{{Short description|Liberian footballer (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = William Jebor |image = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|11|10|df=y}} |birth_place = Monrovia, Liberia |height = 1.83 m |position = Striker |currentclub = Al-Hudood |clubnumber = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = LISCR |years1 = 2008–2009 |clubs1 = LPRC Oilers |caps1 = 10 |goals1 = 14 |years2 = 2009–2010 |clubs2 = Taliya |caps2 = 15 |goals2 = 14 |years3 = 2010–2011 |clubs3 = Tersana |caps3 = 10 |goals3 = 8 |years4 = 2011–2012 |clubs4 = Eastern Company |caps4 = 14 |goals4 = 14 |years5 = 2012–2014 |clubs5 = Tala'ea El Gaish |caps5 = 14 |goals5 = 10 |years6 = 2014 |clubs6 = → Al-Ahli Tripoli (loan) |caps6 = 8 |goals6 = 7 |years7 = 2014–2017 |clubs7 = Rio Ave |caps7 = 14 |goals7 = 1 |years8 = 2015–2016 |clubs8 = → Ponferradina (loan) |caps8 = 17 |goals8 = 2 |years9 = 2016–2017 |clubs9 = → Wydad Casablanca (loan) |caps9 = 34 |goals9 = 23 |years10 = 2017–2018 |clubs10 = Al Nassr FC |caps10 = 8 |goals10 = 3 |years11= 2018–2019 |clubs11 = Wydad Casablanca |caps11= 15 |goals11 = 3 |years12 = 2019–2020 |clubs12 = Al-Fujairah |caps12 = 12 |goals12 = 0 |years13 = 2022–2023 |clubs13 = Nõmme Kalju |caps13 = 10 |goals13 = 1 |years14 = 2023 |clubs14 = Valletta |caps14 = 9 |goals14 = 0 |years15 = 2024 |clubs15 = Al-Minaa |caps15 = 14 |goals15 = 7 |years16 = 2024 |clubs16 = Karbalaa |caps16 = |goals16 = |years17 = 2024–2025 |clubs17 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |caps17 = 11 |goals17 = 1 |years18 = 2025– |clubs18 = Al-Hudood |caps18 = 0 |goals18 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2011– |nationalteam1 = Liberia |nationalcaps1 = 28 |nationalgoals1 = 13 |pcupdate = 21:24, 28 June 2025 (UTC) |ntupdate = 23:26, 31 March 2026 (UTC) }}
'''William Jebor''' (born 10 November 1991) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Iraq Stars League club Karbalaa<ref>{{Cite web|title=كرة كربلاء تستقطب مهاجم الميناء وليام جيبور|url=https://www.almusawer-alriyadhi.com/news.php?idv=930|date=July 28, 2024|website=almusawer-alriyadhi.com|language=ar}}</ref> and the Liberia national team.
He is the second Liberian to be an Africa Footballer of the Year nominee, after George Weah, who won the prestigious award three times.
==Club career== Born in Monrovia, Jebor made his senior debut with LPRC Oilers in 2008, aged 17, after previously representing LISCR FC as a youth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liberiansoccer.com/Oilers_Better_Than_LISCR200918176152411.htm|title="Oilers Better Than LISCR" – Says Bedell|publisher=Liberian Soccer|date=17 June 2009|accessdate=11 August 2015|archive-date=20 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620071148/http://www.liberiansoccer.com/Oilers_Better_Than_LISCR200918176152411.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the summer of 2009, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for Syrian Premier League side Taliya SC.
In 2010, Jebor switched teams and countries again, joining Egyptian Second Division club Tersana SC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liberiansoccer.com/Liberian_ontingent_Grows_in_Egypt20019918817161514322112121.htm|title=Liberian Contingent Grows in Egypt|publisher=Liberian Soccer|date=26 November 2010|accessdate=11 August 2015|archive-date=27 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127064047/http://www.liberiansoccer.com/Liberian_ontingent_Grows_in_Egypt20019918817161514322112121.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> After a short spell at Eastern Company, he moved to Tala'ea El Gaish in the Egyptian Premier League.
Jebor made his debut for the club on 3 February 2013, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Ismaily SC, and scored his first goal for the club on 12 March, netting the first in a 2–1 home win against El Mokawloon SC. He finished the campaign with ten goals, being tournament's topscorer;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/nationalleagues/nationalleague=egypt-egyptian-league-2000000054/top-scorers/index.html|title=Egyptian Premier League 2012/2013 – Top scorers|publisher=FIFA.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207125144/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/nationalleagues/nationalleague=egypt-egyptian-league-2000000054/top-scorers/index.html|archivedate=7 December 2013|accessdate=11 August 2015}}</ref> highlights included a hat-trick in a 3–2 home success over Ittihad El Shorta on 7 May.
In January 2014, Jebor switched clubs and countries again, after agreeing to a six-month loan deal with Al-Ahli Tripoli SC. On 5 August he signed a four-year contract with Portuguese side Rio Ave FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rioavefc.pt/jebor-o-iron-man/|title=Jebor o Iron Man|trans-title=Jebor the Iron Man|publisher=Rio Ave's official website|language=pt|date=5 August 2014|accessdate=12 August 2015}}</ref>
Jebor made his Primeira Liga debut on 13 September 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Renan Bressan in a 1–1 draw at Moreirense FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/primeira_liga/epoca-1415/jogos/89992|title=Moreirense 1–1 Rio Ave|publisher=Sapo|language=pt|date=13 September 2014|accessdate=12 August 2015}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club on 30 April of the following year, netting his team's only in a 1–1 Taça de Portugal home draw against SC Braga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/taca-portugal/30-04-2015/tp-rio-ave-sp-braga-1-1-cronica|title=TP: Rio Ave-Sp. Braga, 1–1 (crónica)|trans-title=TP: Rio Ave-Sp. Braga, 1–1 (report)|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|date=30 April 2015|accessdate=12 August 2015}}</ref>
On 28 July 2015, Jebor was loaned to SD Ponferradina in Spanish Segunda División, in a season-long deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sdponferradina.com/-/wj|title=William Jebor se une a la Ponferradina|trans-title=William Jebor joins Ponferradina|publisher=Ponferradina's official website|language=es|date=28 July 2015|accessdate=12 August 2015}}</ref>
In January 2023 Jebor signed a contract until the end of the season with Maltese Premier League side Valletta.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Camilleri |first1=Valhmor |title=Valletta FC sign Liberian striker William Jebor |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/valletta-fc-sign-liberian-striker-william-jebor.1009290 |access-date=29 January 2023 |work=Times of Malta |date=25 January 2023}}</ref>
Jebor moved to Iraq Stars League club Al-Minaa in April 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=تحديد موعد وصول أول محترفي الميناء |trans-title=Determine the arrival date of the first Al-Minaa professionals |url=https://rasediraqi.com/347994/تحديد-موعد-وصول-أول-محترفي-الميناء |access-date=27 April 2024 |website=rasediraqi.com |date=24 April 2024 |language=Arabic}}</ref>
==International career== Jebor made his debut for Liberia on 26 March 2011, starting in a 4–2 loss against Cape Verde. His first international goal came on 14 June 2015, in a 2–1 defeat at Togo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mtnfootball.com/match-report/31270/Togo-vs-Liberia|title=Late Adebayor goal downs Liberia|publisher=MTN Group|date=14 June 2015|accessdate=12 August 2015|archive-date=3 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903130017/http://mtnfootball.com/match-report/31270/Togo-vs-Liberia|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 13 October 2015, Jebor scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win at Guinea-Bissau, after scoring another one in the first leg. And he also scored another hat-trick against Djibouti in the African Cup of Nations Qualifier. On 29 March 2016, he scored another hat-trick in a CAF 2017 qualification match in Monrovia, Liberia, between Djibouti and Liberia, becoming the only Liberian senior national football team player to score a hat-trick more than once in an international tournament.
==Career statistics== ===International=== {{Updated|matches played on 31 March 2026}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT|42826|accessdate=12 February 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="12"|Liberia |2011||1||0 |- |2012||0||0 |- |2013||0||0 |- |2014||0||0 |- |2015||6||5 |- |2016||3||4 |- |2017||0||0 |- |2018||5||3 |- |2019||3||0 |- |2022||2||0 |- |2023||7||1 |- |2026||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!28!!13 |}
{{Updated|28 March 2023}}<ref name="NFT"/> :''Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jebor goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by William Jebor |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | style="text-align:center"|1 || 14 June 2015 || Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo || {{fb|TOG}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | style="text-align:center"|2 || 8 October 2015 || Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia || {{fb|GNB}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | style="text-align:center"|3 || rowspan="3"|13 October 2015 || rowspan="3"|Estadio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau || rowspan="3"|{{fb|GNB}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"| 3–1 || rowspan="3"|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | style="text-align:center"|4 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 |- | style="text-align:center"|5 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 |- | style="text-align:center"|6 || rowspan="3"|29 March 2016 || rowspan="3"|Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia || rowspan="3"|{{fb|DJI}} || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"| 5–0 || rowspan="3"|2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | style="text-align:center"|7 || style="text-align:center"|4–0 |- | style="text-align:center"|8 || style="text-align:center"|5–0 |- | style="text-align:center"|9 || 5 June 2016 || Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia || {{fb|TOG}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | style="text-align:center"|10 || 9 September 2018 || Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia || {{fb|COD}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | style="text-align:center"|11 || 16 October 2018 || Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia || {{fb|CGO}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | style="text-align:center"|12 || 18 November 2018 || Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia || {{fb|ZIM}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | style="text-align:center"|13 || 28 March 2023 || Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia || {{fb|RSA}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |}
==Honors== '''Wydad Casablanca''' * Botola: 2016–17, 2018–19 * CAF Champions League: 2017, runner-up: 2018–19 '''Rio Ave''' *Supertaça de Portugal runner-up:2014
'''Individual''' * Botola top scorer: 2016–2017 (19 goals)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{BDFutbol|20133}} *{{ForaDeJogo}} *{{Soccerway|william-jebor/182710}}
{{Al-Minaa SC squad}}
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