Ghassimu Sow
English footballer (born 1995)
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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.
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Sow in 2017 with Lewes | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ghassimu Sow[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Liberia[2] | ||
| Position | 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 as of 10:59, 3 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
