Ghassimu Sow | |
Fullname: | Ghassimu Sow[1] |
Birth Date: | 10 April 1995 |
Birth Place: | Liberia |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Carshalton Athletic |
Youthclubs1: | Crystal Palace |
Years1: | 2012–2015 |
Clubs1: | Crystal Palace |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2014 |
Clubs2: | → FC Honka (loan) |
Caps2: | 7 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2015 |
Clubs3: | → Farnborough (loan) |
Caps3: | 6 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs4: | St Albans City |
Caps4: | 13 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2016 |
Clubs5: | Dulwich Hamlet |
Caps5: | 8 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2016–2018 |
Clubs6: | Lewes |
Years7: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs7: | Merstham |
Years8: | 2019–2022 |
Clubs8: | Kingstonian |
Years9: | 2022– |
Clubs9: | Carshalton Athletic |
Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
Club-Update: | 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.
Born in Liberia, Sow moved to England at the age of 8.[2]
Sow signed a three-year professional contract with Crystal Palace in April 2012.[3] In May 2014 Sow joined Finnish side FC Honka on a three-month loan deal,[4] where he made seven appearances in the Veikkausliiga. He signed a one-month loan deal with Conference South club Farnborough in January 2015.[5] [6] On 8 May 2015, it was announced that Sow would not be offered a new contract by Crystal Palace and would leave the club.[7]
Sow signed for St Albans City in August 2015,[8] before moving to Dulwich Hamlet in January 2016.[9] After finishing the 2015–16 season with Dulwich, making 11 appearances in all competitions,[10] the club announced that they were not offering Sow a new contract ahead of the 2016–17 season.[11]
Sow joined Lewes in August 2016.[12]
In July 2018, Sow joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Merstham.[13] One year later, he joined Kingstonian.[14] 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.[2] In June 2022 he moved to Carshalton Athletic.[15]
Sow represented England at under-16 youth level.[2]