Adama Tamba (born 29 August 1998) is a Gambian footballer who plays as a forward for Division 3 Féminine club Cannes and the Gambia national team.[3]
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cannes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2022 | Red Scorpions | ||
| 2021–2022 | → Grenoble (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2022– | Cannes | ||
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Gambia U17 | ||
| 2015– | Gambia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life edit
Adama 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 edit
In 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 edit
Tamba 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 edit
Cannes
- 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 2020-05-08. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Adama Tamba at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ a b Bah, Sulayman (16 January 2018). "PSG Trialist Tamba 4-goal shy of matching top scorer Darboe". Foroyaa. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. 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 2021-10-24. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Adama Tamba secures loan deal with Grenoble". Gambia.com. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "" 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 2020-02-29. 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 2020-03-03. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "D3F : l'AS Cannes de Maeva Froment, soudée et ambitieuse". Actufoot (in French). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.