Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 March 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Abuko, The Gambia [1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hermannstadt | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Calcio Sicilia | ||
2019–2021 | Muravera | 33 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Torres | 30 | (3) |
2023–2024 | Frosinone | 2 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Torres (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2024 | CFR Cluj | 0 | (0) |
2024– | Hermannstadt | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 |
Kalifa Kujabi (born 5 March 2000) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Hermannstadt.
Born in Abuko, The Gambia, [2] Kujabi left his native country as a child, eventually arriving in Italy in 2017, when he subsequently joined a Palermo-based amateur team, Calcio Sicilia; [3] he was then noted by a scout representing Eccellenza Sardinia club Muravera, who eventually signed him. [2] [3]
After winning promotion to Serie D with Muravera and playing two seasons in the Italian amateur top flight, in 2021 Kujabi joined fellow fourth-tier club Torres, where he served as a regular starter throughout the 2021–22 campaign. [2] [4] Following his performances, he reportedly gained the attention of several professional clubs, including Empoli, Cagliari and Torino. [5] [6]
In June 2022, Kujabi joined Serie B club Frosinone on a permanent deal; [5] [6] however, his signing was formally confirmed on 30 March 2023, [2] due to transfer constraints regarding the Italian federation's rules on non-EU players, as well as various bureaucratic issues, including an employee mistakenly spelling his first name while registering his request for Italian citizenship. [1] [6]
On 20 August 2023, Kujabi officially returned to Torres, joining the Serie C club on loan for the rest of the season. [7] He was released by Frosinone at the end of the 2023–24 season, after the club had turned down the option to extend his contract. [8]
On 26 June 2024, it was announced that Kujabi would join Romanian side CFR Cluj on a free transfer on 1 July. [8] [9] However, he could not be registered by the club, due to the league's rules on non-EU players; [10] as a result, on 5 August, he joined fellow Romanian club Hermannstadt on a three-year contract. [10] [11]
In 2021, Kujabi married an Italian woman from Villaputzu, Sardinia, with whom he has a daughter. [6] In March 2023, he officially became an Italian citizen through marriage. [2] [3]
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Torres
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