Ousman Jallow (born 21 October 1988 in Banjul) is a Gambian footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Cypriot club

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. He is featured on the Gambian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.

Club career

Early career

Arsenal and

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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. The transfer amount was kept secret by both Brøndby IF and his former club;

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. On 5 October 2008, Jallow scored his first goal in the Brøndby-jersey, against

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Çaykur Rizespor

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

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HJK Helsinki

On 27 February 2015, HJK signed Jallow on a one-year contract after a short trial period.

Irtysh Pavlodar

On 27 February 2016, Jallow signed for

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HJK Helsinki Return

On 8 August 2016, Jallow returned to

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, signing until the end of the 2017 season.

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.

International career

Jallow was a member of the Youth

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and participated in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup which was won by the Youth

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and presented his homeland on African U-20 Championship in 2007. He made his international debut on 9 September 2007 against

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Jallow was also a member of the Gambian side that won the U-17

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on home soil in 2005 and he scored the winning goal in the final.

Career statistics

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 29 February 2012''

International goals

:''Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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Career stats
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