Ablie Jallow

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Ablie Jallow
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Bundung, Gambia
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Metz
Number 36
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Real de Banjul
2015–2016Génération Foot (loan)
2016–2017 Génération Foot
2017–2018 Metz II 9 (0)
2017– Metz 51 (8)
2019–2020Ajaccio (loan) 11 (1)
2020Ajaccio II (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2022Seraing (loan) 44 (10)
International career
2015– Gambia 31 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:34, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Ablie Jallow (born 14 November 1998) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Metz, and the Gambia national team.[2]

Club career[edit]

Jallow was born in Bundung,[1] and spent his early career with Real de Banjul and Génération Foot.[3]

In July 2017, Jallow signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 side Metz.[3][4] In September 2019 he moved on loan to Ajaccio.[5][6] In August 2020, Jallow again left Metz on loan, joining Belgian club Seraing along with five other Metz loanees.[7][8]

International career[edit]

Jallow made his international debut for Gambia in 2015.[9] On 12 January 2021, Jallow scored Gambia's first ever Africa Cup of Nations goal in a 1–0 win over Mauritania.[10]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jallow goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Ablie Jallow
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 2018 Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia  Benin 3–1 3–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 13 October 2019 Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia  Djibouti 1–1 1–1
(3–2 p)
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 5 June 2021 Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat, Turkey  Niger 1–0 2–0 Friendly
4 12 January 2022 Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon  Mauritania 1–0 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
5 20 January 2022 Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon  Tunisia 1–0 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
6 4 June 2022 Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal  South Sudan 1–0 1–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7 14 June 2023 Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt  South Sudan 2–1 3–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8 23 January 2024 Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast  Cameroon 1–1 2–3 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Profile" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. ^ Ablie Jallow at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Gambian youngster Ablie Jallow signs for Metz". BBC Sport. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Ablie Jallow signe cinq ans à Metz" (in French). L'Équipe. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Ablie Jallow prêté à l'AC Ajaccio". Football Club de Metz. 2 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Ablie Jallow (FC Metz) prêté à l'AC Ajaccio". Corse Matin. 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Ablie Jallow : FC Metz's midfielder joins Belgian side RFC Seraing on loan". africatopsports.com. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Le FC Metz prête Ablie Jallow à Seraing". Républicain Lorraine (in French). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Ablie Jallow". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  10. ^ "The Gambia beat Mauritania in dream Afcon debut". BBC Sport.