Adama Tamba (born 29 August 1998) is a Gambian professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club

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and the Gambia national team.

Early life

Adama and her sister were born in

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, and grew up at the

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in Bakoteh, outside of Banjul. The sisters lost their mother at a young age, while their father, a farmer, lived in the hinterlands of the Gambia. Adama began playing football with her male counterparts in

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and

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Club career

In the 2016–17 season, Tamba scored fifty goals in eleven games in the second division, helping return to the first tier of

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in the Gambia. In the 2017–18 season, she scored fifty-one goals in ten games to help Red Scorpions move out of the relegation zone in the first division. As of May 2020, she had 165 goals in 114 league games to her name. Tamba has stated that she is "addicted to scoring goals". Her knack for scoring earned her trials with French clubs

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and

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in 2018. In September 2021, Tamba signed for Division 2 Féminine club

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on a one-year loan. In the 2022–23 season, she joined Régional 1 Féminine club

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International career

Tamba made her debut for the Gambia U17 national team in a

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qualifier against

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in 2012. She would help the Gambia eventually qualify for the

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in Azerbaijan. Tamba played in all three of her nation's matches at the tournament, all of which ended in defeat. In March 2020, Tamba scored four goals for the Gambia national team in a 5–2 win over

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in the WAFU Zone A Women's Cup. The Gambia would go on to suffer elimination in the group stage of the competition. As of May 2020, Tamba had eighteen goals in twelve matches for the Scorpions. , coach of the Scorpions, stated that Adama scored in "almost every game", while her sister Awa would "assist most of her goals".

Honours

Cannes * Régional 1 Féminine: 2022–23

References

External links

Grenoble Foot 38 profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tamba, Adama 1998 births Living people Footballers from Banjul Gambian women's footballers 21st-century Gambian people Women's association football forwards Grenoble Foot 38 (women) players Seconde Ligue players The Gambia women's international footballers Gambian expatriate women's footballers Gambian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate women's footballers in France