Kaddy Jarju

Kaddy Jarju

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Brikama, Gambia
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Shaita Angels
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–2023	Future Bi		(85)
2023–2024	Lady Strikers	15	(5)
2024–	Shaita Angels
International career‡
2021–2024	Gambia U20
2023–	Gambia	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 May 2025

Kaddy Jarju (born 2 January 2004) is a Gambian footballer who plays as a forward for Shaita Angels in the Liberian Women's First Division and the Gambia national team.

Club career

In Gambia, Jarju played for Future Bi Football Club in the second division, where she was the league's top scorer for three consecutive seasons. In July 2021, she was named Player of the Month, having scored 12 goals in just four matches. ^[1]

In April 2023, the Queen Scorpions forward signed a three-year deal with Ghana Cape Coast-based Lady Strikers. ^{[2] [3]} Following a single season with the club, she made the move to Liberia, where she signed a three-year contract with Shaita Angels. ^{[4] [5]}

International career

Jarju began her international career with Gambia's under-20 national team, taking part in the 2022 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification matches against Burkina Faso. ^{[6] [7]} In January 2023, she received her first call-up to the senior national team for the 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup. She made her debut on 21 January 2023 against Sierra Leone, coming on as a substitute in the 48th minute. ^[8] On 29 January 2023, she scored her first international goal in the third-place match against Guinea-Bissau, helping Gambia secure the bronze medal. ^[9]

International goals

Scores and results list the Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jarju goal.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 January 2023	Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos, Cape Verde	Guinea-Bissau	3–1	3–2	2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
2	22 May 2025	Stadium of Ksar, Nouakchott, Mauritania	Sierra Leone	3–0	3–0	2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup

References

1. Camara, Arfang (8 July 2021). "Gambia: GFF Unveils Players of the Month" . allafrica.com. Banjul: The Point. Retrieved 23 May 2025. Kaddy Jarju of Future Bi in the Women 2nd Division League won the player of the month
2. Fallaboweh, Baboucarr (10 April 2023). "Queen Scorpions Kaddy Jarju set to leave for Ghana after the season". alkambatimes.com. The Alkamba Times. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
3. Gyimah, Edmund Okai (10 April 2023). "Exclusive: Gambian striker Kaddy Jarju joins Lady Strikers FC". sportsworldghana.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
4. "Liberian side Shaita Angels sign Kaddy Jarju". thepoint.gm. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
5. Sessiwede, Jules (10 August 2024). "Transfer – Gambia Women's National Team: Kaddy Jarju joins Shaita Angels of Liberia". africafootunited.com (in French). Retrieved 23 May 2025.
6. "Ahead of World Cup Qualifier, Foday Bah Trims Squad". gambiaff.org. Banjul: Gambia Football Federation. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
7. "Gambia senior national team held by U-20 in friendly". thepoint.gm. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
8. "Double Debut: Kaddy Jarju and Fatoumatta Erma Mook Come On for Gambia in Substitution". Espargos: Gambia Football Federation. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2025– via Facebook.
9. "Congratulations to Ola Buwaro for Winning a Bronze Medal at the WAFU Zone A Senior Women's Football Championship". kanifing.gm. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2025. While Kaddy Jarju nets the last goal for the Scorpions to finish off the game

External links

• Kaddy Jarju at Global Sports Archive
• Kaddy Jarju at the Liberia Football Association