Tijan Jaiteh’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Footballer
Is Athlete 
Football player 
Association football player 
From Gambia 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 31 December 1988, Bwiam
Age: 31 years

Tijan Jaiteh (born 31 December 1988) is a Gambian footballer. He was captain of Gambia’s international youth team for a number of years. And is currently the captain of the senior national team

Club career

In 2005, Jaiteh, along with three of his countrymen, came to Bergen on a trial for the Norwegian Premier League club SK Brann. The club secured exclusive rights to buy all four of the young Gambians. In October 2006 it became clear that only Jaiteh passed the bar, and he joined SK Brann in January 2007. He won the Norwegian Premier League with Brann the same year.

31 January 2011 he was loaned out to Randers until the end of 2011, but he had his loan cut short after disappearing from the club in August.

On 18 March 2012 he signed a one year contract with Sandefjord.

International

Jaiteh competed in the 2007 African Youth Championship where Gambia finished third and got qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Jaiteh was part of Gambian U-20 team at both tournaments, and Gambia ended knocked out by Austria in the Round of 16 at U-20 World cup.

Honours

Norway

  • Norwegian Premier League: 2007

International

  • African Under-17 Championship: 2005
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