Tijan Jaiteh
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Tijan Jaiteh is a Gambian
footballer who currently plays for Norwegian club SK Brann. He was captain of Gambia's international youth team for a number of years.
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. 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.
, for the Gambian team that was knocked out by Austria
in the Round of 16.
The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
footballer who currently plays for Norwegian club SK Brann. He was captain of Gambia's international youth team for a number of years.
In 2005, Jaiteh, along with three of his countrymen, came to Bergen on a trial for the Norwegian Premier League
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
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. 31 January 2011 he was loaned out to Randers
Randers FC
Randers FC is a Danish professional football team based in Randers, which plays in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. Founded as a merger on January 1, 2003, the club builds upon the license of Randers Freja, a former three-time Danish Cup winning team...
until the end of 2011, but he had his loan cut short after disappearing from the club in August.
International
Jaiteh competed in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup , hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth...
, for the Gambian team that was knocked out by Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
in the Round of 16.