Antouman Jallow
Antouman Jallow (born 11 June 1981, in Uppsala) is a Swedish soccer player of Gambian heritage.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antouman Jallow | ||
Date of birth | 11 June 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Uppsala, Sweden | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1999 | IK Sirius | ||
2002–2005 | UW–Milwaukee Panthers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | IK Sirius | 30 | (12) |
2005–2006 | Gefle IF | 6 | (1) |
2007–2008 | IK Sirius | 31 | (17) |
2009 | Portland Timbers | 2 | (1) |
2009 | → Sandvikens IF (loan) | ? | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2009 |
Career
Early Career in Sweden
Jallow was part of the youth system at his hometown club, IK Sirius, and was captain of the team which came second in Sweden's U-19 national championship. He played for Sirius in the Swedish second division from 2000 to 2001, scoring 12 goals in 30 games.
College
Jallow left Uppsala to attend university at and play college soccer at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 2002. He was both the team MVP and Horizon League player of the year in 2004.
Professional
Jallow was drafted in the fourth round (41st overall) of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes,[1] but chose not to sign with the team.
Instead, Jallow moved back to Sweden, and spent the next two years playing for Gefle IF and IK Sirius. He scored 15 goals in 22 games for Sirius in the Superettan in 2007.[2]
In January 2009, Jallow signed with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.,[3] but made just 2 starts fior the team before being loaned to Swedish Division 2 Club Sandvikens IF.[4] He was released from his Portland contract on December 7, 2009.[5]
References
- Major League Soccer's SuperDraft 2005 Archived May 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Official Superettan stats
- "TIMBERS: Soccer team signs seven players". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- "Portlandtimbers.com: Statistics". Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- Timbers sign Quavas Kirk; Nine players not returning for 2010 Archived 2009-12-11 at the Wayback Machine