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Mwanalima Adam Jereko
Jereko with the Kansas City Current in 2024
Personal information
Full name Mwanalima Adam Jereko
Date of birth (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 27)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Kansas City Current
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Thika Queens
2021–2024 Hakkarigücü Spor 26 (10)
2024– Kansas City Current 3 (0)
International career
Kenya
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022

Mwanalima Adam Jereko (born 4 September 1997), known simply as Jereko, is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and captains the Kenya national team.

Club career

Jereko began her professional career with Mombasa Olympic while in high school before signing with Kenyan Women's Premier League club Thika Queens F.C. in 2018. She led the league in goals and her team to an undefeated record in 2021.

Later in 2021, Jereko moved to Turkey and signed with Hakkarigücü Spor to play in the 2021–22 Turkish Super League. She scored her first professional hat-trick on 2 April 2022 in a 6–0 win over Dudullu, taking her tally on the season to 11 goals in her first 17 games. She became captain of Hakkarigücü Spor in 2023.

She was signed by NWSL club Kansas City Current on 16 August 2024.

International career

Jereko capped for Kenya at senior level during the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification.

Honors

Kansas City Current

See also

References

  1. "Competitions - 11th Edition Women AFCON- GHANA 2018 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF.
  2. ^ "Kansas City Current signs Kenyan forward Mwanalima Adam Jereko". Kansas City Current. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. "Turkcell Kadınlar Süper Ligi - Jakkarigücü Spor 4-0 Kayserş Kadın Futbol Kulübü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. "Competitions - 11th Edition Women AFCON- GHANA 2018 - Match Details". CAF.
  5. "Match Report: Kansas City Current win NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup with 2-0 victory over NJ/NY Gotham FC". Kansas City Current. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

External links

Kansas City Current – current squad
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