Mwanalima Adam Jereko
 Jereko with the Kansas City Current in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mwanalima Adam Jereko | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1997[1] | ||
| 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
[edit]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.[2]
Later in 2021, Jereko moved to Turkey and signed with Hakkarigücü Spor to play in the 2021–22 Turkish Super League.[2][3] 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.[2]
She was signed by NWSL club Kansas City Current on 16 August 2024.[2]
International career
[edit]Jereko capped for Kenya at senior level during the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification.[4]
Honors
[edit]Kansas City Current
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Competitions - 11th Edition Women AFCON- GHANA 2018 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF.
- ^ a b c d "Kansas City Current signs Kenyan forward Mwanalima Adam Jereko". Kansas City Current. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Turkcell Kadınlar Süper Ligi - Jakkarigücü Spor 4-0 Kayserş Kadın Futbol Kulübü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Competitions - 11th Edition Women AFCON- GHANA 2018 - Match Details". CAF.
- ^ "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
[edit]- Mwanalima Adam Jereko at Soccerway.com
- Mwanalima Adam Jereko at FBref.com
- Mwanalima Adam Jereko on Instagram
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Kenyan women's footballers
- Kenya women's international footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Kenyan expatriate women's footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey
- Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Hakkarigücü Spor players
- Turkish Women's Football Super League players
- Kansas City Current players
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Kenyan women's football biography stubs
- National Women's Soccer League players