| 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 | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| 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 | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 16, 2025 | |||
Ousman Saikou Jabang (born March 29, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays for New Mexico United in the USL Championship.
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Georgia Revolution FC | 2021 [17] | 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 [18] | Ligue1 Québec | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| CF Montréal | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Las Legas Lights FC | 2024 | USL Championship | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| CF Montréal | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| New Mexico United | 2025 | USL Championship | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||