Mwanalima Adam Jereko | |
Fullname: | Mwanalima Adam Jereko |
Birth Date: | 1997 9, df=yes |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Kansas City Current |
Clubs1: | Thika Queens |
Years2: | 2021–2024 |
Clubs2: | Hakkarigücü Spor |
Caps2: | 26 |
Goals2: | 10 |
Years3: | 2024– |
Clubs3: | Kansas City Current |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalteam1: | Kenya |
Club-Update: | 23 October 2022 |
Mwanalima Adam Jereko (born 4 September 1997), known simply as Jereko, is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and captains the Kenya national team.
Jereko began her professional career with Mombasa Olympic while in high school before signing with Kenyan Women's Premier League club Thika Queens F.C. in 2018. She led the league in goals and her team to an undefeated record in 2021.
Later in 2021, Jereko moved to Turkey and signed with Hakkarigücü Spor to play in the 2021–22 Turkish Super League. She scored her first professional hat-trick on 2 April 2022 in a 6–0 win over Dudullu, taking her tally on the season to 11 goals in her first 17 games. She became captain of Hakkarigücü Spor in 2023.
She was signed by NWSL club Kansas City Current on 16 August 2024.[1]
Jereko capped for Kenya at senior level during the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification.