Ousman Jallow (born 21 October 1988 in Banjul) is a Gambian footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Cypriot club Yenicami Ağdelen.[2] He is featured on the Gambian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ousman Jallow[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1988-10-21) 21 October 1988 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Banjul, Gambia | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Wallidan | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Wallidan | ||
2005–2008 | Al Ain | 47 | (19) |
2006–2007 | → Casablanca (loan) | 19 | (11) |
2008–2011 | Brøndby | 70 | (14) |
2011–2013 | Çaykur Rizespor | 47 | (19) |
2015 | HJK Helsinki | 20 | (6) |
2016 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 21 | (3) |
2016–2017 | HJK Helsinki | 23 | (6) |
2018–2019 | Bashundhara Kings | ||
2019 | Yenicami Ağdelen | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | Gambia U20 | 7 | (5) |
2008– | Gambia | 14 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01, 12 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2019 |
Arsenal and Chelsea both chased Jallow and they almost bought him, but because of troubles with the residence/work permit, Jallow did not become an Arsenal or Chelsea player.
On 31 August 2008, the young striker signed a contract for three years with the Danish team Brøndby IF.[3] The transfer amount was kept secret by both Brøndby IF and his former club; Al-Ain FC.[4][5]
On 5 October 2008, Jallow scored his first goal in the Brøndby-jersey, against Odense BK.
His contract ended in Summer 2011. He joined on free transfer second division club Çaykur Rizespor.
On 27 February 2015, HJK signed Jallow on a one-year contract after a short trial period.[6]
On 27 February 2016, Jallow signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Irtysh Pavlodar.[7]
On 8 August 2016, Jallow returned to HJK Helsinki, signing until the end of the 2017 season.[8]
In the beginning of September 2019, Jallow joined Cypriot-Turkish club Yenicami. However, he left the club again after two weeks, having only played one game.[9][10]
Jallow was a member of the Youth Gambia national football team and participated in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup which was won by the Youth Argentina national football team[11] and presented his homeland on African U-20 Championship in 2007.[12] He made his international debut on 9 September 2007 against Algeria.[13] Jallow was also a member of the Gambian side that won the U-17 African Nations Cup on home soil in 2005 and he scored the winning goal in the final.
Gambia national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2007 | 1 | 0 |
2008 | 4 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | 5 | 1 |
2011 | 3 | 0 |
2012 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 14 | 2 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 29 February 2012[14]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 September 2008 | Independence Stadium Bakau, Banjul | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2010 World Cup qualifier |
2. | 4 September 2010 | Independence Stadium Bakau, Banjul | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier |