Modou Barrow

Modou Secka Barrow (born 13 October 1992) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays for K League 2 club Incheon United and the Gambia national team.

While visiting his friend, he was invited to train with the club, and quickly caught the eye of the senior squad.

On 30 August 2014, Barrow completed his transfer to Premier League side Swansea City for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £1.5 million, after being signed by manager Garry Monk.

[6] He became the first Gambian footballer to play in the Premier League – Omar Koroma spent two seasons at Portsmouth starting in 2008, but failed to make an appearance.

[9] On 9 November 2014, Barrow made his Swansea City and Premier League debut against Arsenal, coming on in place of Marvin Emnes for the last 23 minutes of a 2–1 home win.

[10] He scored his first Swansea goal on 3 January 2015 in a 6–2 win at Tranmere Rovers in the third round of the FA Cup.

[15] He signed a new contract at Swansea on 7 July 2016, keeping him at the club until 2019[16] and also adding a £15 million pound release clause for the player.

[17] Despite playing 20 times for Swansea during the first half of the 2016–17 season under Guidolin and Bob Bradley, after falling out of favour under new manager Paul Clement due to the signing of Luciano Narsingh, Barrow was made available for a transfer.

[17] On 31 January 2017, Barrow joined Leeds United on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season, with a view to a permanent deal.

[29] On 31 March 2015, Barrow was called up for the Sweden national under-21 football team, however he pulled out of the squad due to an injury he had sustained.

[31] Barrow scored his first international goal on 27 March 2017, opening a 2–1 friendly win over the Central African Republic in Kenitra, Morocco.

He is a big Glasgow Rangers fans and loves the British royal family[36] He is a devout Muslim.