Omar Hassan Jama (born 21 May 1998) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ykkönen side JäPS. Born in Finland, he represents Somalia internationally.

Omar Jama
Omar Jama with VPS in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Omar Hassan Jama
Date of birth (1998-05-21) 21 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
JäPS
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2015 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 HJK 0 (0)
2015–2017 Klubi 04 40 (3)
2017–2018 PS Kemi 26 (1)
2018 VPS 21 (1)
2019 EIF 25 (2)
2020–2021 IF Gnistan 39 (1)
2022 PK-35 23 (0)
2023– JäPS 50 (2)
International career
2013 Finland U15
2014 Finland U16 2 (0)
2014–2015 Finland U17 10 (0)
2016 Finland U18 6 (0)
2021– Somalia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2021

Club career

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Jama joined PS Kemi in January 2017 from Kakkonen side Klubi 04.[1] In 2019, Jama joined Ekenäs IF for a season, before moving to IF Gnistan the following year.[2]

International career

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After representing Finland on junior levels, in 2021 he was called up to the Somalia national football team and made his debut on 20 June 2021 in an Arab Cup qualifier against Oman.[3]

Career statistics

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As of 12 April 2018.[4]
Club Season League Finnish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HJK 2015 Veikkausliiga 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Klubi 04 2015 Kakkonen 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
2016 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2
PS Kemi 2017 Veikkausliiga 26 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
Vaasan Palloseura 2018 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 67 4 11 1 0 0 0 0 78 5

References

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  1. ^ "Maajoukkuenuori Omar Jama Vahvistamaan PS Kemiä". Palloseura Kemi Kings (in Finnish). 24 January 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Omar Jama". footballdatabase.eu. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Oman v Somalia game report". FIFA. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ Omar Jama at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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