Ismaila Jome
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File:CINvNSH 2018-10-20 - Ismaila Jome (47510605522) (cropped).jpg Jome with Nashville SC in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 4, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Banjul, Gambia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spokane Velocity | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Prairie Seeds Academy | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 56 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 38 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Gambia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 1, 2025 | |||
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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.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Minnesota United
[edit | edit source]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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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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]On June 21, 2023, Jome signed with USL Championship side San Antonio FC until the end of the 2023 season.[22]
Spokane Velocity FC
[edit | edit source]On June 21, 2024, Jome signed with Spokane Velocity FC for its inaugural season in the USL League One.[23]
Honors and awards
[edit | edit source]Individual
[edit | edit source]- All-Big West Conference First Team (2): 2013, 2014
- Big West Conference Freshman of the Year (1): 2013
- Soccer America All-Freshman First Team (1): 2013
- Minnesota State High School Soccer Coaches Association's "Mr. Soccer" (1): 2012
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External links
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- Minnesota United player profile
- NASL player profile
- UC Santa Barbara player profile
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Banjul
- Gambian men's footballers
- The Gambia men's international footballers
- Gambian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football defenders
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer players
- Ventura County Fusion players
- Capital FC players
- Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players
- Minnesota United FC players
- Nashville SC (2018–19) players
- Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players
- Austin Bold FC players
- Portland Timbers players
- Portland Timbers 2 players
- San Antonio FC players
- Spokane Velocity players
- USL League Two players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- Major League Soccer players
- People from Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
- Soccer players from Hennepin County, Minnesota
- USL Championship players
- MLS Next Pro players