#Sports

Pa Modou Jagne to leave FC Zurich after contract expiration

Aug 4, 2020, 2:16 PM | Article By: Arfang M.S. Camara

Scorpions skipper Pa Modou Jagne is set to leave Swiss top flight team Zurich FC when his contract expired today (Tuesday 4th August 2020).

It looks to be seen that FC Zurich has no intension of extending a deal for the 30-year-old Gambian defender who joined the club in 2017 from FC Sion.

Nda as he is widely referred to as featured on Friday for FC Zurich during their 2-1 defeat away to Luzern in their week thirty-five fixtures of the Swiss Super League played at the Swissporarena.

Pa Modou starred and played for 82 minutes before been replaced by Swiss winger Henri Koide.

The Scorpions defender featured in 17 games for FC Zurich this season, before their yesterday game against FC Thun in the week thirty-seven fixtures of the season.

The former Gambia Sports Authority player started his professional career in 2008 with FC Wil, before signing for St. Gallen in 2009. In July 2013, Jagne moved to FC Sion on a free transfer.

In June 2017 he signed a two-year contract with FC Zürich and scored his first league goal for the club on 1 October 2017 in a 3–0 home victory over FC Lugano.

Jagne's contract expired in the summer of 2019. However, he returned to the club and signed a new contract on 4 September 2019 that kept him at the club until the summer of 2020.

Pa Modou Jagne started playing for the Scorpions in 2008 making 27 appearances for the Gambia Senior National Team.