Kabba-Modou Cham

Kabba-Modou Cham (born 25 December 1992) is a Belgian-born Gambian professional football player who plays for Royal Cappellen in the Belgian Second Amateur Division after taking a two year break from football.

Kabba-Modou Cham
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-25) 25 December 1992
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–2010 VW Hamme
2010–2012 KV Mechelen
2012–2013 Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Greenock Morton 9 (2)
2015 Mosta ? (?)
2015–2016 KVV Coxyde ? (?)
2016–2017 KSV Bornem ? (?)
2017–2018 Royal Cappellen ? (?)
2020- Royal Cappellen ? (?)
National team
2011 Gambia U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2021

He has also played competitively for KVV Coxyde and KSV Bornem, as well as abroad for Scottish club Greenock Morton and Mosta in Malta.

Club career

Cham started his career with various youth sides back home in Belgium, namely VW Hamme, KV Mechelen and latterly Sint-Truiden.

He signed for Greenock Morton in July 2013 on a two-year contract,[1] and made his first competitive debut for Morton in a 1–0 defeat in the Scottish Challenge Cup to Annan Athletic.

Cham ingratiated himself with the Morton support after he scored a double against arch-rivals St Mirren in the Renfrewshire Cup final.[2] Cham was released from his contract in February 2014 by mutual consent.[3]

Personal life

Cham was born in Belgium to a Greek mother and a Gambian father[4] and has elected to represent Gambia at international level. To date, he has made one appearance for the Under-20 side in a 2011 African Youth Championship group match against Nigeria.[5]

His maternal grandfather is Greek but moved to Belgium, where the striker's mother, Panayoula Kontoyannis, was born meaning that Cham is also eligible to represent Greece at international level.[6]

See also

References
  1. Mitchell, Jonathan (11 July 2013). "Striker signs two-year Morton deal". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. Waddell, Gordon (21 July 2013). "Renfrewshire Cup: St Mirren 2 Morton 4: Giant Kabba-Modou Cham proves too strong for Buddies' defence". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  3. Mitchell, Jonathan (13 February 2014). "Striker leaves Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. Mitchell, Jonathan (15 July 2013). "Report: Morton 0 St Johnstone 1". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  5. Beyai, Modou Lamin (5 August 2013). "Kabba-Modou Cham joins Greenock Morton". Gambia Sports. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  6. Mitchell, Jonathan (25 July 2013). "Goals were birthday surprise for Cham's mum". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
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