Jamal Haruna
{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jamal Haruna
| clubnumber =
| caps2 = 27
| clubs2 = Bordeaux B
| years2 = 2019–2023
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|7|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kumasi, Ghana
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| years1 = 2017–2019
| image =
| clubs1 = WAFA
| caps1 = 26
| goals1 = 3
| club-update = 09:16, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
| goals2 = 0
}}Jamal Haruna{{Pronunciation|Ha-Jamal Haruna.ogg|help=no}} (born 13 July 2001) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.{{Cite web|date=2019-08-24|title=Youngster Jamal Haruna scores first goal for Bordeaux; starter in Reserves league|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/youngster-jamal-haruna-scores-first-goal-for-bordeaux-starter-in-reserves-league|access-date=2021-07-12|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Teye|first=Prince Narkortu|date=27 July 2019|title=Jamal Haruna: Bordeaux sign Ghanaian teen from Wafa|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/jamal-haruna-bordeaux-sign-ghanaian-teen-from-wafa/phq6r6qhlfr9zgcleakwi64u|access-date=12 July 2021|website=www.goal.com}}{{Cite web|title=Haruna Jamal - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/haruna-jamal/185812/|access-date=2021-07-12|website=globalsportsarchive.com}}
Club career
= WAFA =
Haruna started his professional career with West African Football Academy (WAFA), he was promoted to the senior team in May 2017.
He made his debut during the 2017 season. On 28 May 2017, he made his debut after coming on in the 86th minute to replace Majeed Ashimeru in a 1–0 defeat to International Allies.{{Cite web|title=Match Report of Inter Allies FC vs West Africa Football Academy SC - 2017-05-28 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2017-05-28/inter-allies-fc-vs-west-africa-football-academy-sc/876942/|access-date=2021-07-12|website=globalsportsarchive.com}} He ended the season with 5 league matches as WAFA were runner-up trailing league champions Aduana Stars by 6 points. On 4 June 2017, he came on in the 85th minute to have a cameo appearance in their record 5–0 massive victory over GPL giants Accra Hearts of Oak.{{Cite web|title=WAFA massacre Hearts, Adams rescues Kotoko (VIDEO)|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/wafa-massacre-hearts-adams-rescues-kotoko-video.html|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}{{Cite web|title=Match Report of West Africa Football Academy SC vs Hearts of Oak SC - 2017-06-04 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2017-06-04/west-africa-football-academy-sc-vs-accra-hearts-of-oak-sc/876956/|access-date=2021-07-12|website=globalsportsarchive.com}} In August 2017, he went on a trial at German giants Bayern Munich.
During the 2018 season he played a more important role by featuring in 8 league matches for WAFA, before the league was abandoned due to the dissolution of the GFA in June 2018, as a result of the Anas Number 12 Expose. He rose to prominence during the 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition, which he played 13 out of 14 matches played, scored 3 goals and won 4 man of the match awards in the process.{{Cite web|date=2019-04-29|title=WAFA teenager Jamal Haruna bags third Man of the Match award in win over Dwarfs|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/wafa-teenager-jamal-haruna-bags-third-man-of-the-match-award-after-win-over-dwarfs|access-date=2021-07-13|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-01-03|title=[PICTURES]: WAFA's Jamal Haruna signs four-year deal with French side Girodins de Bordeaux|url=https://sportsafric.com/2020/01/03/pictures-wafas-jamal-haruna-signs-four-year-deal-with-french-side-girodins-de-bordeaux/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Sports Afric|language=en-US}} Amongst the three goals was his debut goal, scoring the first goal in a 3–2 victory over Accra Hearts of Oak.{{Cite web|title=Match Report of West Africa Football Academy SC vs Accra Hearts of Oak SC - 2019-04-21 - GFA Normalization Special Competition - Global Sports Archive|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2019-04-21/west-africa-football-academy-sc-vs-accra-hearts-of-oak-sc/1624470/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=globalsportsarchive.com}} At the end of the match he was adjudged the man of the match.{{Cite web|date=2019-04-23|title=Special Competition: WAFA midfielder Jamal Huruna named Man of the Match in win over Hearts|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/special-competition-wafa-midfielder-jamal-huruna-named-man-of-the-match-in-win-over-hearts|access-date=2021-07-13|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}} His next set of goals came in after putting a man of the match performance for WAFA to score a brace against Dreams FC which secured a 3–1 victory for WAFA.{{Cite web|title=Match Report of West Africa Football Academy SC vs Dreams FC - 2019-05-08 - GFA Normalization Special Competition - Global Sports Archive|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2019-05-08/west-africa-football-academy-sc-vs-dreams-fc/1632125/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=globalsportsarchive.com}} His performances attracted both local suitors and foreign clubs who showed interest in signing him, he however joined French club Bordeaux.{{Cite web|last=Osman|first=Abdul Wadudu|date=2019-07-27|title=Jamal Haruna bids emotional farewell to WAFA|url=https://footballmadeinghana.com/2019/07/27/jamal-haruna-bids-emotional-farewell-message-to-wafa/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207052729/https://footballmadeinghana.com/2019/07/27/jamal-haruna-bids-emotional-farewell-message-to-wafa/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 February 2020|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Football Made In Ghana|language=en-US}}
= Bordeaux =
In July 2019, Haruna was signed by Bordeaux on a 4-year deal and was set to stay with club until June 2023. He was assigned to the reserves side, and further went on to make his debut for the side on 17 August 2019 in a 2–0 victory over Bayonne.{{Cite web|title=Bordeaux II vs. Aviron Bayonnais - 17 August 2019 - Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/17/france/cfa-2/fc-girondins-de-bordeaux-ii/aviron-bayonnais-football-club/3098961/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=int.soccerway.com}}{{Cite web|date=2019-08-24|title=Youngster Jamal Haruna scores first goal for Bordeaux; starter in Reserves league|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/youngster-jamal-haruna-scores-first-goal-for-bordeaux-starter-in-reserves-league|access-date=2021-07-13|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}
International career
From 2016 to 2017, Haruna was part of the Ghana national under-17 football squad.{{Cite web|last=Darkwah|first=Frank|date=30 August 2017|title=Ghanaian teenager Haruna Jamal undergoes trials with German Champions Bayern Munich|url=https://ghanasportsonline.com/2017/08/ghanaian-teenager-haruna-jamal-undergoes-trials-with-german-champions-bayern-munich/|access-date=12 July 2021|website=Ghana Sports Online|language=en-US}} He was promoted to the under-20 side in 2019.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{GSA player|haruna-jamal/185812}}
- {{Soccerway|id=626517}}{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haruna, Jamal}}
Category:Ghanaian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:West African Football Academy players
Category:Ghana Premier League players
Category:FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in France