Adama Bojang

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Adama Bojang
Personal information
Full name Adama Bojang [1]
Date of birth (2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth Bakau, Gambia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Reims
Number 27
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2023 Steve Biko FC ? (?)
2023– Reims 9 (0)
2023– Reims II 8 (8)
2024–2025 → Grasshopper (loan) 26 (6)
International career‡
2023– Gambia U20 10 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 June 2023

Adama Bojang (born 28 May 2004) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Reims. He was part of the Gambia squad that finished runner-up at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. [2]

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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]

On 7 September 2024, he joined Swiss record champions Grasshopper Club Zürich on loan for the 2024–25 season. [10] He had a difficult start to life on loan, being unable to contribute to a single goal in his first 14 appearances. He finally ended his personal drought on 22 February 2025, scoring both goals in 2–2 draw away to FC Lausanne-Sport. [11] On 6 April 2025, he scored a hattrick against FC Luzern, scoring all three goals in the 3–1 home victory. [12] He returns to France following the end of the season. [13]

International career

He played for Gambia, who were coached by Abdoulie Bojang, Adama's grandfather, at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. [14] Bojang scored four goals including scored a hat-trick against South Sudan in the quarter-final. [15] He also scored the winner against Nigeria in the semi-final. [16] The results in the tournament qualified the Gambian team for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [17] Bojang was also named in the CAF Best XI Team of the Tournament. [18]

Personal life

A reported 6 ft 3ins, he has been nicknamed ‘the Gambian Hurricane'. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 May 2025 [20]
Appearances by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Steve Biko FC 2022–23 GFA League —————00
Reims B 2023–24 Championnat National 3 88————88
Reims 2023–24 Ligue 1 902000——110
2024–25 000000——00
Grasshopper (loan) 2024–25 Swiss Super League 25610——00276
Career total4314300000004614

    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 10 April 2023.
    3. ↑ Camara, Arfang M.S. (10 March 2023). "Featuring Gambia's U-20 historic players in 2023 Afcon". Thepoint.gm. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
    4. ↑ Fallaboweh, Baboucarr (15 January 2023). "ADAMA BOJANG: 'I WANT TO LEAVE MY MARK'". The Alkamba Times. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
    5. ↑ Camara, Arfang M.S. (23 August 2021). "Gambia: Team Rhino, Steve Biko Promoted to GFF 1st Division League". The Point. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
    6. ↑ Jarju, Momodou (16 January 2023). "Steve Biko's Adama Bojang Scores First Hat-trick in Gambia's Top-flight" . Retrieved 10 April 2023.
    7. ↑ "Tottenham, other Premier League clubs show interest in Gambia wonderkid Adama Bojang". Thepoint.gm. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
    8. ↑ Khaled, Mahmoud (13 March 2023). "The Gambia FF Vice Preisdent: Al Ahly are interested in Adama Bojang". Kingfut.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
    9. ↑ "Breaking News: Adama Bojang signs five-year contract with Stade de Reims after talks collapse with Strasbourg". Gambiana.com. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
    10. ↑ "Adama Bojang on loan to GC Zürich". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
    11. ↑ "Unentschieden in Lausanne" [Draw in Lausanne] (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
    12. ↑ "Bojang schiesst Luzern im Alleingang ab". www.bluewin.ch (in German). Bluewin. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
    13. ↑ "GC Zürich verabschiedet mehrere Spieler". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
    14. ↑ Lombard, Andre (10 April 2023). "The teenage 'Gambian hurricane' who could be heading to Europe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
    15. ↑ "Hat-trick hero Bojang honoured to guide Gambia through". cafonline.com. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
    16. ↑ "GOAL SCORER ADAMA BOJANG: SATURDAY'S FINAL IS THE BIGGEST GAME OF OUR LIVES". The Alkamba Times. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
    17. ↑ "Bojang: We want to put The Gambia on the map". FIFA.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
    18. ↑ "2023 U-20 AFCON: Agbalaka, Njoku Make CAF Best X1". Completesports.com. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
    19. ↑ "Chelsea and Crystal Palace fight over 'bargain' deal for 18-year-old Gambia striker Adama Bojang". Allfootballapp. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
    20. ↑ Adama Bojang at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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