Khalifa Jabbie

Khalifa Jabbie (born 20 January 1993) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Isthmian League Premier Division club Cheshunt and the Sierra Leone national team.

Khalifa Jabbie
Personal information
Full name Khalifa Jabbie
Date of birth (1993-01-20) January 20, 1993
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cheshunt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Kallon 39 (4)
2011–2014 Fredrikstad 70 (3)
2014–2015 Balıkesirspor 24 (1)
2015–2017 Sheriff Tiraspol 30 (1)
2018–2019 Racing Beirut 19 (0)
2019– Cheshunt 15 (0)
National team‡
2011– Sierra Leone 21 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 July 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2015

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
As of match played 30 May 2017[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fredrikstad 2011 Tippeligaen 24250---292
2012 27120---291
2013 19020---210
Total 70390------793
Balıkesirspor 2013–14 TFF First League 14000---140
2014–15 Süper Lig 10110---111
Total 24110------251
Sheriff Tiraspol 2015–16 Divizia Națională 10020-0000120
2016–17 20130-0010241
Total 30150--0010361
Career total 1245150--00101405

International
Sierra Leone national team
YearAppsGoals
201120
201240
201320
201461
Total141

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 October 2014[4]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.[5]19 July 2014National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone Seychelles2–02–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-03-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-12-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "K.Jabbie". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. "Khalifa Jabbie". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  5. "Sierra Leone 2-0 Seychelles". cafonline.com/. CAF. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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