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Jibril Bojang

Jibril Bojang

Gambian footballer (born 1994)

Jibril Bojang (born 13 September 1994) is a football striker who currently plays for 2. divisjon side Bærum. Born in Norway, he represents the Gambia national team.

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Club career

Bojang is of Gambian descent.[1] He played youth football in Skeid, and made his first-team debut in the last match of the 2010 season. From 2011 he played junior football for Vålerenga for two and a half seasons, before joining Drøbak-Frogn in the summer of 2013. In 2014, he returned to Skeid, spending one and a half season there. In late 2015 he played for Grorud, and in early 2016 for Lørenskog. In July 2016 he was signed by top-tier club Start,[2][3][4] and made his debut in a 2–4 home loss against Vålerenga.

Bojang had featured for Vålerenga's first team in a 2013 friendly match.[5] Prior to joining Start, Bojang also negotiated a transfer with Mjøndalen IF, Kristiansund BK and Falkenbergs FF.[4] Ahead of the 2017 season, on the last day of the winter transfer window, he did join Mjøndalen IF.[6]

On 21 March 2023, after a few weeks of trial training, Bærum announced that they had signed a contract with Bojng. He made a contract for the 2023-season.[7]

International

He made his Gambia national football team debut on 12 June 2019 in a friendly against Morocco, as a 62nd-minute substitute for Sulayman Bojang.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    Bah, Sulayman (20 July 2016). "Norwegian outfit signs Gambian youngster". Foroyaa. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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    Vindegg, Anders (13 September 2015). "Jibril Bojang forlater Skeid" (in Norwegian). Skeid Fotball. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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    Larsen, Torbjørn (23 August 2013). "Det er bare målene som avgjør". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). p. 21.
  4. [4]
    Goffeng, Simen (19 July 2016). "Start henter Lørenskog-spiller Jibril Bojang". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  5. [5]
    Karlsen, Tor Kise (31 January 2013). "Ungdomsrevolusjon i VIF". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). p. 37.
  6. [6]
    Nilsen, Jostein (31 March 2017). "Start-angriper klar for MIF". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  7. [7]
    "GAMBISK LANDSLAGSSPISS KLAR FOR BÆRUM" [GAMBIAN NATIONAL TEAM FORWARD READY FOR BÆRUM]. baerumsk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  8. [8]
    "Morocco v Gambia game report". ESPN. 12 June 2019.
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