Yankuba Jarju (born 20 August 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National club Cholet.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Yankuba Jarju | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-08-20) August 20, 1996 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SO Cholet | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Real Banjul | ||
| 2017–2018 | Génération Foot | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Pau FC (loan) | 30 | (8) |
| 2019–2021 | Pau | 28 | (5) |
| 2021– | Cholet | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Gambia | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019 | |||
Jarju started his career in his native Gambia, with Real Banjul, before spending a season with Génération Foot in Senegal.[1] He arrived in France in the summer of 2018, initially on loan with Pau FC, but on a permanent contract from the summer of 2019. He was part of the side that gained promotion to Ligue 2 in 2020, but did not establish himself at that level, and moved to SO Cholet in January 2021.[2]
Jarju made his professional debut with the Gambia national football team in a 0-0 2018 African Nations Championship qualifying tie on 15 July 2017.[3]
SO Cholet – current squad | |
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