Kabba-Modou Cham

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Kabba-Modou Cham
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-25) 25 December 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–2010 VW Hamme
2010–2012 K.V. Mechelen
2012–2013 Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Greenock Morton 9 (2)
2015 Mosta ? (?)
2015–2016 KVV Coxyde ? (?)
2016–2017 KSV Bornem ? (?)
2017–2018 Royal Cappellen ? (?)
2020- Royal Cappellen ? (?)
National team
2011 Gambia U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2021

Kabba-Modou Cham (born 25 December 1992) is a Belgian-born Gambian professional football player who plays for Royal Cappellen in the Belgian Second Amateur Division after taking a two-year break from football.

He has also played competitively for KVV Coxyde and KSV Bornem, as well as abroad for Scottish club Greenock Morton and Mosta in Malta.

Club career[]

Cham started his career with various youth sides back home in Belgium, namely VW Hamme, K.V. Mechelen and latterly Sint-Truiden.

He signed for Greenock Morton in July 2013 on a two-year contract,[1] and made his first competitive debut for Morton in a 1–0 defeat in the Scottish Challenge Cup to Annan Athletic.

Cham ingratiated himself with the Morton support after he scored a double against arch-rivals St Mirren in the Renfrewshire Cup final.[2] Cham was released from his contract in February 2014 by mutual consent.[3]

Personal life[]

Cham was born in Belgium to a Greek mother and a Gambian father[4] and has elected to represent Gambia at international level. To date, he has made one appearance for the Under-20 side in a 2011 African Youth Championship group match against Nigeria.[5]

His maternal grandfather is Greek but moved to Belgium, where the striker's mother, Panayoula Kontoyannis, was born meaning that Cham is also eligible to represent Greece at international level.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (11 July 2013). "Striker signs two-year Morton deal". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. ^ Waddell, Gordon (21 July 2013). "Renfrewshire Cup: St Mirren 2 Morton 4: Giant Kabba-Modou Cham proves too strong for Buddies' defence". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (13 February 2014). "Striker leaves Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (15 July 2013). "Report: Morton 0 St Johnstone 1". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  5. ^ Beyai, Modou Lamin (5 August 2013). "Kabba-Modou Cham joins Greenock Morton". Gambia Sports. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (25 July 2013). "Goals were birthday surprise for Cham's mum". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2013.

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