Pa Saikou Kujabi (born 10 December 1986 in

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), is a retired Gambian

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who played as a

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. Kujabi has previously played professionally for

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, SV Ried,

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, Hibernian, Whitehawk and

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Career

On 15 June 2009, he transferred from SV Ried to

and signed a one-year contract with an option for another year. In January 2012 he went on trial at SPL side Hibernian and on 31 January 2012 it was announced he had signed an 18-month contract with the club. Kujabi made his first appearance for Hibernian in a 1–0 victory against

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

on 4 February. He was sent off in the

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defeat against Hearts, effectively ending the match as a contest. Billy Dodds commented that Kujabi lacked physical presence and had poor defensive skills. Kujabi only made one appearance for Hibernian in the 2012–13 season, a 2–0 defeat by Queen of the South in the

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. He was made available for transfer in January 2013 and left the club at the end of his contract. Following his departure from

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, Kujabi had unsuccessful trials with

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, Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United. During his trial at QPR he scored the winning goal in a 1-0 win over Harrow Borough. Afterwards, the Gambian joined Whitehawk for one season where he gained a starting spot, but in July 2016, he retired from Football.

International

Kujabi is also a member of the Gambia national team and has earned 10 caps.

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* * 1986 births Living people Gambian footballers The Gambia international footballers Association football defenders Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Scottish Premier League players Grazer AK players SV Ried players FSV Frankfurt players Hibernian F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players Soham Town Rangers F.C. players Gambian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Austria Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Scotland {{Gambia-footy-bio-stub