Kabba-Modou Cham
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 December 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
–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[]
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (11 July 2013). "Striker signs two-year Morton deal". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (13 February 2014). "Striker leaves Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (15 July 2013). "Report: Morton 0 St Johnstone 1". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (25 July 2013). "Goals were birthday surprise for Cham's mum". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
External links[]
- Kabba-Modou Cham on Twitter
- Kabba-Modou Cham at FootballDatabase.eu
- Living people
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- 1992 births
- Footballers from Antwerp
- People with acquired Gambian citizenship
- Association football forwards
- Gambian footballers
- The Gambia youth international footballers
- Belgian footballers
- Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- Belgian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- K.V. Mechelen players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Belgian people of Greek descent
- Black Belgian sportspeople
- Belgian people of Gambian descent
- Expatriate footballers in Malta
- Belgian First Division B players
- Royal Cappellen F.C. players