Pa Modou Jagne (born 26 December 1989) is a Gambian professional

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who plays as a defender for Swiss fifth-tier

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club FC Dietikon.

Club career

Sion

In July 2013, Jagne moved to FC Sion on a free transfer. He made his league debut for the club on 13 July 2013 in a 2–0 away defeat to Young Boys. He played all ninety minutes of the match. He scored his first league goal for the club on 9 March 2014 in a 3–2 home victory over

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. He was subbed on for Birama Ndoye at half-time and scored in the 72nd minute. His goal made the score 3–2 to Sion.

FC Zürich

In June 2017 he signed a two-year contract with Zürich. He made his league debut for the club on 23 July 2017 in a 2–0 away victory over

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. He played all ninety minutes of the match. He scored his first league goal for the club on 1 October 2017 in a 3–0 home victory over FC Lugano. He was subbed on for Michael Frey in the 83rd minute and scored just six minutes later. His goal, assisted by

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, made the score 3–0 to Zürich. Jagne's contract expired in the summer 2019. However, he returned to the club and signed a new contract on 4 September 2019 until the summer 2020. In July 2020 his contract was not renewed.

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Gambia's goal tally first.''

International career

He played in the

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, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.

Honours

Club

St. Gallen *

Swiss Challenge League The Challenge League is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football league system and lower of two professional leagues in the country. Ten teams play in the Challenge League; the winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, while the ...

: 2011–12 Sion *

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: 2014–15 *

runner-up: 2016–17 FC Zürich *

: 2017–18

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* 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Banjul Gambian footballers Association football midfielders Gambia Ports Authority FC players FC Wil players FC St. Gallen players FC Sion players FC Zürich players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players 2. Liga Interregional players The Gambia international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Gambian expatriate footballers Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Switzerland {{Gambia-footy-bio-stub