Adama Bojang
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adama Bojang | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Bakau, Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reims | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| -2023 | Steve Biko FC | ? | (?) |
| 2023– | Reims | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Reims II | 6 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Gambia U20 | 7 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:15, 14 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Adama Bojang (born 28 May 2004) is a youth international footballer who plays for Stade de Reims and for the Gambia national under-20 football team. He was part of the Gambia squad that finished runner-up at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career
Born in Bakau, Bojang played in the Gambian top division for Steve Biko FC. He helped the side earn promotion from the Gambian second division in 2021. In January 2023, during the second game week of the new season scored the first hat-trick of the season by any player in the Gambian First Division league, when he netted three goals in a 4-1 win over Brikama United at the Bakau Mini Stadium. Due to his form for club and country Gambia Football Federation vice-president Bakary Jammeh confirmed in the media that Bojang was generating interest from football clubs abroad, including some in Egypt and England. In July 2023 Bojang signed a five-year contract with Reims.
International career
He played for Gambia, who were coached by Abdoulie Bojang, Adama's grandfather, at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. Bojang scored four goals including scored a hat-trick against South Sudan in the quarter-final. He also scored the winner against Nigeria in the semi-final. The results in the tournament qualified the Gambian team for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Bojang was also named in the CAF Best XI Team of the Tournament.
Personal life
A reported 6ft 3ins, he has been nicknamed ‘the Gambian Hurricane'.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Steve Biko FC | 2022–23 | GFA League | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||