Ghassimu Sow

Ghassimu Sow
Sow in 2017 with Lewes
Personal information
Full name Ghassimu Sow[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-10) 10 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Liberia[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Carshalton Athletic
Youth career
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2014 → FC Honka (loan) 7 (0)
2015 → Farnborough (loan) 6 (0)
2015–2016 St Albans City 13 (0)
2016 Dulwich Hamlet 8 (0)
2016–2018 Lewes
2018–2019 Merstham
2019–2022 Kingstonian
2022– Carshalton Athletic
International career
England U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:59, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Ghassimu Sow (born 10 April 1995) is a footballer who plays for Carshalton Athletic as a midfielder. Born in Liberia, he has represented England at youth level.

Sow began his career with Crystal Palace, spending loan spells with Finnish club FC Honka and English non-league club Farnborough.

Early and personal life

Born in Liberia, Sow moved to England at the age of 8.[3]

Club career

Sow signed a three-year professional contract with Crystal Palace in April 2012.[4] In May 2014 Sow joined Finnish side FC Honka on a three-month loan deal,[5] where he made seven appearances in the Veikkausliiga.[2] He signed a one-month loan deal with Conference South club Farnborough in January 2015.[6][7] On 8 May 2015, it was announced that Sow would not be offered a new contract by Crystal Palace and would leave the club.[8]

Sow signed for St Albans City in August 2015,[9] before moving to Dulwich Hamlet in January 2016.[10] After finishing the 2015–16 season with Dulwich, making 11 appearances in all competitions,[11] the club announced that they were not offering Sow a new contract ahead of the 2016–17 season.[12]

Sow joined Lewes in August 2016.[13]

In July 2018, Sow joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Merstham.[14] One year later, he joined Kingstonian.[15] He combined his non-league career with roles at Crystal Palace as a player liaison officer and as head coach of their under-9 team.[3] In June 2022 he moved to Carshalton Athletic.[16]

International career

Sow represented England at under-16 youth level.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Retained List 2013/14" (PDF). Premier League. May 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b Ghassimu Sow at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "FA Cup second round: Five ties to look out for this weekend". BBC Sport. 28 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Ghassimu Sow signs three-year Crystal Palace deal". BBC Sport. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Crystal Palace Midfielder Ghassimu Sow Has Joined Finnish Veikkausliiga Side FC Honka On Loan For Three Months". Crystal Palace F.C. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Ghassimu Sow joins on a months loan from Crystal Palace". Farnborough F.C. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Loan Round Up: Hunt Returns For Millers". cpfc.co.uk. Crystal Palace F.C. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  8. ^ "New Deals Offered To Six Development Players". cpfc.co.uk. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Now Sow Added to Saints Squad". 14 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  10. ^ "DULWICH HAMLET SIGN UP FORMER CRYSTAL PALACE MIDFIELDER - News - Dulwich Hamlet Football Club". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Gus Sow - Dulwich Hamlet Football Club First XI". www.pitchero.com.
  12. ^ "Players & Pre Season". www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Sow and Coker sign for Rooks". Lewes F.C. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  14. ^ @MersthamFC1892 (16 July 2018). "We are delighted to welcome Gus Sow to Merstham Football Club" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 February 2019 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Kingstonian sign 16 (SIXTEEN) players, kingstonian.com, 21 June 2019
  16. ^ "Gus Sow signs". carshaltonathletic. 14 June 2022.


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