Personal information
Full name Adama Bojang[1]
Date of birth (2004-05-28) 28 May 2004[1]
Place of birth Bakau, Gambia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Reims
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000-2023 Steve Biko FC ? (?)
2023- Reims 1 (0)
2023- Reims II 6 (8)
International career
2023– Gambia U20 7 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:15, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Adama Bojang (born 28 May 2004) is a youth international footballer who plays for Stade de Reims and for the Gambia national under-20 football team. He was part of the Gambia squad that finished runner-up at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[2]

Career

Born in Bakau,[3] Bojang played in the Gambian top division for Steve Biko FC.[4] He helped the side earn promotion from the Gambian second division in 2021.[5] In January 2023, during the second game week of the new season scored the first hat-trick of the season by any player in the Gambian First Division league, when he netted three goals in a 4-1 win over Brikama United at the Bakau Mini Stadium.[6] Due to his form for club and country Gambia Football Federation vice-president Bakary Jammeh confirmed in the media that Bojang was generating interest from football clubs abroad, including some in Egypt and England.[7][8] In July 2023 Bojang signed a five-year contract with Reims.[9]

International career

He played for Gambia, who were coached by Abdoulie Bojang, Adama's grandfather, at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[10] Bojang scored four goals including scored a hat-trick against South Sudan in the quarter-final.[11] He also scored the winner against Nigeria in the semi-final.[12] The results in the tournament qualified the Gambian team for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13] Bojang was also named in the CAF Best XI Team of the Tournament.[14]

Personal life

A reported 6ft 3ins, he has been nicknamed ‘the Gambian Hurricane'.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 May 2023
Appearances by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Steve Biko FC 2022–23 GFA League —————00
Career total 000000000000

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023 SQUAD LIST: Gambia (GAM)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 9. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
    2. ↑ "Adama Bojang". soccerway. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
    3. ↑ Camara, Arfang M.S. (March 10, 2023). "Featuring Gambia's U-20 historic players in 2023 Afcon". Thepoint.gm. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
    4. ↑ Fallaboweh, Baboucarr (January 15, 2023). "ADAMA BOJANG: 'I WANT TO LEAVE MY MARK'". The Alkamba Times. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
    5. ↑ Camara, Arfang M.S. (August 23, 2021). "Gambia: Team Rhino, Steve Biko Promoted to GFF 1st Division League". The Point. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
    6. ↑ Jarju, Momodou (January 16, 2023). "Steve Biko's Adama Bojang Scores First Hat-trick in Gambia's Top-flight". Retrieved April 10, 2023.
    7. ↑ "Tottenham, other Premier League clubs show interest in Gambia wonderkid Adama Bojang". Thepoint.gm. March 17, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
    8. ↑ Khaled, Mahmoud (March 13, 2023). "The Gambia FF Vice Preisdent: Al Ahly are interested in Adama Bojang". Kingfut.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
    9. ↑ "Breaking News: Adama Bojang signs five-year contract with Stade de Reims after talks collapse with Strasbourg". Gambiana.com. July 28, 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
    10. ↑ Lombard, Andre (April 10, 2023). "The teenage 'Gambian hurricane' who could be heading to Europe". BBC Sport. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
    11. ↑ "Hat-trick hero Bojang honoured to guide Gambia through". cafonline.com. March 3, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
    12. ↑ "GOAL SCORER ADAMA BOJANG: SATURDAY'S FINAL IS THE BIGGEST GAME OF OUR LIVES". The Alkamba Times. March 9, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
    13. ↑ "Bojang: We want to put The Gambia on the map". FIFA.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
    14. ↑ "2023 U-20 AFCON: Agbalaka, Njoku Make CAF Best X1". Completesports.com. March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
    15. ↑ "Chelsea and Crystal Palace fight over 'bargain' deal for 18-year-old Gambia striker Adama Bojang". Allfootballapp. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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