Adama Tamba (born 29 August 1998) is a Gambian footballer who plays as a forward for GFF Women's League Division One club Red Scorpions [de] and the Gambia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 24)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Banjul, The Gambia[2] | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Red Scorpions [de] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Red Scorpions [de] | |||
| 2021–2022 | → Grenoble (loan) | ||
| National team | |||
| 2012 | Gambia U17 | ||
| 2015– | Gambia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Adama and her sister Awa [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]
In the 2016–17 season, Tamba scored 50 goals in eleven games in the second division,[3] helping Red Scorpions [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 Division 2 Féminine club Grenoble on a one-year loan.[5]
Tamba made her debut for the Gambia U17 national team in a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone 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] Mariama Sowe [de], coach of the Scorpions, stated that Adama scored in "almost every game", while her sister Awa would "assist most of her goals".[2]
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