Ablie Jallow

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]

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
2015–2016	→ Génération Foot (loan)
2016–2017	Génération Foot
2017–2018	Metz II	9	(0)
2017–	Metz	51	(8)
2019–2020	→ Ajaccio (loan)	11	(1)
2020	→ Ajaccio II (loan)	2	(0)
2020–2022	→ Seraing (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)

Club career

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

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

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

1. "Profile" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
2. Ablie Jallow at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
3. "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. . 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. "Ablie Jallow". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
10. "The Gambia beat Mauritania in dream Afcon debut". BBC Sport.