Ousman Jabang
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ousman Saikou Jabang | ||
| Date of birth | March 29, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | McDonough, Georgia, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New Mexico United | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | CF Montréal | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | → CF Montréal U23 (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Las Vegas Lights (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2025 | New Mexico United | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 19, 2025 | |||
Ousman Saikou Jabang (born March 29, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays for New Mexico United in the USL Championship.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
On March 19, 2025, Jabang was sold to USL Championship side New Mexico United for an undisclosed fee.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of October 1, 2023[17]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Georgia Revolution FC | 2021[18] | 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[19] | Ligue1 Québec | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Ousman Jabang Mercer profile". Mercer Bears.
- ^ a b Sanders, Jace (April 29, 2019). "Ruzzo Signs Eight in 2019 Recruiting Class". Mercer Bears.
- ^ Sanders, Jace (August 30, 2019). "Men's Soccer Blanks Cincinnati". Mercer Bears.
- ^ Doremus, Kraig (August 17, 2021). "Gaither, Jabang Earn Preseason Honors". Mercer Bears.
- ^ "Conference Honors". Mercer Bears. November 4, 2021.
- ^ "Jabang, Gaither Named to All-South Region Squad". Mercer Bears. December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Bears Receive SoCon Honors". Mercer Bears. November 3, 2022.
- ^ "Mercer Men's Soccer Ousman Jabang Drafted with 75th pick in MLS Draft". Mercer Bears. December 21, 2022.
- ^ Gowder, Grey (May 13, 2021). "Atlanta United academy alumni earn opportunities in domestic fourth division". Dirty South Soccer.
- ^ "CF Montréal selects Milo Garvanian, Ousman Jabang and Nick Christoffersen in the MLS SuperDraft 2023". CF Montréal. December 21, 2022.
- ^ Kopp, Gabriel (January 18, 2023). "Mercer soccer player selected in Major League Soccer SuperDraft". The Mercer Cluster.
- ^ "CF Montréal signs rookie defenceman Ousman Jabang". Montreal Gazette. March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Un premier contrat pour Ousman Jabang avec le CFM" [A first contract for Ousman Jabang with the CFM]. RDS (in French). March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Ligue1 Québec – Match 1: an important first victory". CF Montréal. May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Grayson Doody and Ousman Jabang loaned to Las Vegas Lights FC". CF Montréal. July 19, 2024.
- ^ https://www.newmexicoutd.com/news/2025/03/19/new-mexico-united-announces-transfer-acquisition-of-midfielder-ousman-jabang-from-cf-montreal/
- ^ Ousman Jabang at Soccerway
- ^ "2021 NPSL Results". National Premier Soccer League.
- ^ "2023 L1QC Stats". Spordle.
External links
[edit]- Ousman Jabang at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- American men's soccer players
- National Premier Soccer League players
- Ligue1 Québec players
- Major League Soccer players
- Mercer Bears men's soccer players
- Atlanta United FC players
- Georgia Revolution FC players
- CF Montréal U23 players
- CF Montréal players
- Las Vegas Lights FC players
- New Mexico United players
- Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- CF Montréal draft picks
- USL Championship players