William Jebor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Jebor | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Ponferradina (on loan from Rio Ave) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| LISCR | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2009 | LPRC Oilers | ||
| 2009–2010 | Taliya | ||
| 2010–2011 | Tersana | ||
| 2011–2012 | El-Sharqeya | ||
| 2012–2014 | El-Geish | 14 | (10) |
| 2014 | → Al-Ahli Tripoli (loan) | ||
| 2014– | Rio Ave | 14 | (0) |
| 2015– | → Ponferradina (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Liberia | 5 | (8) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:48, 12 January 2016 (UTC). | |||
William Jebor (born 10 November 1991) is a Liberian footballer who plays for Spanish club SD Ponferradina, on loan from Portuguese club Rio Ave FC, as a striker. He is also a member of the Liberia national football team.
Club career
Born in Monrovia, Jebor made his senior debuts with Liberia Petroleum Refining Company Oilers in 2008, aged 17, after previously representing LISCR FC as a youth.[1] In the 2009 summer he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for Syrian Premier League side Taliya SC.
In 2010 Jebor switched teams and countries again, joining Egyptian Second Division club Tersana SC.[2] After a short spell at El-Sharqeya lel-Dokhan, he moved to El-Geish SC in the Egyptian Premier League.
Jebor made his debut for the club on 3 February 2013, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Ismaily SC, and scored his first goal for the club on 12 March, netting the first in a 2–1 home win against El Mokawloon SC. He finished the campaign with ten goals, being tournament's topscorer;[3] highlights included a hat-trick in a 3–2 home success over Ittihad El Shorta on 7 May.
In January 2014 Jebor switched clubs and countries again, after agreeing to a six-month loan deal with Al-Ahli Tripoli SC. On 5 August he signed a four-year contract with Portuguese side Rio Ave FC.[4]
Jebor made his Primeira Liga debut on 13 September 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Renan Bressan in a 1–1 draw at Moreirense FC.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 30 April of the following year, netting his team's only in a 1–1 Taça de Portugal home draw against SC Braga.[6]
On 28 July 2015 Jebor was loaned to SD Ponferradina in Spanish Segunda División, in a season-long deal.[7]
International career
Jebor made his debut for Liberia on 26 March 2011, starting in a 2–4 loss against Cape Verde. His first international goal came on 14 June 2015, in a 1–2 defeat at Togo.[8]
On 13 October 2015 Jebor scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win at Guinea-Bissau, after scoring another one in the first leg.And he also score another hat-trick against Djibouti in the African Cup of Nations Qualifier. On March 29, 2016, he scored another hat-trick in a CAF 2017 qualification match in Monrovia, Liberia, between Djibouti and Liberia, becoming the only Liberian senior national football team player to score a hat-trick more than once in an international tournament.
References
- ↑ ""Oilers Better Than LISCR" – Says Bedell". Liberian Soccer. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Liberian Contingent Grows in Egypt". Liberian Soccer. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Egyptian Premier League 2012/2013 – Top scorers". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Jebor o Iron Man" [Jebor the Iron Man] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave's official website. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "Moreirense 1–1 Rio Ave" (in Portuguese). Sapo. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "TP: Rio Ave-Sp. Braga, 1–1 (crónica)" [TP: Rio Ave-Sp. Braga, 1–1 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "William Jebor se une a la Ponferradina" [William Jebor joins Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Ponferradina's official website. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "Late Adebayor goal downs Liberia". MTN Group. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
External links
- William Jebor profile at BDFutbol
- William Jebor profile at ForaDeJogo
- William Jebor at National-Football-Teams.com
- William Jebor profile at Soccerway
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