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Ousman Jabang

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Ousman Jabang
Personal information
Full name Ousman Saikou Jabang
Date of birth (2001-03-29) March 29, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth McDonough, Georgia, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Las Vegas Lights
(on loan from CF Montréal)
Number 16
Youth career
Gwinnett SA
Atlanta United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Mercer Bears 65 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Georgia Revolution 2 (1)
2023– CF Montréal 4 (0)
2023CF Montréal U23 (loan) 4 (0)
2024–Las Vegas Lights (loan) 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 15, 2024

Ousman Saikou Jabang (born March 29, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays for the Las Vegas Lights in the USL Championship on loan from CF Montréal of Major League Soccer.

Early life

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Jabang played youth soccer with Gwinnett SA, with whom he won three state championships, two regional championships and had a third-place finish at the national championships.[1] He later joined the Atlanta United youth academy and also played with the Georgia ODP program for four years.[2]

College career

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He committed to attend Mercer University to play for the men's soccer team beginning in the Fall of 2019.[2] He scored his first collegiate goal in the season opener on August 30, 2019, in a 2–0 victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats.[3] Ahead of his junior season in 2021, he was named to the Preseason All-SoCon Men's Soccer Team.[4] That season, he helped Mercer win the Southern Conference Tournament title and at the end of the season, he was named to the All-Southern Conference First Team and the All-South Region Third Team.[5][6] In 2022, he was named to the All-Southern Conference Second Team, as well as the Southern Conference All-Tournament Team.[7][8]

Club career

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In 2021, he played with Georgia Revolution FC in the National Premier Soccer League.[9]

At the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, Jabang was selected in the third round (75th overall) by CF Montréal.[10][11] In March 2023, Jabang signed a one-year contract, with an additional three option years with the club.[12][13] He began the season with the CF Montréal U23 team in Ligue1 Québec, playing in the first match of the season on May 7 against CS St-Hubert.[14] In July 2024, he was loaned to the Las Vegas Lights of the USL Championship for the remainder of the 2024 season.[15]

Career statistics

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As of October 1, 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Georgia Revolution FC 2021[17] National Premier Soccer League 2 1 2 1 4 2
CF Montréal 2023 Major League Soccer 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
CF Montréal U23 (loan) 2023[18] Ligue1 Québec 4 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 11 2

References

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  1. ^ "Ousman Jabang Mercer profile". Mercer Bears.
  2. ^ a b Sanders, Jace (April 29, 2019). "Ruzzo Signs Eight in 2019 Recruiting Class". Mercer Bears.
  3. ^ Sanders, Jace (August 30, 2019). "Men's Soccer Blanks Cincinnati". Mercer Bears.
  4. ^ Doremus, Kraig (August 17, 2021). "Gaither, Jabang Earn Preseason Honors". Mercer Bears.
  5. ^ "Conference Honors". Mercer Bears. November 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jabang, Gaither Named to All-South Region Squad". Mercer Bears. December 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "Bears Receive SoCon Honors". Mercer Bears. November 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "Mercer Men's Soccer Ousman Jabang Drafted with 75th pick in MLS Draft". Mercer Bears. December 21, 2022.
  9. ^ Gowder, Grey (May 13, 2021). "Atlanta United academy alumni earn opportunities in domestic fourth division". Dirty South Soccer.
  10. ^ "CF Montréal selects Milo Garvanian, Ousman Jabang and Nick Christoffersen in the MLS SuperDraft 2023". CF Montréal. December 21, 2022.
  11. ^ Kopp, Gabriel (January 18, 2023). "Mercer soccer player selected in Major League Soccer SuperDraft". The Mercer Cluster.
  12. ^ "CF Montréal signs rookie defenceman Ousman Jabang". Montreal Gazette. March 1, 2023.
  13. ^ "Un premier contrat pour Ousman Jabang avec le CFM" [A first contract for Ousman Jabang with the CFM]. RDS (in French). March 1, 2023.
  14. ^ "Ligue1 Québec – Match 1: an important first victory". CF Montréal. May 8, 2023.
  15. ^ "Grayson Doody and Ousman Jabang loaned to Las Vegas Lights FC". CF Montréal. July 19, 2024.
  16. ^ Ousman Jabang at Soccerway
  17. ^ "2021 NPSL Results". National Premier Soccer League.
  18. ^ "2023 L1QC Stats". Spordle.
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