Maudo Lamine Jarjué (born Modou Lamin Jarju on 30 September 1997) is a Gambian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Gambia national team. Nicknamed ''Chucka'' or ''Chuka'', he also holds Bissau-Guinean citizenship through his grandmother.

Career

On 6 August 2016, Jarjué made his professional debut with

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in a

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match against Varzim. On 9 July 2017, Jarjué signed a two-year contract with

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side

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. On 18 June 2019, Jarjué signed a contract with

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side

Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (), known in English as Austria Vienna, and Austria Wien in German-speaking countries, is an Austrian professional association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won the most trophies of any Aust ...

. On 2 November 2021,

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exercised the purchase option in their loan contract and signed a 3-year contract with Jarjué. In March 2024, Norwegian club

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signed Jarjué on a one-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2024 season.

International career

On 2 October 2020, Jarjué was called up by the

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Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Stats and profile at LPFP
1997 births Living people People from Serekunda Gambian men's footballers 21st-century Gambian sportsmen The Gambia men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Gambia Ports Authority FC players Wallidan FC players Gil Vicente F.C. players Sabail FK players FK Austria Wien players IF Elfsborg players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players Sandefjord Fotball players FC Struga players Liga Portugal 2 players Azerbaijan Premier League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Allsvenskan players Slovak First Football League players Eliteserien players Macedonian First Football League players Gambian expatriate men's footballers Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Guinea-Bissau Expatriate men's footballers in Guinea-Bissau Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Gambian people of Bissau-Guinean descent {{Gambia-footy-bio-stub