Antouman Jallow

Antouman Jallow
Personal information
Full name	Antouman Jallow
Date of birth	11 June 1981 (age 42)
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
2000–2001	IK Sirius
2005–2006	Gefle IF
2007–2008	IK Sirius
2009	Portland Timbers
2009	→ Sandvikens IF (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2009

Antouman Jallow (born 11 June 1981, in Uppsala) is a Swedish soccer player of Gambian heritage.

Career edit

Early career in Sweden edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 7 December 2009.^[5]