Football

Refugee gets his big break

Hamburg's Brazilian defender Cleber Janderson Pereira Reis and Dortmund's Columbian striker Adrian Ramos vie for the ball. File Photo: AFP

Gambian refugee Bakery Jatta has signed a contract with German Bundesliga side Hamburg, the club said Tuesday, in what local media dubbed a "football fairytale".

Jatta -- who made the dangerous Mediterranean crossing from North Africa to Italy last year as a lone teenager -- on Tuesday inked a 10,000 euro a month contract with HSV.

The young striker, who had previously never played in a club, impressed HSV during a test session, but had to wait till turning 18 to sign. 

Comments

Refugee gets his big break

Hamburg's Brazilian defender Cleber Janderson Pereira Reis and Dortmund's Columbian striker Adrian Ramos vie for the ball. File Photo: AFP

Gambian refugee Bakery Jatta has signed a contract with German Bundesliga side Hamburg, the club said Tuesday, in what local media dubbed a "football fairytale".

Jatta -- who made the dangerous Mediterranean crossing from North Africa to Italy last year as a lone teenager -- on Tuesday inked a 10,000 euro a month contract with HSV.

The young striker, who had previously never played in a club, impressed HSV during a test session, but had to wait till turning 18 to sign. 

Comments

স্বাস্থ্যসেবা সংস্কার

ভারতের ভিসা নিষেধাজ্ঞা: দেশের স্বাস্থ্যসেবা সংস্কারের এখনই সময়

প্রতি বছর প্রায় সাড়ে তিন লাখ বাংলাদেশি ভারতে চিকিৎসা নিতে যান। ভিসা বিধিনিষেধ দেশের স্বাস্থ্য খাতে সমস্যাগুলোর সমাধান ও বিদেশে যাওয়া রোগীদের দেশে চিকিৎসা দেওয়ার সুযোগ এনে দিয়েছে।

৪৪ মিনিট আগে