Adama Tamba (born 29 August 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Seconde Ligue club Rodez and the Gambia national team.[citation needed]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 August 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Banjul, The Gambia[2] | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rodez | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2022 | Red Scorpions | ||
| 2021–2022 | → Grenoble (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Cannes | 21 | (19) |
| 2024– | Rodez | 4 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Gambia U17 | ||
| 2015– | Gambia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2024 | |||
Early life
editAdama and her sister Awa were born in Banjul, and grew up at the SOS Children's Village in Bakoteh, outside of Banjul. The sisters lost their mother at a young age, while their father, a farmer, lived in the hinterlands of the Gambia.[2] Adama began playing football with her male counterparts in primary and high school.[2]
Club career
editIn the 2016–17 season, Tamba scored fifty goals in eleven games in the second division,[4] helping Red Scorpions return to the first tier of women's football in the Gambia.[5] In the 2017–18 season, she scored fifty-one goals in ten games to help Red Scorpions move out of the relegation zone in the first division.[2] As of May 2020, she had 165 goals in 114 league games to her name. Tamba has stated that she is "addicted to scoring goals".[2] Her knack for scoring earned her trials with French clubs Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon in 2018.[2][4]
In September 2021, Tamba signed for Division 2 Féminine club Grenoble on a one-year loan.[6] In the 2022–23 season, she joined Régional 1 Féminine club Cannes.[7]
International career
editTamba made her debut for the Gambia U17 national team in a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone in 2012. She would help the Gambia eventually qualify for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan.[2] Tamba played in all three of her nation's matches at the tournament, all of which ended in defeat.[1]
In March 2020, Tamba scored four goals for the Gambia national team in a 5–2 win over Guinea-Bissau in the WAFU Zone A Women's Cup.[8] The Gambia would go on to suffer elimination in the group stage of the competition.[9] As of May 2020, Tamba had eighteen goals in twelve matches for the Scorpions.[2] Mariama Sowe, coach of the Scorpions, stated that Adama scored in "almost every game", while her sister Awa would "assist most of her goals".[2]
Honours
editCannes
- Régional 1 Féminine: 2022–23[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c Adama Tamba at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tamba twins brightening the Scorpions corner". Confederation of African Football. 2 May 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Adama Tamba". Footofeminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ a b Bah, Sulayman (16 January 2018). "PSG Trialist Tamba 4-goal shy of matching top scorer Darboe". Foroyaa. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Jallow Falloboweh, Buba (5 May 2017). "Gambia: Sports News: Adama Tamba; the state of Gambian women's football hasn't changed". Freedom Newspaper. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Adama Tamba secures loan deal with Grenoble". Gambia.com. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "" Pourquoi pas un petit tour de plus ! "" (in French). French Football Federation. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ Jarju, Omar (2 March 2020). "Striker Adama Tamba Nets Four As Gambia Makes Triumphant Comeback". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Jarju, Omar (3 March 2020). "WAFU ZONE A: Gambia Falls To Liberia, Failed To Qualify To the Semis". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "D3F : l'AS Cannes de Maeva Froment, soudée et ambitieuse". Actufoot (in French). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.