Jamal Arago (born 28 August 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Gjilani Gjilan ( sq-definite, Gjilani) or Gnjilane ( sr-Cyrl, Гњилане) is the third most populous city in Kosovo and it serves as both a municipality and the administrative center of the Gjilan District. According to the 2024 census, the municip ...

. Born in Ghana, he represents the Liberia national team.

Club career

In 2009, Arago won the reality show MTN Soccer Academy. After that, he joined the youth academy of Dutch side

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. He then signed for

Atromitos Atromitos (Greek: Ατρόμητος, "fearless") may refer to: * Atromitos F.C., a football team based in Peristeri, Greece * Atromitos Piraeus, a football team based in Piraeus, Greece * Atromitos Yeroskipou Atromitos Yeroskipou () was a Cy ...

in the Greek top flight. Before the second half of 2015–16, Arago signed for Kosovan club

. In 2016, he signed for

AC Kajaani AC Kajaani was a association football, football club from Kajaani, Finland. The club was formed in 2006 after the merger of FC Tarmo and Kajaanin Palloilijat (KaPa). Their home ground was Kajaanin Liikuntapuisto. The men's football first team la ...

in Finland. In 2021, he signed for Azerbaijani team Sabail. On 14 August 2021, Arago debuted for Sabail during a 1–0 win over Sabah (Azerbaijan). On 26 July 2022, Arago joined Saudi Arabian club Ohod.

International career

Born in Ghana, Arago is of Liberian descent through a grandmother. He debuted for the Liberia national team in a 2–0

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loss to

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on 13 November 2021.

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* 1993 births Living people Footballers from Accra Liberian men's footballers Liberia men's international footballers Liberian expatriate men's footballers Liberian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Liberian expatriates in Finland Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Liberian people of Ghanaian descent Naturalized citizens of Liberia Ghanaian men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Ghanaian people of Liberian descent Sportspeople of Liberian descent Men's association football fullbacks Berekum Chelsea F.C. players FC Twente players Super League Greece players Atromitos F.C. players Football Superleague of Kosovo players SC Gjilani players FC Prishtina players FC Drita players Kakkonen players AC Kajaani players Azerbaijan Premier League players Sabail FK players Saudi First Division League players Ohod Club players 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen {{Liberia-footy-bio-stub