David Low (born 23 November 1983 in Singapore) is a Singaporean former footballer. He is mostly known for his peripatetic career which has taken him to 11 countries, including Singapore and sees retired American footballer
Jay DeMerit
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as an inspiration.
Early life
Living in South Africa for 7 years, Low was called up to the Singaporean National Service aged 17.
Career
New Zealand
For some of the
2013–14 New Zealand Football Championship
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, Low was part of
Otago United
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's defense.
Mongolia
Traveling to Mongolia in 2012 to play for
Khoromkhon
Khoromkhon FC is a Mongolian professional football club from Ulaanbaatar. Khoromkhon competed in the Mongolian Premier League. helping them clinch that year's Borgio Cup, beating Ulaanbaatar City Bank 7–0 in the final. The club went on to a second-place finish in the league.
Cameroon
In 2015, Low joined
Canon Yaoundé
Canon Sportif de Yaoundé, commonly known as Canon Yaoundé, is a Cameroonian association football club based in capital city of Yaoundé. The club was formed in 1930 and play their games at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo. Their most successful period was ...
of the Cameroonian
Elite One
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P ...
league.
In 2016, Low joined
Cosmos de Bafia
Cosmos Football Academy de Bafia is a Cameroonian football club based in Bafia. They are a member of the Cameroonian Football Federation and Elite One, the topflight football league of Cameroon.
Achievements
Stadium
Currently the team plays at ...
of the same league. He was on the bench for Cosmos in a league encounter against Botafogo, leading people to question his Asian origin, with many thinking he was Chinese. Low left the club in mid 2016 and returned to Singapore.
In 2018, Coton Sport FC de Garoua offered Low a contract but was declined by Low due to concerns about accommodation and safety as the club is located north of Cameroon and near the Nigerian border where the
Boko Haram
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operates in.
Netherlands
In 2018, Low signed with Dutch side
NEC Nijmegen
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, playing in Eerste Divisie, the second-highest tier of football in Netherlands, as a non contract player.
Personal life
Low returned to Singapore in 2016 and worked briefly as a security systems administrator in a bank.