Abdou Karim Sow (born 22 May 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Challenge League club Stade Nyonnais, on loan from Lausanne-Sport.[2]

Karim Sow
Personal information
Full name Abdou Karim Sow
Date of birth (2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Payerne, Switzerland
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Stade Nyonnais
Number 71
Youth career
2011–2016 Estavayer-le-Lac
2016–2017 Fribourg
2017–2019 Central FR
2019 Young Boys
2019 Central FR
2019–2021 Young Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Lausanne-Sport II 9 (1)
2021– Lausanne-Sport 19 (0)
2023–Stade Nyonnais (loan) 5 (0)
International career
2021 Switzerland U19[1] 7 (0)
2022 Switzerland U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Club career edit

A youth product of Estavayer-le-Lac, Fribourg, Central FR and Young Boys, Sow signed his first professional contract with Lausanne-Sport on 5 March 2021.[3] He made his professional debut with Lausanne in a 2–2 Swiss Super League tie against Basel on 24 August 2021.[4]

On 19 June 2023, Sow was loaned to Stade Nyonnais.[5]

Personal life edit

Born in Switzerland, Sow is of Senegalese descent.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ Karim Sow at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Karim Sow at Soccerway
  3. ^ "KARIM SOW REJOINT LE TEAM VAUD ET LS!" [KARIM SOW JOINS TEAM VAUD AND LS!] (in French). FC Lausanne-Sport. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Le Broyard Karim Sow a fait ses débuts en Super League" [The Broyard Karim Sow makes his debut in the Super League]. La Liberté (in French). 24 August 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  5. ^ "SOW ET CARRACO EN PRÊT À NYON" [SOW AND CARRACO ON LOAN TO NYON] (in French). Lausanne-Sport. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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