Mustapha Jarju

Mustapha Alasan Jarju (born 18 July 1986), also known as Toubabo, is a Gambian former footballer.

Mustapha Jarju
Personal information
Full name Mustapha Alasan Jarju
Date of birth (1986-07-18) 18 July 1986
Place of birth Banjul, Gambia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Reggae Boys
Steve Biko Bakau
Racing Star
Wallidan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Lierse 62 (23)
2008–2011 R.A.E.C. Mons 99 (34)
2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 (0)
2012–2014 R.A.E.C. Mons 68 (16)
2014–2015 Hatta Club 20 (15)
2015 Irtysh 0 (0)
2016–2017 Sporting Hasselt 42 (7)
International career‡
2002 Gambia U-17
2003–2005 Gambia U-20
2006–2013 Gambia 26 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2013

Club career

Mustapha Jarju began his career playing with Reggae Boys, Racing Star, Steve Biko FC and Wallidan in his native Gambia.[2][3] Jarju would launch his international club career with Belgian club Lierse. In his two years at the club Jarju was a prominent member of the side scoring 24 goals in 62 matches.

As a result of his stellar play with Lierse, Jarju signed with R.A.E.C. Mons in 2008. While with Mons he appeared in 99 league matches and scored 34 goals. His best season with Mons was during the 2010/11 campaign in which he scored 18 goals in 31 league matches, helping the club gain promotion to the Belgian top flight. In total with the club Jarju appeared in 106 official matches and scored 37 goals.[4]

He would become the first African to sign as a Designated Player in Major League Soccer after signing with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 12 July 2011.[5] However, it was not a good fit for Jarju, with Vancouver mutually agreeing to terminate his contract on 20 January 2012.[6]

Jarju re-signed with R.A.E.C. Mons on 25 January 2012.[7]

In July 2015, Jarju signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side Irtysh Pavlodar.[8] Jarju terminated his contract with Irtysh in September of the same year, without playing for the club, before filing a lawsuit against the club over unpaid wages and compensation.[9][10][11]

International career

The midfielder was previously the captain of the U-17 and U-20 national teams, as well as serving as alternate captain for Gambia[12] and scoring a goal for the national squad versus Liberia in the 2010 World Cup qualification first round.

International goals
Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first.[13]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 February 2007Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg Luxembourg1–01–2Friendly
2.1 June 2008Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia Liberia1–01–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.14 June 2008Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia Algeria1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.7 September 2013Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia Tanzania1–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.2–0

References
  1. "Football Database Player Profile". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  2. Marc Weber (13 July 2011). "Toubabo is diamond in the rough". The Province. Vancouver. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  3. "Whitecaps FC add striker Mustapha Jarju". WhitecapsFC.com. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  4. "Gambia – M. Jarju – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". Uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  5. "This page is available to GlobePlus subscribers". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  6. "Jarju and Davies move on | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  7. "Toubabo Jarju rejoins RAEC Mons". Westcoast.gm. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  8. "Мустафа Жаржу стал игроком Иртыша". fcirtysh.kz/ (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  9. "Футболист из Гамбии взыскал с ФК "Ертіс-Павлодар" зарплату и компенсацию Новости – Казахстан". newskaz.ru (in Russian). newskaz. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  10. "Легионер из Гамбии подал в суд на футбольный клуб Ертіс-Павлодар". inform.kz (in Russian). inform.kz. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  11. "Отсутствующий в официальной заявке легионер с зарплатой 3,3 миллиона тенге частично выиграл процесс у ФК "Иртыш" Все права защищены. При использовании материалов Рavlodarnews.kz в любых целях, кроме личных, гиперссылка на веб-сайт Рavlodarnews.kz обязательна. При использовании материалов Рavlodarnews.kz: – в печатных изданиях или в иных формах на материальных носителях – бумага, пленка и т.п., пользователь обязан в каждом случае указывать, что источником материалов является веб-сайт www.pavlodarnews.kz; – в Интернете или иных формах использования в электронном виде, пользователь в каждом случае использования обязан размещать гиперссылку на главную страницу веб-сайта". pavlodarnews.kz (in Russian). pavlodarnews. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  12. "Whitecaps add Gambian striker Jarju as second DP". MLSsoccer.com. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  13. "Jarju, Mustapha". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
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