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| currentclub = [[SEF Torres 1903|Torres]]<br>(on loan from [[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]])
| currentclub = [[SEF Torres 1903|Torres]]<br>(on loan from [[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]])
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| years1 = 2019–2021 | clubs1 = Muravera | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = 2
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| pcupdate = 4 May 2024
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| caption = Kujabi with [[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]] in 2023
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'''Kalifa Kujabi''' (born 3 May 2000) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for {{Italian football updater|Torres}} club [[SEF Torres 1903|Torres]], on loan from [[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]]. Born in The Gambia, he also holds Italian citizenship.
'''Kalifa Kujabi''' (born 3 May 2000) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for {{Italian football updater|Torres}} club [[SEF Torres 1903|Torres]], on loan from [[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]]. He will join [[Liga I]] club [[CFR Cluj|Cluj]] on 1 July 2024. Born in The Gambia, he also holds Italian citizenship.


==Club career==
==Club career==
Kujabi left his native The Gambia as a child to flee his country, eventually setting foot in Italy in 2017 and joining a [[Palermo]]-based amateur team, Calcio Sicilia,<ref name="corriere">{{cite web |language=it |date=3 April 2023 |title=Migranti, la favola di Kalifa Kujabi, arrivato dal Gambia su un barcone, a un passo dalla serie A con il Frosinone |url=https://roma.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/23_aprile_03/migranti-la-favola-di-kalifa-kujabi-arrivato-dal-gambia-su-un-barcone-a-un-passo-dalla-serie-a-con-il-frosinone-5536e51f-c342-45c3-a121-e86467558xlk.shtml?refresh_ce |publisher=Corriere della Sera - Roma}}</ref> where he was noted by a scout representing [[Eccellenza]] Sardinia club Muravera, who eventually signed him.<ref name="corriere" />
Born in [[Abuko]], [[The Gambia]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=30 March 2023 |title=BENVENUTO KUJABI |url=https://www.frosinonecalcio.com/benvenuto-kujabi-uno-scorpione-nel-centrocampo-del-frosinone/ |access-date=26 June 2024 |website=Frosinone Calcio |language=it-IT}}</ref> Kujabi left his native country as a child, eventually arriving in Italy in 2017, when he subsequently joined a [[Palermo]]-based amateur team, Calcio Sicilia;<ref name="corriere">{{cite web |language=it |date=3 April 2023 |title=Migranti, la favola di Kalifa Kujabi, arrivato dal Gambia su un barcone, a un passo dalla serie A con il Frosinone |url=https://roma.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/23_aprile_03/migranti-la-favola-di-kalifa-kujabi-arrivato-dal-gambia-su-un-barcone-a-un-passo-dalla-serie-a-con-il-frosinone-5536e51f-c342-45c3-a121-e86467558xlk.shtml?refresh_ce |publisher=Corriere della Sera - Roma}}</ref> he was then noted by a scout representing [[Eccellenza]] Sardinia club Muravera, who eventually signed him.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="corriere" />


After winning promotion to [[Serie D]] with Muravera and playing two seasons in the Italian amateur top flight, in 2021 he moved to fellow fourth-tier club [[S.E.F. Torres 1903|Torres]], being an indisputed regular throughout the 2021–22 club campaign.<ref>{{cite web |language=it |url=https://sardegna.diariosportivo.it/articoli/torres-il-futuro-di-kujabi-e-serie-b-frosinone-ma-da-cittadino-italiano |publisher=Diario Sportivo |date=28 June 2022 |title=Torres, il futuro di Kujabi è in serie B a Frosinone ma da cittadino italiano}}</ref> He was subsequently spotted by a number of professional clubs, including [[Empoli F.C.|Empoli]], [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] and [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] before [[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]] eventually agreed on a deal with him.<ref name="unionesarda">{{cite web |url=https://www.unionesarda.it/en/the-tale-of-kujabi-from-the-barge-to-the-muravera-the-torres-and-now-it39-s-officially-from-frosinone-qvw1kvdo |publisher=L'Unione Sarda |title=The tale of Kujabi: from the barge to the Muravera, the Torres and now it's officially from Frosinone |date=30 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=it |url=https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/kalifa-kujabi-torres-frosinonec-chi-e-27-giugno-2022 |publisher=Gianluca Di Marzio.com |title=Kalifa Kujabi, dalla grande stagione con la Torres alla firma col Frosinone |date=27 June 2022}}</ref>
After winning promotion to [[Serie D]] with Muravera and playing two seasons in the Italian amateur top flight, in 2021 Kujabi joined fellow fourth-tier club [[S.E.F. Torres 1903|Torres]], where he served as a regular starter throughout the [[2021–22 Serie D|2021–22 campaign]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |language=it |url=https://sardegna.diariosportivo.it/articoli/torres-il-futuro-di-kujabi-e-serie-b-frosinone-ma-da-cittadino-italiano |publisher=Diario Sportivo |date=28 June 2022 |title=Torres, il futuro di Kujabi è in serie B a Frosinone ma da cittadino italiano}}</ref> Following his performances, he reportedly gained the attention of several professional clubs, including [[Empoli F.C.|Empoli]], [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] and [[Torino F.C.|Torino]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=27 June 2022 |title=Kalifa Kujabi, dalla grande stagione con la Torres alla firma col Frosinone |url=https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/kalifa-kujabi-torres-frosinonec-chi-e-27-giugno-2022 |publisher=Gianluca Di Marzio.com |language=it}}</ref><ref name="unionesarda">{{cite web |url=https://www.unionesarda.it/en/the-tale-of-kujabi-from-the-barge-to-the-muravera-the-torres-and-now-it39-s-officially-from-frosinone-qvw1kvdo |publisher=L'Unione Sarda |title=The tale of Kujabi: from the barge to the Muravera, the Torres and now it's officially from Frosinone |date=30 March 2023}}</ref>


His signing was however formally confirmed only on 30 March 2023, after he earned Italian citizenship through marriage, due to Italian transfer constraints regarding non-EU players and a long delay caused by bureaucratic issues, including an employee mistakenly spelling his first name on his citizenship request.<ref name="rainews" />
In June 2022, Kujabi joined [[Serie B]] club [[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]] on a permanent deal;<ref name=":1" /><ref name="unionesarda" /> however, his signing was formally confirmed on 30 March 2023,<ref name=":0" /> due to transfer constraints regarding the [[Italian Football Federation|Italian federation]]'s rules on [[non-EU]] players, as well as various bureaucratic issues, including an employee mistakenly spelling his first name while registering his request for [[Italian citizenship]].<ref name="unionesarda" /><ref name="rainews" />


On 20 August 2023, Kujabi officially returned to Torres, joining the [[Serie C]] club on loan for the rest of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Serreli |first=Antonio |date=20 August 2023 |title=Serie C, il gambiano del Sarrabus Kujabi dal Frosinone alla Torres |url=https://www.unionesarda.it/sport/calcio/serie-c-il-gambiano-del-sarrabus-kujabi-dal-frosinone-alla-torres-mtjv1g2v |access-date=25 August 2023 |website=L'Unione Sarda |language=it-IT}}</ref>
On 20 August 2023, Kujabi officially returned to Torres, joining the [[Serie C]] club on loan for the rest of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Serreli |first=Antonio |date=20 August 2023 |title=Serie C, il gambiano del Sarrabus Kujabi dal Frosinone alla Torres |url=https://www.unionesarda.it/sport/calcio/serie-c-il-gambiano-del-sarrabus-kujabi-dal-frosinone-alla-torres-mtjv1g2v |access-date=25 August 2023 |website=L'Unione Sarda |language=it-IT}}</ref> He was released by Frosinone at the end of the [[2023–24 Frosinone Calcio season|2023–24 season]], after the club had turned down the option to extend his contract.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bovicelli |first=Marco |date=26 June 2024 |title=Dal Frosinone al Cluj: Kalifa Kujabi riparte dalla serie A rumena |url=https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/calciomercato-kujabi-cluj-news-26-giugno-2024 |access-date=26 June 2024 |website=Gianluca Di Marzio |language=it}}</ref>

On 26 June 2024, it was announced that Kujabi would join Romanian side [[CFR Cluj|Cluj]] on a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]] on 1 July.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2024 |title=BUN VENIT, KALIFA KUJABI! |url=https://cfr1907.ro/bun-venit-kalifa-kujabi/ |access-date=26 June 2024 |website=cfr1907.ro |publisher=CFR Cluj |language=ro}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 2021, Kujabi married an Italian woman from [[Villaputzu]], [[Sardinia]], with whom he has a daughter.<ref name="unionesarda"/> In March 2023, he officially became an [[Italian nationality law|Italian citizen]] through marriage.<ref name="corriere" />
In 2021, Kujabi married an Italian woman from [[Villaputzu]], [[Sardinia]], with whom he has a daughter.<ref name="unionesarda"/> In March 2023, he officially became an [[Italian nationality law|Italian citizen]] through marriage.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="corriere" />


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 07:56, 26 June 2024

Kalifa Kujabi
Kujabi with Frosinone in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Abuko, The Gambia[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Torres
(on loan from Frosinone)
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Muravera 24 (2)
2021–2022 Torres 30 (3)
2023–2024 Frosinone 2 (0)
2023 → Torres (loan) 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Kalifa Kujabi (born 3 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group B club Torres, on loan from Frosinone. He will join Liga I club Cluj on 1 July 2024. Born in The Gambia, he also holds Italian citizenship.

Club career

Born in Abuko, The Gambia,[2] Kujabi left his native country as a child, eventually arriving in Italy in 2017, when he subsequently joined a Palermo-based amateur team, Calcio Sicilia;[3] he was then noted by a scout representing Eccellenza Sardinia club Muravera, who eventually signed him.[2][3]

After winning promotion to Serie D with Muravera and playing two seasons in the Italian amateur top flight, in 2021 Kujabi joined fellow fourth-tier club Torres, where he served as a regular starter throughout the 2021–22 campaign.[2][4] Following his performances, he reportedly gained the attention of several professional clubs, including Empoli, Cagliari and Torino.[5][6]

In June 2022, Kujabi joined Serie B club Frosinone on a permanent deal;[5][6] however, his signing was formally confirmed on 30 March 2023,[2] due to transfer constraints regarding the Italian federation's rules on non-EU players, as well as various bureaucratic issues, including an employee mistakenly spelling his first name while registering his request for Italian citizenship.[6][1]

On 20 August 2023, Kujabi officially returned to Torres, joining the Serie C club on loan for the rest of the season.[7] He was released by Frosinone at the end of the 2023–24 season, after the club had turned down the option to extend his contract.[8]

On 26 June 2024, it was announced that Kujabi would join Romanian side Cluj on a free transfer on 1 July.[8][9]

Personal life

In 2021, Kujabi married an Italian woman from Villaputzu, Sardinia, with whom he has a daughter.[6] In March 2023, he officially became an Italian citizen through marriage.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dalla Libia al Frosinone Calcio: il gambiano Kujabi giocherà con la squadra laziale" (in Italian). RAI News. 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "BENVENUTO KUJABI". Frosinone Calcio (in Italian). 30 March 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Migranti, la favola di Kalifa Kujabi, arrivato dal Gambia su un barcone, a un passo dalla serie A con il Frosinone" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera - Roma. 3 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Torres, il futuro di Kujabi è in serie B a Frosinone ma da cittadino italiano" (in Italian). Diario Sportivo. 28 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Kalifa Kujabi, dalla grande stagione con la Torres alla firma col Frosinone" (in Italian). Gianluca Di Marzio.com. 27 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "The tale of Kujabi: from the barge to the Muravera, the Torres and now it's officially from Frosinone". L'Unione Sarda. 30 March 2023.
  7. ^ Serreli, Antonio (20 August 2023). "Serie C, il gambiano del Sarrabus Kujabi dal Frosinone alla Torres". L'Unione Sarda (in Italian). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b Bovicelli, Marco (26 June 2024). "Dal Frosinone al Cluj: Kalifa Kujabi riparte dalla serie A rumena". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  9. ^ "BUN VENIT, KALIFA KUJABI!". cfr1907.ro (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

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