Lamin Jallow (born 22 July 1994) is a Gambian professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian club

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and the Gambia national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Jallow has played for Real de Banjul, Chievo Verona,

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and

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. On 31 January 2019,

bought out his rights from Chievo Verona, after he played for them on loan in the first half of the 2018–19 season, and he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract. On 30 September 2020, he signed a three-year contract with

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. On 12 August 2021, he joined Fehérvár in Hungary on loan with an option to buy. On 11 August 2022, Jallow joined

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in Turkey on a two-year contract. On 22 August 2023, he joined Algerian club

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. On 3 August 2024, he joined Italian club

International career

He made his international debut for

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in 2016. He played in the

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, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made the quarter-final.

Personal life

In November 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first.''

References

1994 births Living people Footballers from Banjul Gambian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Real de Banjul FC players AC ChievoVerona players AS Cittadella players FC Trapani 1905 players AC Cesena players US Salernitana 1919 players LR Vicenza players Fehérvár FC players Adanaspor footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players TFF 1. Lig players The Gambia men's international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Gambian expatriate men's footballers Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Gambian expatriates in Algeria Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria Ankara Keçiörengücü S.K. footballers CR Belouizdad players Fidelis Andria 2018 players {{gambia-footy-bio-stub