Adama Tamba

Adama Tamba (born 29 August 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Seconde Ligue club Rodez and the Gambia national team.

Adama Tamba

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Banjul, The Gambia[2]
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position	Forward[3]
Team information
Current team	Rodez
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2022	Red Scorpions [de]	35	(83)
2017-2018	Supersport Academy	12	(20)
2021–2022	→ Grenoble (loan)	7	(1)
2022–2024	Cannes	21	(19)
2024–	Rodez	15	(5)
International career
2012	Gambia U17
2015–	Gambia	1	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025

Early life

Adama and her sister Awa [de] were born in Banjul, and grew up at the SOS Children's Village in Bakoteh, outside of Banjul. The sisters lost their mother at a young age, while their father, a farmer, lived in the hinterlands of the Gambia.^[2] Adama began playing football with her male counterparts in primary and high school.^[2]

Club career

In the 2016–17 season, Tamba scored fifty goals in eleven games in the second division,^[4] helping Red Scorpions [de] return to the first tier of women's football in the Gambia.^[5] In the 2017–18 season, she scored fifty-one goals in ten games to help Red Scorpions move out of the relegation zone in the first division.^[2] As of May 2020, she had 165 goals in 114 league games to her name. Tamba has stated that she is "addicted to scoring goals".^[2] Her knack for scoring earned her trials with French clubs Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon in 2018.^[2][4]

In September 2021, Tamba signed for Division 2 Féminine club Grenoble on a one-year loan.^[6] In the 2022–23 season, she joined Régional 1 Féminine club Cannes.^[7]

International career

Tamba made her debut for the Gambia U17 national team in a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone in 2012. She would help the Gambia eventually qualify for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan.^[2] Tamba played in all three of her nation's matches at the tournament, all of which ended in defeat.^[1]

In March 2020, Tamba scored four goals for the Gambia national team in a 5–2 win over Guinea-Bissau in the WAFU Zone A Women's Cup.^[8] The Gambia would go on to suffer elimination in the group stage of the competition.^[9] As of May 2020, Tamba had eighteen goals in twelve matches for the Scorpions.^[2] Mariama Sowe [de], coach of the Scorpions, stated that Adama scored in "almost every game", while her sister Awa would "assist most of her goals".^[2]

Honours

Cannes

• Régional 1 Féminine: 2022–23^[10]