{{Short description|Gambian footballer (1994–2024)}} {{use American English|date=October 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Modou Jadama | image = | caption = | full_name = Modou Lamin Jadama | birth_date = {{birth date|1994|3|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Serrekunda, The Gambia | death_date = {{death date and age|2024|10|2|1994|3|17|df=y}} | death_place = United States | height = 1.85 m | position = Centre-back | youthyears1 = 2012–2013 | youthclubs1 = Universidad de Chile<ref name=egc>{{cite web|url=http://www.elgraficochile.cl/mou-jadama-el-gringo-ex-u-que-quiere-salvar-al-cacique/prontus_elgrafico/2013-09-12/075955.html|title=Mou Jadama, el gringo ex U que quiere salvar al Cacique|work=El Gráfico Chile|date=12 September 2013|accessdate=15 February 2014|language=Spanish}}</ref> | youthyears2 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs2 = Colo-Colo | years1 = 2013–2014 | clubs1 = Colo-Colo B <!--Segunda División Profesional de Chile--> | caps1 = 5 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2014–2016 | clubs2 = Colo-Colo | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2016 | clubs3 = → Coquimbo Unido (loan) <!--Primera B CHI--> | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2017 | clubs4 = Tulsa Roughnecks | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2018–2019 | clubs5 = Portland Timbers | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2018–2019 | clubs6 = Portland Timbers 2 | caps6 = 42 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2020 | clubs7 = Atlanta United 2 | caps7 = 16 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2021 | clubs8 = FC Tulsa | caps8 = 24 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2022 | clubs9 = Hartford Athletic | caps9 = 28 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2024 | clubs10 = Georgia FC | caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 0 | totalcaps = 155 | totalgoals = 6 }}
'''Modou Lamin Jadama''' (17 March 1994 – 2 October 2024), also known as '''Mou Jadama''', was a Gambian footballer who played as a centre-back.
==Career== === Early career ===
Born in Serrekunda of The Gambia, Jadama moved to Atlanta, Georgia when he was 9 years old.<ref name=HA>{{cite web |url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news/2022/03/24/my-story-modou-jadama/ |title=My Story: Modou Jadama |publisher=Hartford Athletic |date=24 March 2022 |access-date=5 October 2024 }}</ref> At the age of 10, he got selected for a team called Stars, introduced to him by his cousin.<ref name=HA /> He played varsity football for 3 years for Milton High School and also the Norcross Soccer Academy.<ref name=ElonU>{{cite web |url=https://elonphoenix.com/news/2011/2/21/MSOC_0221111533.aspx |title=Elon Men's Soccer Adds Five for 2011 |publisher=Elon University |date=21 February 2011 |access-date=5 October 2024 }}</ref> He was also an Olympic Development Program (ODP) player from 2007-2010.<ref name=ElonU /> Jadama also trained with Elon University, but soon left to join Universidad de Chile.<ref name=egc />
=== Chile === Jadama signed with Universidad de Chile in 2012, soon returning to the U.S. to finish high school but returned to play for their reserve team.<ref name=HA /> After that, he went to train in Italy and Leipzig but left to play for Colo-Colo in August 2013, signing a 2 year contract with their reserve team in the 2013–14 Segunda División Profesional.<ref>{{cite news |title=Triste noticia: muere ex jugador de Colo Colo a sus 30 años |url=https://www.deportes13.cl/futbol-internacional/triste-noticia-muere-ex-jugador-de-colo-colo-a-sus-30-anos |access-date=8 October 2024 |work=Deportes13 |publisher=Canal 13 |date=2 October 2024 |language=es}}</ref><ref name=egc /> He won the U19 league in the 2014 season, and was promoted to the first team in January 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.anfp.cl/noticia/22665/colo-colo-es-el-nuevo-supercampeon-de-la-categoria-sub-19 |title=COLO COLO ES EL NUEVO SUPERCAMPEÓN DE LA CATEGORÍA SUB 19 |language=es |date=6 December 2014 |access-date=8 October 2024 }}</ref><ref name=del>{{cite web|url=http://www.dalealbo.cl/tapia-recurre-a-jadama-para-reforzar-la-de/|title=Tapia recurre a Jadama para reforzar la defensa|work=elonphoenix.com|date=14 January 2014|language=es|access-date=8 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212543/http://www.dalealbo.cl/tapia-recurre-a-jadama-para-reforzar-la-de/|archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref>
In February 2015, he played for the Colo-Colo first team against Santiago Wanderers in the Santo Tomás Cup, which his team won by penalties.<ref name=del /> He also played a total of 92 minutes in two matches of the 2015 Copa Chile, against Huachipato and Ñublense.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colocolo.cl/jugadores/modou-lamin-jadama/|title=Modou Lamin Jadama|website=colocolo.cl|publisher=Colo-Colo|accessdate=29 March 2020|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123232755/http://www.colocolo.cl/jugadores/modou-lamin-jadama/|archive-date=23 January 2015}}</ref> However, he tore his medial collateral ligament and was loaned to second division team Coquimbo Unido in 2016, due to a new limit on the amount foreigners allowed in a team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dalealbo.cl/mou-jadama-y-daniel-malhue-irn-a-prstamo-a/ |title=Mou Jadama y Daniel Malhue irán a préstamo a Coquimbo Unido |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215115953/http://www.dalealbo.cl/mou-jadama-y-daniel-malhue-irn-a-prstamo-a/ |archive-date=15 February 2017 |date=1 June 2016 |language=es|access-date=8 October 2024 }}</ref><ref name=HA /> He made his debut in a 1-0 win against Deportes Puerto Montt, but only made three more appearances throughout the year before his loan ended.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.anfp.cl/noticia/27268/coquimbo-unido-supero-con-lo-justo-a-deportes-puerto-montt-y-trepa-posiciones-en-la-tabla |title=COQUIMBO UNIDO SUPERÓ CON LO JUSTO A DEPORTES PUERTO MONTT Y TREPA POSICIONES EN LA TABLA |language=es |date=29 October 2016 |access-date=8 October 2024 }}</ref> Jadama and Colo-Colo mutually agreed that he would leave at the end of the 2016 season.<ref name=HA />
=== Tulsa Roughnecks === On 8 March 2017, Jadama signed with USL Championship team Tulsa Roughnecks (now known as FC Tulsa).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fctulsa.com/news/2017/03/08/roughnecks-sign-former-colo-colo-defender-modou-jadama/ |title=Roughnecks Sign Former Colo-Colo Defender Modou Jadama |date=8 March 2017 |access-date=8 October 2024 }}</ref> He made his debut on 1 April 2017, in a 1-0 win against the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fctulsa.com/news/2017/04/01/roughnecks-tame-the-toros/ |title=Roughnecks Tame the Toros |date=1 April 2017 |access-date=8 October 2024 }}</ref> Over the course of the 2017 season, he would become an important member for Tulsa Roughnecks, making 31 appearances at defense and scoring one goal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fctulsa.com/news/2021/08/16/rivas-bird-bourgeois-jadama-all-make-100th-career-regular-season-usl-championship-appearance-in-2021/ |title=Rivas, Bird, Bourgeois, Jadama All Make 100th Career Regular-Season USL Championship Appearance in 2021 |date=16 August 2021 |access-date=8 October 2024 }}</ref>
=== Portland Timbers === Jadama's good performances for Tulsa Roughnecks rewarded him with a move to Major League Soccer team Portland Timbers, signing on 24 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timbers.com/news/timbers-sign-midfielder-andr-s-flores-defender-modou-jadama-club-re-signs |title=Timbers sign midfielder Andrés Flores, defender Modou Jadama; club re-signs defender/midfielder Bill Tuiloma |date=24 January 2018 |access-date=8 October 2024 }}</ref> He made his first-team debut in a 2-0 win over San Jose Earthquakes in the U.S. Open Cup and made his MLS debut on 9 June 2018, in a 0-0 draw against Sporting Kansas City, coming on for Marco Farfan.<ref name=pt>{{cite web |url=https://www.timbers.com/players/modou-jadama/ |title=Modou Jadama |access-date=8 October 2024 }}</ref> He would make the majority of his appearances for the reserve team, making 42 appearances over two seasons from 2018-2019 and being named captain.<ref name=pt />
=== Atlanta United === On 22 January 2020, Jadama signed with fellow MLS team Atlanta United FC.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.atlutd.com/news/atlanta-united-2-signs-modou-jadama |title=Atlanta United 2 signs Modou Jadama |date=22 January 2020 |access-date=8 October 2024 }}</ref> He would make 16 appearances over the 2020 season for their second team and was also named captain. His contract expired at the end of the 2020 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.atlutd.com/news/atlanta-united-2-announce-year-end-roster-moves |title=Atlanta United 2 announce year-end roster moves |date=4 December 2020 |access-date=8 October 2024 }}</ref>
=== Return to Tulsa === On 21 January 2021, Jadama returned with the now named FC Tulsa (previously Tulsa Roughnecks).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fctulsa.com/news/2021/01/21/fc-tulsa-signs-defender-mo-jadama-for-second-stint-with-club/ |title=FC Tulsa Signs Defender Mo Jadama for Second Stint with Club |date=21 January 2021 |access-date=8 October 2024 }}</ref> He made 24 appearances over the 2021 USL season, 22 of them being starts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fctulsa.com/news/2024/10/02/fc-tulsa-mourns-the-loss-of-modou-jadama/ |title=FC Tulsa Mourns the Loss of Modou Jadama |author=Ben Creider |date=2 October 2024 |access-date=8 October 2024 }}</ref>
=== Later career === Jadama signed with Hartford Athletic of the USL Championship on 24 January 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hartford Inks Veteran Defender Modou Jadama |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1205125 |website=USLChampionship.com |date=24 January 2022 |access-date=25 January 2022 |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521031706/https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1205125 |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his debut in a 2-1 loss against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on 19 March 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news/2022/03/20/recap-hartford-drops-season-opener-2-1-to-pittsburgh/ |title=RECAP: Hartford drops season opener 2-1 to Pittsburgh |date=20 March 2022 |access-date=8 October 2024 }}</ref> Over the course of the season, he would make 28 appearances with the team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/modou-gadama/311972/ |publisher=soccerway |title=Modou Jadama |access-date=8 October 2024 }}</ref> He would also play with Georgia Lions of the National Independent Soccer Association.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://prosoccerwire-eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/mls/2024/10/03/former-portland-timbers-defender-modou-jadama-dies/75495409007/ |title=Former Portland Timbers defender Jadama dies at 30 |author=Seth Vertelney |date=3 October 2024 |access-date=17 November 2024 }}</ref>
==Death== Jadama died in the United States in a car accident<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-03 |title=Former Atlanta United 2 player killed in crash at age of 30 |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/former-atlanta-united-2-player-killed-crash-age-30 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=FOX 5 Atlanta |language=en-US}}</ref> on 2 October 2024, at the age of 30.<ref name="footboom1">{{cite news |title=Mou Jadama, Colo Colo Defender, Passes Away at 30 Following Accident in the U.S. |url=https://www.footboom1.com/en/news/football/1884668-mou-jadama-colo-colo-defender-passes-away-at-30-following-accident-in-the-u-s |access-date=3 October 2024 |date=2 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=doctorWeb.cl |title=Murió a los 30 años, Modou Jadama, exdefensa de Colo Colo. Había nacido en Gambia |url=https://cambio21.cl/deportes/murio-a-los-30-anos-modou-jadama-exdefensa-de-colo-colo-habia-nacido-en-gambia-66fdb20f9a17aa1e9d5b5383 |access-date=2 October 2024 |website=cambio21.cl |language=es}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{sports links}} * [http://www.espn.cl/futbol/jugador/_/id/217256/mou-jadama ESPN Profile]
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