Modou Jadama

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 played varsity football for 3 years for Milton High School and also the Norcross Soccer Academy. He was also an Olympic Development Program (ODP) player from 2007-2010. Jadama also trained with Elon University, but soon left to join Universidad de Chile.

Chile

Jadama signed with Universidad de Chile in 2012, soon returning to the U.S. to finish high school but returned to play for their reserve team. After that, he went to train in Italy and Leipzig but left to play for Colo-Colo in August 2013, signing a 2 year contract with their reserve team in the 2013–14 Segunda División Profesional. He won the U19 league in the 2014 season, and was promoted to the first team in January 2015. 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. He also played a total of 92 minutes in two matches of the 2015 Copa Chile, against Huachipato and Ñublense. 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. He made his debut in a 1-0 win against Deportes Puerto Montt, but only made three more appearances throughout the year before his loan ended. Jadama and Colo-Colo…