Pa Dibba

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Pa Dibba
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Personal information
Full name Pa Amat Dibba
Date of birth (1987-10-15) 15 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Farafenni, Gambia
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 GIF Sundsvall
Number 14
Youth career
Hammarby IF
FOC Farsta
Enskede IK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Brandbergens IF 105 (112)
2011– GIF Sundsvall 85 (21)
International career‡
2015– Gambia 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2015

Pa Amat Dibba (born 15 October 1987) is a Gambian footballer who plays for GIF Sundsvall as a forward.[1]

Career

Dibba was born in Gambia but moved to Sweden with his family at age seven.[2] The family settled in Brandbergen, near Stockholm.[3] As a youth player he spent time with Hammarby IF, FOC Farsta and Enskede IK before eventually playing first team football with Brandbergens IF.[4]

Brandbergens IF were playing in the ninth tier of Swedish football at the time but would make a quick rise to the fifth tier during Dibbas years with the club. At the start of 2011 Dibba trialed with Hammarby IF feeder club Hammarby Talang FF. They were interested in signing him but didn't have room in their squad at the time. Dibba instead remained at Brandbergen for the first half of the season and then trialed with Superettan side GIF Sundsvall during the summer where he was eventually signed on a 3.5 year deal.[5]

On 19 November 2014 Pa sign a new contact to stay with GIF Sundsvall until 2016.[6]

Personal life

Dibba has a total of 14 siblings.[2] Even though he has lived the majority of his life in Sweden it was his dream to represent the Gambia national football team.[7]

Career statistics

As of 6 January 2015[8]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sweden League Svenska Cupen Europe Total
2010 Brandbergens IF Division 4 14 9 — — 14 9
2011 Division 3 14 11 — — 14 11
GIF Sundsvall Superettan 10 0 — — 10 0
2012 Allsvenskan 22 2 — — 22 2
2013 Superettan 26 7 3 1 — 29 8
2014 27 12 4 2 — 31 14
Career total 113 41 7 3 — 120 44

References

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  6. ↑ http://www.foroyaa.gm/archives/2502#more-2502
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