Kabba-Modou Cham

Gambian footballer

Kabba-Modou Cham
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-12-25) 25 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Antwerp, Belgium
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
0000–2010	VW Hamme
2010–2012	K.V. 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	?	(?)
International career
2011	Gambia U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2021

Kabba-Modou Cham (born 25 December 1992) is a former professional football player who last played for Royal Cappellen. Born in Belgium, he is a youth international for the Gambia.

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 professional youth academies back home in Belgium, namely K Beerschot VA,VW Hamme,K.V. Mechelen and S.K. Beveren. He started his senior career for Sint-Truiden but left after one year to go and sign 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]^[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]

References

^ Mitchell, Jonathan (11 July 2013). "Striker signs two-year Morton deal". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
^ 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.
^ Mitchell, Jonathan (13 February 2014). "Striker leaves Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
^ Mitchell, Jonathan (15 July 2013). "Report: Morton 0 St Johnstone 1". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
^ 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.
^ Mitchell, Jonathan (25 July 2013). "Goals were birthday surprise for Cham's mum". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2013.