Adama Tamba

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Adama Tamba
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Banjul, The Gambia[2]
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Grenoble
(on loan from  [de])
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
 [de]
2021– → Grenoble (loan)
National team‡
2012 Gambia U17
2015– Gambia 12 (18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 May 2020

Adama Tamba (born 29 August 1998) is a Gambian footballer who plays as a forward for club Grenoble, on loan from GFF Women's League Division One club  [de], and the Gambia national team.

Early life[]

Adama and her sister  [de] were born in Banjul, and grew up at the SOS Children's Village in Bakoteh, outside of Banjul. The sisters lost their mother at a young age, while their father, a farmer, lived in the hinterlands of the Gambia.[2] Adama began playing football with her male counterparts in primary and high school.[2]

Club career[]

In the 2016–17 season, Tamba scored 50 goals in eleven games in the second division,[3] helping  [de] return to the first tier of women's football in the Gambia.[4] In the 2017–18 season, she scored 51 goals in ten games to help Red Scorpions move out of the relegation zone in the first division.[2] As of May 2020, she had 165 goals in 114 league games to her name. Tamba has stated that she is "addicted to scoring goals".[2] Her knack for scoring earned her trials with Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon in 2018.[2][3]

In September 2021, Tamba signed for club Grenoble on a one-year loan.[5]

International career[]

Tamba made her debut for the Gambia U17 national team in a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifier against in 2012. She would help the Gambia eventually qualify for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan.[2] Tamba played in all three of her nation's matches at the tournament, all of which ended in defeat.[1]

In March 2020, Tamba scored four goals for the Gambia national team in a 5–2 win over Guinea-Bissau in the WAFU Zone A Women's Cup.[6] The Gambia would go on to suffer elimination in the group stage of the competition.[7] As of May 2020, Tamba had eighteen goals in twelve matches for the Scorpions.[2]  [de], coach of the Scorpions, stated that Adama scored in "almost every game", while her sister Awa would "assist most of her goals".[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Adama Tamba at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tamba twins brightening the Scorpions corner". Confederation of African Football. 2 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-08. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Bah, Sulayman (16 January 2018). "PSG Trialist Tamba 4-goal shy of matching top scorer Darboe". Foroyaa. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ Jallow Falloboweh, Buba (5 May 2017). "Gambia: Sports News: Adama Tamba; the state of Gambian women's football hasn't changed". Freedom Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Adama Tamba secures loan deal with Grenoble". Gambia.com. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Jarju, Omar (2 March 2020). "Striker Adama Tamba Nets Four As Gambia Makes Triumphant Comeback". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2020-02-29. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. ^ Jarju, Omar (3 March 2020). "WAFU ZONE A: Gambia Falls To Liberia, Failed To Qualify To the Semis". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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