Jamal Arago (born 28 August 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a center-back. Born in Ghana, he represents the Liberia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Center-back[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Berekum Chelsea | ||
| 2009–2011 | Twente | ||
| 2011–2012 | Atromitos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Atromitos | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Gjilani | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | AC Kajaani | 23 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Prishtina | 43 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Drita | 27 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sabail | 25 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Ohod | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Ahly Benghazi | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Liberia | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023 | |||
Career
editIn 2009, Arago won the reality show MTN Soccer Academy.[2] After that, he joined the youth academy of Dutch side FC Twente.[3]
He then signed for Atromitos in the Greek top flight.[4]
Before the second half of 2015–16, Arago signed for Kosovan club Gjilani.[5] In 2016, he signed for AC Kajaani in Finland.[6]
In 2021, he signed for Azerbaijani team Sabail.[7] On 14 August 2021, Arago debuted for Sabail during a 1–0 win over Sabah (Azerbaijan).[8]
International career
editBorn in Ghana, Arago is of Liberian descent through a grandmother.[10] He debuted for the Liberia national team in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Nigeria on 13 November 2021.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b Jamal Arago at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Profile". instagram.com.
- ^ "Arago Jamal op proef bij FC Twente". rtvoost.nl.
- ^ "Profile". slgr.gr.
- ^ "Arago Jamal, ylli ri i Superligës së Kosovës në futboll". gazetasheshi.com.
- ^ "Former Ghana U20 midfielder Arago Jamal joins AC Kajaani in Finland". sportsworldghana.com.
- ^ "Последняя трансферная #новость дня - Ганский #защитник Джамал Араго в "Сабаил"!". facebook.com.
- ^ Jamal Arago at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "#أراجو_جمال أحدي".
- ^ "Arago Jamal to follow grandparents' lineage to switch nationality to Liberia". GhanaWeb. 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Match Report of Liberia vs Nigeria - 2021-11-13 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
edit- Jamal Arago at Soccerway
- Jamal Arago at playmakerstats.com
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