Omar Jasseh
Encyclopedia
Omar Jasseh is a Gambian
footballer currently without a club.
, Chelsea and Crystal Palace.
Jasseh came to the United States in 2009 and trained with Toronto FC
, before signing with the Major League Soccer
side San Jose Earthquakes
on April 14, 2010. This made him the youngest player to sign with the team in franchise history.
Jasseh made his professional debut on April 24, 2010 in a match against Chivas USA. Jasseh was waived by the Earthquakes on July 19, 2011 during the summer transfer period.
The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
footballer currently without a club.
Career
Jasseh began playing in academies at the age of 12 in his native Gambia. He played for Maccassa and Samger, before spending three years in England with youth academies at Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
, Chelsea and Crystal Palace.
Jasseh came to the United States in 2009 and trained with Toronto FC
Toronto FC
Toronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
, before signing with the Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
side San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....
on April 14, 2010. This made him the youngest player to sign with the team in franchise history.
Jasseh made his professional debut on April 24, 2010 in a match against Chivas USA. Jasseh was waived by the Earthquakes on July 19, 2011 during the summer transfer period.