Khalifa Jabbie Explained

Khalifa Jabbie
Fullname:Khalifa Jabbie
Birth Date:20 January 1993
Birth Place:Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height:1.93 m
Position:Central midfielder
Currentclub:Al-Mina'a
Clubnumber:44
Years1:2009–2011
Clubs1:Kallon
Caps1:39
Goals1:4
Years2:2011–2014
Clubs2:Fredrikstad
Caps2:70
Goals2:3
Years3:2014–2015
Clubs3:Balıkesirspor
Caps3:24
Goals3:1
Years4:2015–2017
Clubs4:Sheriff Tiraspol
Caps4:30
Goals4:1
Years5:2018–2019
Clubs5:Racing Beirut
Caps5:19
Goals5:0
Years6:2019
Clubs6:Cheshunt
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Years7:2021
Clubs7:Sfîntul Gheorghe
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Years8:2021–
Clubs8:Al-Mina'a
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Pcupdate:21 July 2017
Nationalyears1:2011–
Nationalteam1:Sierra Leone
Nationalcaps1:21
Nationalgoals1:1
Ntupdate:15 October 2015

Khalifa Jabbie (born 20 January 1993) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Iraqi Premier League club Al-Mina'a and the Sierra Leone national team.

Jabbie made his full international debut for Sierra Leone on 17 March 2011, against Niger in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game.

Football career

Khalifa Jabbie was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to parents from the Mandingo ethnic group. As a youngster, Jabbie was considered one of the top young footballers in Sierra Leone. In 2010, he signed for FC Kallon, one of the top clubs in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, at the age of seventeen. He also captained the Sierra Leone national under-20 team.[1] Jabbie was scouted by popular agent Chernor Musa Jalloh and Swedish Patrick Mork that introduce him to FFK. He joined Fredrikstad FK in Norway on a three-year contract. Jabbie made his full international debut for Sierra Leone on March 27, 2011, against Niger in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification played in Niamey. On 19 December 2013, he signed a 2.5 year contract with TFF First League team Balıkesirspor in Turkey.[2]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fredrikstad2011Tippeligaen24250colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-292
201227120colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-291
201319020colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-210
Total70390------793
Balıkesirspor2013–14TFF First League14000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-140
2014–15Süper Lig10110colspan="2"-colspan="2"-colspan="2"-111
Total24110------251
Sheriff Tiraspol2015–16Divizia Națională10020colspan="2"-0000120
2016–1720130colspan="2"-0010241
Total30150--0010361
Career total1245150--00101405

International

Sierra Leone national team
YearAppsGoals
201120
201240
201320
201461
Total141
Statistics accurate as of match played 11 October 2014[4]

International goals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-03-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222938/http://slfasl.com/index.php/radio/331-news . 2016-03-03 .
  2. Web site: Haber . 2013-12-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131220042533/http://www.balikesirspor.org.tr/Haber.aspx?ID=474 . 2013-12-20 .
  3. Web site: K.Jabbie. soccerway.com. Soccerway. 21 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Khalifa Jabbie . National-Football-Teams.com . 15 October 2015.
  5. Web site: Sierra Leone 2-0 Seychelles. cafonline.com/. CAF. 15 October 2015. 19 July 2014.