Ousman Saikou Jabang (born March 29, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays for New Mexico United in the USL Championship.
Early life 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. He later joined the Atlanta United youth academy and also played with the Georgia ODP program for four years.
College career He committed to attend Mercer University to play for the men's soccer team beginning in the Fall of 2019. He scored his first collegiate goal in the season opener on August 30, 2019 in a 2-0 victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats. Ahead of his junior season in 2021, he was named to the Preseason All-SoCon Men's Soccer Team. 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. In 2022, he was named to the All-Southern Conference Second Team, as well as the Southern Conference All-Tournament Team.
Club career In 2021, he played with Georgia Revolution FC in the National Premier Soccer League.
At the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, Jabang was selected in the third round (75th overall) by CF Montréal. In March 2023, Jabang signed a one-year contract, with an additional three option years with the club. 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.
