Ousman Jallow

Ousman Jallow
Personal information
Full name	Ousman Jallow
Date of birth	21 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Banjul, Gambia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Wallidan
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2005	Wallidan
2005–2008	Al Ain
2006–2007	→ Raja Casablanca (loan)
2008–2011	Brøndby
2011–2013	Çaykur Rizespor
2015	HJK Helsinki
2016	Irtysh Pavlodar
2016–2017	HJK Helsinki
2018–2019	Bashundhara Kings
2019	Yenicami Ağdelen
International career‡
2007	Gambia U20
2008–	Gambia
	*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

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.

Club career

Early career

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.

Brøndby IF

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.

Çaykur Rizespor

His contract ended in Summer 2011. He joined on free transfer second division club Çaykur Rizespor.

HJK Helsinki

On 27 February 2015, Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK signed Jallow on a one-year contract after a short trial period.^[6]

Irtysh Pavlodar

On 27 February 2016, Jallow signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Irtysh Pavlodar.^[7]

HJK Helsinki Return

On 8 August 2016, Jallow returned to HJK Helsinki, signing until the end of the 2017 season.^[8]

Yenicami

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]

International career

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.

Career statistics

International

Gambia national team
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]

International goals

Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 September 2008	Independence Stadium Bakau, Banjul	Liberia	2–0	3–0	2010 World Cup qualifier
2.	4 September 2010	Independence Stadium Bakau, Banjul	Namibia	3–0	3–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier

References

^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
^ "OUSMAN JALLOW PALAA KLUBIIN". hjk.fi (in Finnish). 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ Brøndby IF Profile Archived 2010-11-20 at the Wayback Machine on www.brondby.com
^ Star profile: Ousman Jallow Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine from 5. Juni 2008
^ Gambia News: Ous Jallow Apologises to his Father, Gambians Archived 2009-05-01 at the Wayback Machine from 10. September 2007
^ "HJK.fi | HJK sopimukseen Ousman Jallow'n kanssa". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ "Джаллоу подписал контракт с Иртышом". fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
^ "Ousman Jallow palaa Klubiin". www.hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). HJK. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ Yenicami’den Mfede takviyesi, sopryeni.com, 12 September 2019
^ Profile at KTFF, ktff.net
^ July 5 Gambia v New Zealand on www.gambiasports.com
^ African U-20 Championship 2007 on rsssf.org
^ Gambia News Ousman Jallow Apologises to his Father Gambians Archived 2009-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Ousman Jallow". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

External links

Ousman Jallow at National-Football-Teams.com
Ousman Jallow at DR (in Danish) (archived)
Jallow signs for Çaykur Rizespor

[FIFA-1] "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.

[2] "OUSMAN JALLOW PALAA KLUBIIN". hjk.fi (in Finnish). 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[3] Brøndby IF Profile Archived 2010-11-20 at the Wayback Machine on www.brondby.com

[4] Star profile: Ousman Jallow Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine from 5. Juni 2008

[5] Gambia News: Ous Jallow Apologises to his Father, Gambians Archived 2009-05-01 at the Wayback Machine from 10. September 2007

[6] "HJK.fi | HJK sopimukseen Ousman Jallow'n kanssa". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[7] "Джаллоу подписал контракт с Иртышом". fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

[8] "Ousman Jallow palaa Klubiin". www.hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). HJK. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[9] Yenicami’den Mfede takviyesi, sopryeni.com, 12 September 2019

[10] Profile at KTFF, ktff.net

[11] July 5 Gambia v New Zealand on www.gambiasports.com

[12] African U-20 Championship 2007 on rsssf.org

[13] Gambia News Ousman Jallow Apologises to his Father Gambians Archived 2009-05-01 at the Wayback Machine

[NFT_Stats-14] "Ousman Jallow". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

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