Modou Jadama

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. At the age of 10, he got selected for a team called Stars, introduced to him by his cousin. He was also an Olympic Development Program (ODP) player from 2007-2010.

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. 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. Jadama and Colo-Colo mutually agreed that he would leave at the end of the 2016 season. He made his debut on 1 April 2017, in a 1-0 win against the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros. 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.

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. 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. 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. 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.

Return to Tulsa On 21 January 2021, Jadama returned with the now named FC Tulsa (previously Tulsa Roughnecks). He made 24 appearances over the 2021 USL season, 22 of them being starts.

Later career Jadama signed with Hartford Athletic of the USL Championship on 24 January 2022. He made his debut in a 2-1 loss against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on 19 March 2022. Over the course of the season, he would make 28 appearances with the team. He would also play with Georgia Lions of the National Independent Soccer Association.

Death Jadama died in the United States in a car accident on 2 October 2024, at the age of 30.