Ousman Jallow

Ousman Jallow (born 21 October 1988 in Banjul) is a Gambian footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Cypriot club Yenicami Ağdelen. 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 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; Al-Ain FC.

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.

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

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

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

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 Gambia national football team and participated in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup which was won by the Youth Argentina national football team and presented his homeland on African U-20 Championship in 2007. He made his international debut on 9 September 2007 against Algeria. 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 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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 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