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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | The Gambia | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paide | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lamin United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2022 | Real de Banjul | ||
| 2022 | → Paide (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2023– | Paide | 108 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Gambia | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2025 | |||
Ebrima Jarju (born 16 March 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Paide.
Early life
[edit]Jarju was born on 16 March 1998 in The Gambia and has a brother. Growing up, he regarded Spain international David de Gea as his football idol.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Jarju joined the youth academy of Gambian side Lamin United. Following his stint there, he started his career with Gambian side Real de Banjul, where he captained the club.[1]
Ahead of the 2022 season, he signed for Estonian side Paide, helping the club win the 2021–22 Estonian Cup.[2]
International career
[edit]Jarju is a Gambia international. During October and November 2024, he played for the Gambia national football team for 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[3]
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: June/July 2023[4]
- Meistriliiga Goalkeeper of the Season: 2022[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 ""Hopefully I'll represent Gambia as first choice" Ebrima Jarju unable to sign in France, sign in Estonia and dreams of Premium Liga". Sporty Nation. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Exclusive Interview with Ebrima Jarju". The Alkamba Times. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ Ebrima Jarju at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad rändavad Paidesse ja Tallinnasse" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "Premium liiga hooaja parim mängija on Konstantin Vassiljev" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Ebrima Jarju at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Gambian men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- The Gambia men's international footballers
- Paide Linnameeskond players
- Real de Banjul FC players
- Meistriliiga players
- Gambian expatriate men's footballers
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Estonia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia