David Low (footballer) explained

David Low
Birth Date:23 November 1983
Birth Place:Singapore
Position:Midfielder
Years1:2001
Clubs1:Stellas FC
Years2:2005
Clubs2:Tampines Rovers SC 1951
Years3:2006
Clubs3:Tampines Rovers FC
Years4:2007
Clubs4:South West Phoenix FC
Years5:2008
Clubs5:Western Mass Pioneers
Years6:2008
Clubs6:Offenburger FV
Years7:2009
Clubs7:FC Concordia Basel
Years8:2009
Clubs8:Buki TK
Years9:2010
Clubs9:Geylang United
Years10:2010
Years12:2011
Clubs12:Keppel Monaco
Years11:2011
Clubs11:J.W. Rangsit F.C.
Years13:2012
Clubs13:Khoromkhon FC
Years14:2013
Clubs14:Otago United
Years15:2014
Clubs15:Chivas Reserve
Years16:2014
Clubs16:Santa Ana Winds FC
Years17:2015
Clubs17:Canon Yaoundé
Years18:2016
Clubs18:Cosmos de Bafia
Years19:2018
Clubs19:NEC Amateur
Caps19:8

David Low (born 23 November 1983 in Singapore) is a Singaporean former footballer. He is mostly known for his peripatetic career which has taken him to 11 countries,[1] including Singapore[2] and sees retired American footballer Jay DeMerit as an inspiration.[3]

Early life

Living in South Africa for 7 years, Low was called up to the Singaporean National Service aged 17.[2] [3]

Career

New Zealand

For some of the 2013–14 New Zealand Football Championship, Low was part of Otago United's defense.[4]

Mongolia

Traveling to Mongolia in 2012 to play for Khoromkhon of the local Premier League,[5] the Singaporean midfielder lived in an apartment with the other foreign imports,[2] helping them clinch that year's Borgio Cup, beating Ulaanbaatar City Bank 7–0 in the final.[6] The club went on to a second-place finish in the league.[2]

Cameroon

In 2015, Low joined Canon Yaoundé of the Cameroonian Elite One league.

In 2016, Low joined Cosmos de Bafia of the same league.[7] He was on the bench for Cosmos in a league encounter against Botafogo, leading people to question his Asian origin, with many thinking he was Chinese.[8] Low left the club in mid 2016 and returned to Singapore.[9]

In 2018, Coton Sport FC de Garoua offered Low a contract but was declined by Low due to concerns about accommodation and safety as the club is located north of Cameroon and near the Nigerian border where the Boko Haram operates in.

Netherlands

In 2018, Low signed with Dutch side NEC Nijmegen, playing in Eerste Divisie, the second-highest tier of football in Netherlands, as a non contract player.

Personal life

Low returned to Singapore in 2016 and worked briefly as a security systems administrator in a bank.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-08-24 . Footballers living on the breadline: low wages, short contracts and no security . 2022-11-01 . the Guardian . en.
  2. News: David Low: The Nomadic Singapore Footballer. 2017-07-17. FourFourTwo. 2018-05-18. en-SG. https://web.archive.org/web/20180518200200/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/david-low-nomadic-singapore-footballer. 18 May 2018. dead.
  3. News: Today, 18 August 2012, Page 8. 2018-05-18.
  4. News: Football: Exams affect Southern United. 2013-11-02. Otago Daily Times Online News. 2018-05-18. en.
  5. Web site: 'I can never say no to football': The Singaporean who played on 5 different continents . 2022-11-01 . CNA . en.
  6. News: Today - 2nd Edition, 19 July 2012, Page 56. 2018-05-18.
  7. Web site: Perjalanan Berliku 'Singa Perkasa' . dead . https://archive.today/20220521172450/https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/bola-dunia/d-3414909/perjalanan-berliku-singa-perkasa . 21 May 2022 . sport.detik.com (Archived).
  8. Web site: Ligue 1 : Un Singapourien avec Cosmos - Camfoot.com. Camfoot.com. www.camfoot.com. 15 March 2016 . fr. 2018-05-18.
  9. Web site: 'I can never say no to football': The Singaporean who played on 5 different continents . 2022-11-01 . CNA . en.