Ali Sowe

Ali Sowe (born 14 June 1994) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Russian club Rostov and the Gambia national team.

Club Career

Early years

Ali was made under contract in early 2013 by Chievo from Gambian club GAMTEL FC after he was already capped for the Gambia national football team despite his very young age. He joined "Primavera" side for the Veronese club. On 12 May 2013, he made history being the first Gambian football player to play a match in Italian Serie A. After collecting 2 caps, on 18 July 2013, he was loaned to Juve Stabia alongside his Senegalese teammate N'Diaye Djiby, playing in the 2013–14 Serie B.

Skenderbeu

On 25 July 2017, Skenderbeu reached an agreement with Chievo for the loan of Sowe for 2017–18 season. The transfer was made official six days later, where he signed the contract and was assigned squad number 90.

He made his Skenderbeu debut on 17 August by starting in the first leg of 2017–18 UEFA Europa League play-off round against Dinamo Zagreb which finished in a 1–1 draw. In the second leg, the team held off and earned a goalless draw, with Sowe giving a strong performance, meaning that they have qualified to group stage for the second time in history, also becoming first Albanian club to successfully pass four rounds.

Sowe started the domestic season on 6 September by scoring a brace in the Albanian Cup first round 8–0 hammering of Adriatiku. His league debut occurred three days later in the opening day of 2017–18 Kategoria Superiore season against Flamurtari. He endured 244 minutes before netting his first goal in league, which came on 23 September in the matchday 3 against Partizani, helping Skenderbeu to their first win in 6 matches against Red Bulls. Sowe scored his first Europa League group stage goal five days later in the match against Young Boys.

He was named Albanian Superliga Player of the Month in October 2017. Sowe's second Europa Lea

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