Jamal Arago

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Jamal Arago
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Center-back [1]
Youth career
–2009 Berekum Chelsea
2009–2011 Twente
2011–2012 Atromitos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Atromitos 0 (0)
2016 Gjilani 4 (0)
2016–2017 AC Kajaani 23 (0)
2018–2019 Prishtina 43 (1)
2020–2021 Drita 27 (0)
2021–2022 Sabail 25 (1)
2022–2023 Ohod 17 (0)
2023–2024 Al-Ahly Benghazi
International career‡
2021– Liberia 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Jamal Arago (born 28 August 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a center-back. Born in Ghana, he represents the Liberia national team.

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Career

In 2009, Arago won the reality show MTN Soccer Academy. [2] After that, he joined the youth academy of Dutch side FC Twente. [3]

He then signed for Atromitos in the Greek top flight. [4]

Before the second half of 2015–16, Arago signed for Kosovan club Gjilani. [5] In 2016, he signed for AC Kajaani in Finland. [6]

In 2021, he signed for Azerbaijani team Sabail. [7] On 14 August 2021, Arago debuted for Sabail during a 1–0 win over Sabah (Azerbaijan). [8]

On 26 July 2022, Arago joined Saudi Arabian club Ohod. [9]

International career

Born in Ghana, Arago is of Liberian descent through a grandmother. [10] He debuted for the Liberia national team in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Nigeria on 13 November 2021. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jamal Arago at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Profile". instagram.com.
  3. ↑ "Arago Jamal op proef bij FC Twente". rtvoost.nl.
  4. ↑ "Profile". slgr.gr.
  5. ↑ "Arago Jamal, ylli ri i Superligës së Kosovës në futboll". gazetasheshi.com.
  6. ↑ "Former Ghana U20 midfielder Arago Jamal joins AC Kajaani in Finland". sportsworldghana.com.
  7. ↑ "Последняя трансферная #новость дня - Ганский #защитник Джамал Араго в "Сабаил"!". facebook.com.
  8. ↑ Jamal Arago at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "#أراجو_جمال أحدي".
  10. ↑ "Arago Jamal to follow grandparents' lineage to switch nationality to Liberia". GhanaWeb. 30 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Match Report of Liberia vs Nigeria - 2021-11-13 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.


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