Imam Jagne
{{short description|Swedish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Imam Jagne
| image =
| fullname = Imam Seedy Jagne
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|10|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = The Gambia
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = IFK Göteborg
| clubnumber = 8
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015
| youthclubs1 = Solväders FC
| youthyears2 = 2015–2019
| youthclubs2 = BK Häcken
| youthyears3 = 2020–2022
| youthclubs3 = Everton
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = BK Häcken
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2023–2024
| clubs2 = Mjällby AIF
| caps2 = 37
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2025–
| clubs3 = IFK Göteborg
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021–2023
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2024
| nationalteam3 = Sweden U21
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 21:36, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 17:12, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
}}
Imam Seedy Jagne ({{IPA|
en|dʒɑːn}}, {{respell|JAHN}}; born 1 October 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for IFK Göteborg.
Born in The Gambia, he has represented Sweden at youth international level.
Club career
Jagne started playing football for Gothenburg based side Solväders FC before joining Häcken at the age of 12.{{cite web|url=https://www.maif.se/nyheter/?ID=105037&NID=979642|title=Imam Seedy Jagne klar för Mjällby AIF|publisher=Mjällby AIF|date=27 December 2022|accessdate=24 January 2023|language=Swedish}}
Jagne made his professional debut for Häcken on 2 November 2019, coming on as a substitute in stoppage time during 4–1 loss to Hammarby.{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/11/02/sweden/allsvenskan/hammarby/bollklubben-hacken/2947366/|title=HAMMARBY VS. HÄCKEN 4 - 1|website=uk.soccerway.com|date=2 November 2019|access-date=26 October 2020}}
On 4 October 2020, he joined Premier League club Everton on a three-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/1853043/everton-sign-midfield-talent-jagne|title=Everton sign midfield talent Imam Jagne|publisher=Everton F.C.|date=4 October 2020|accessdate=26 October 2020}} However, he left the club a year early in the summer of 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/2786707|publisher=Premier League|title=2022/23 Premier League squad lists|date=16 September 2022|accessdate=8 October 2022}}
He returned to train with his former club Häcken before joining Mjällby in January 2023 on a three-year deal.
In December 2024, Jagne joined IFK Göteborg on a four-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://ifkgoteborg.se/nyheter/a-lag/2024/38984/|title=Välkommen, Imam!|publisher=IFK Göteborg|date=13 December 2024|accessdate=2 January 2025|language=Swedish}}
International career
Jagne has represented Sweden at under-17 level.{{cite web|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/imam-seedy-jagne/76b18b46-b101-477b-bccc-2a6c63b4b6e9/|title=Imam Seedy Jagne|website=svenskfotboll.se|access-date=26 October 2020|language=Swedish}} In September 2021, he made his debut for Sweden U19, playing in a friendly against Finland U19.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/07/world/under-19-friendlies/finland-under-19/sweden-under-19/3629857/|title=FINLAND U19 VS. SWEDEN U19 3 - 0|website=uk.soccerway.com|date=7 September 2021|accessdate=24 November 2021}}
Personal life
References
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External links
- {{soccerway|634868}}
- {{worldfootball.net|imam-jagne}}
{{IFK Göteborg squad}}
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Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Sweden men's youth international footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England