Pa Modou Jagne

Pa Modou Jagne
Personal information
Full name Pa Modou Jagne[1]
Date of birth (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Banjul, The Gambia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 FC Dietikon
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Gambia Ports Authority
2008 FC Wil 26 (6)
2009–2013 St. Gallen 111 (6)
2013–2017 Sion 102 (5)
2017–2020 FC Zürich 70 (3)
2021– FC Dietikon 11 (3)
International career‡
2008–2022 Gambia 43 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2022

Pa Modou Jagne (born 26 December 1989) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swiss fifth-tier 2. Liga Interregional club FC Dietikon.

Club career

Sion

In July 2013, Jagne moved to FC Sion on a free transfer.[2] He made his league debut for the club on 13 July 2013 in a 2–0 away defeat to Young Boys. He played all ninety minutes of the match.[3] He scored his first league goal for the club on 9 March 2014 in a 3–2 home victory over FC Luzern. He was subbed on for Birama Ndoye at half-time and scored in the 72nd minute. His goal made the score 3–2 to Sion.[4]

FC Zürich

In June 2017 he signed a two-year contract with Zürich.[5] He made his league debut for the club on 23 July 2017 in a 2–0 away victory over Grasshopper Zürich. He played all ninety minutes of the match.[6] He scored his first league goal for the club on 1 October 2017 in a 3–0 home victory over FC Lugano. He was subbed on for Michael Frey in the 83rd minute and scored just six minutes later. His goal, assisted by Raphael Dwamena, made the score 3–0 to Zürich.[7]

Jagne's contract expired in the summer 2019. However, he returned to the club and signed a new contract on 4 September 2019 until the summer 2020.[8] In July 2020 his contract was not renewed.

International goals

Scores and results list the Gambia's goal tally first.[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 June 2007 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea  Guinea 2–2 2–2 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 18 November 2019 Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia  DR Congo 1–1 2–2 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

International career

He played in the 2021 Africa cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.[10][11]

Honours

Club

St. Gallen

Sion

FC Zürich

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Gambia:Pa Modou Jagne Completes FC Sion Move". allafrica.com. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Young Boys vs. Sion – 13 July 2013 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Sion vs. Luzern – 9 March 2014 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Pa Modou". fcz.ch. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Grasshopper vs. Zurich – 23 July 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Zurich vs. Lugano – 1 October 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  8. ^ FCZ holt Pa Modou zurück, nau.ch, 15 February 2020
  9. ^ "Pa Modou Jagne". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  10. ^ https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa -cup-of-nations/matches/2021/2243295/lineups
  11. ^ "The Gambia name squad for first Nations Cup finals". BBC Sport.
  12. ^ a b c d "Gambia – P. Jagne – Trophies". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Das ist der neue Meisterpokal der Super League – Embolo und GC räumen bei SFL Award Night ab". Watson (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2022.


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