Full name Mustapha Alasan Jarju Weight 72 kg Years Team Height 1.83 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Mustapha Jarju Career start 2006 | |
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Date of birth (1986-07-18) 18 July 1986 (age 29) Current teams FC Irtysh Pavlodar, R.A.E.C. Mons (#22 / Forward), Gambia national football team (Midfielder, Forward) | ||
Futty Danso on facing Mustapha Jarju
Mustapha Alasan Jarju (born 18 July 1986), also known as Toubabo, is an international Gambian footballer who currently plays for Sporting Hasselt.
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- Futty Danso on facing Mustapha Jarju
- Vancouver whitecaps fc evaluation camp day 2 mustapha jarju
- Club career
- International career
- International goals
- References
Vancouver whitecaps fc evaluation camp day 2 mustapha jarju
Club career
Mustapha Jarju began his career playing with Reggae Boys, Racing Star, Steve Biko FC and Wallidan in his native Gambia. 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.
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. However, it was not a good fit with Jarju and Vancouver mutually agreeing to terminate his contract on 20 January 2012.
Jarju re-signed with R.A.E.C. Mons on 25 January 2012.
In July 2015, Jarju signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side Irtysh Pavlodar. 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.
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 and scoring a goal for the national squad versus Liberia in the 2010 World Cup qualification first round.