile, against Huachipato and Ñublense.[7] However, he tore his medial collateral ligament and was loaned to second division team Coquimbo Unido in 2016, due to a new limit on the amount foreigners allowed in a team.[8][2] He made his debut in a 1-0 win against Deportes Puerto Montt, but only made three more appearances throughout the year before his loan ended.[9] Jadama and Colo-Colo mutually agreed that he would leave at the end of the 2016 season.[2]
Tulsa Roughnecks
On 8 March 2017, Jadama signed with USL Championship team Tulsa Roughnecks (now known as FC Tulsa).[10] He made his debut on 1 April 2017, in a 1-0 win against the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.[11] Over the course of the 2017 season, he would become an important member for Tulsa Roughnecks, making 31 appearances at defense and scoring one goal.[12]
Portland Timbers
Jadama's good performances for Tulsa Roughnecks rewarded him with a move to Major League Soccer team Portland Timbers, signing on 24 January 2018.[13] He made his first-team debut in a 2-0 win over San Jose Earthquakes in the U.S. Open Cup and made his MLS debut on 9 June 2018, in a 0-0 draw against Sporting Kansas City, coming on for Marco Farfan.[14] He would make the majority of his appearances for the reserve team, making 42 appearances over two seasons from 2018-2019 and being named captain.[14]
Atlanta United
On 22 January 2020, Jadama signed with fellow MLS team Atlanta United FC.[15] He would make 16 appearances over the 2020 season for their second team and was also named captain. His contract expired at the end of the 2020 season.[16]
Return to Tulsa
On 21 January 2021, Jadama returned with the now named FC Tulsa (previously Tulsa Roughnecks).[17] He made 24 appearances over the 2021 USL season, 22 of them being starts.[18]
Later career
Jadama signed with Hartford Athletic of the USL Championship on 24 January 2022.[19] He made his debut in a 2-1 loss against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on 19 March 2022.[20] Over the course of the season, he would make 28 appearances with the team.[21] He would also play with Georgia Lions of the National Independent Soccer Association.[22]
