![]() Kareem Sow in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | September 28, 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Fleurimont, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | HFX Wanderers | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ottawa Gloucester Hornets SC | |||
Montreal Impact | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2023 | Montreal Carabins | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | HFX Wanderers | 16 | (0) |
2024– | HFX Wanderers | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 10, 2025 |
Kareem Sow (born September 28, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a defender for the HFX Wanderers in the Canadian Premier League.
Sow played youth soccer with the Gloucester Hornets SC, before joining the Montreal Impact Academy at U13 level. [1]
In 2018, Sow attended the University of Montreal playing for the Carabins soccer team where he was named to the first all-star team of the Quebec university network (RSEQ) in 2019. [2] He won the national championship with the Carabins in 2021, [3] while also being named to the RSEQ First Team All-Star, U SPORTS Second Team All-Star and Canadian Championship All-Star Team. [4] In 2022, he was named an RSEQ First Team All-Star and a U Sports Second Team All-Star. [5] In 2023, he was name RSEQ First Team All-Star and a U-Sports First Team All-Star and named to the U-Sports Championship All-Star Team. [5] Over his time at university, he completed a degree in engineering. [6]
In the 2021 CPL-U Sports Draft, Sow was selected tenth overall by HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League. [7] In June 2021, he signed a developmental contract with HFX Wanderers for the 2021 season, allowing him to retain his university eligibility. [8] [9] On August 31, HFX announced Sow was returning to the Carabins and the University of Montreal. [10] In 2022, he signed another developmental contract with the Wanderers. [11] [12] In August 2022, he once again returned to his university team, per the terms of his developmental contract. [13] [14]
In February 2024, he re-joined the Wanderers on a fully professional two-year contract, with an option for 2025, after having last played for the club in 2022. [15] [16] However, a series of injuries limited him to just one appearance in the 2024 season. [17]
In 2014, Sow attended a camp for the Canada U15 national team. [18]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
HFX Wanderers | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
2022 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
2024 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
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