Ismaila Jome

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Ismaila Jome
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Jome with Nashville SC in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-04) November 4, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Banjul, Gambia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Spokane Velocity
Number 15
Youth career
Prairie Seeds Academy
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 56 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Ventura County Fusion 12 (2)
2015 Portland Timbers U23s 4 (0)
2016 Minnesota United 9 (1)
2017 Minnesota United 12 (0)
2018 Nashville SC 18 (0)
2019 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 34 (4)
2020 Austin Bold 16 (2)
2021 Portland Timbers 1 (0)
2022 Portland Timbers 2 17 (2)
2023 San Antonio FC 18 (0)
2024– Spokane Velocity 14 (1)
International career
2023– Gambia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:07, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Ismaila "Ish" Jome (born November 4, 1994) is a Gambian footballer who plays as a defender for USL League One club Spokane Velocity and for the Gambia national team.

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Early life and education

Jome was born on November 4, 1994, in Banjul, Gambia, to Jainaba Jobe and Dodou Jome. [1] [2] [3] [4] At a young age, he relocated and was raised in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. [4] [5] He attended high school at Prairie Seeds Academy, where he was named the 2012 Minnesota State High School Soccer Coaches Association's "Mr. Soccer" in his senior year. [6] [7]

Jome attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, and was a student-athlete for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team. [8] He made an immediate impact in his first year where he played and started in 21 games, scored 2 goals, and added 7 assists. [9] He was named as the 2013 Big West Conference Freshman of the Year and to the conference's first team in addition to Soccer America's All-Freshman team. [10] [11] His sophomore campaign saw him appear in 18 more games, 17 of which he started, while adding a goal and 5 assists. [12] He was once again named First Team All-Big West Conference in 2014. [13] In 2015, Jome appeared in 16 games, starting 9, and scored 3 goals with 3 assists. [14] He left UCSB after his junior year to pursue a professional soccer career. While in college, Jome played for Ventura County Fusion of the Premier Development League in 2014 and 2015. He also appeared for Portland Timbers U23s in 2015.

Career

Minnesota United

Jome signed a professional contract with Minnesota United FC announced in March 2016. [5] [15] He made his professional debut on July 23, 2016, as a 63rd-minute substitute against Fort Lauderdale Strikers and scored his first professional goal just seven minutes later in the 70th minute in a 3–1 victory for Minnesota. [16]

Nashville SC

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Jome (left) playing for Nashville SC in 2018

On May 22, 2018, Jome signed with USL side Nashville SC. On November 14, 2018, Nashville announced they had not re-signed Jome for the 2019 season. [17]

Portland Timbers

On April 2, 2021, Jome was signed to a one-year contract by Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers. [18] Later that month, the club announced Jome had ruptured his Achilles tendon in training and would be out for the remainder of the year. [19] [20] Following the 2021 season, Portland declined their contract option on Jome. [21]

San Antonio FC

On June 21, 2023, Jome signed with USL Championship side San Antonio FC until the end of the 2023 season. [22]

Spokane Velocity FC

On June 21, 2024, Jome signed with Spokane Velocity FC for its inaugural season in the USL League One. [23]

Honors and awards

Individual

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

Prairie Seeds Academy

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References

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