Oumar Ballo’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Is Athlete
Football player
Association football player
From Mali
Type Sports
Gender male
Birth

2 April 1991, Bamako, Mali

Age 29 years
Star sign Aries

Oumar Ballo (born 2 April 1991) is a Malian footballer who currently plays for Swope Park Rangers in United Soccer League.

Career

College and Amateur

Ballo began his college soccer career at Community College of Baltimore County in 2011, before transferring to University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2012.

Ballo also played in the Premier Development League for Baltimore Bohemians in 2012 and 2013, and Reading United A.C. in 2014.

Professional

On January 15, 2015, Ballo was selected in the second round (30th overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Houston Dynamo and signed a professional contract with the club on February 23, 2015.

Ballo signed on loan with United Soccer League side Charleston Battery on March 24, 2015. However, Ballo was waived by Houston on April 23, 2015 without having made a first team appearance for either club. He trialled with D.C. United following his release, but wasn’t signed by the Major League Soccer club.

On January 11, 2016, Ballo was signed by United Soccer League side Swope Park Rangers.

Personal

Ballo moved to the United States from Mali when he was nine-years-old, settling with his father and step-mother in Baltimore, Maryland. His father’s wife at the time, Audrey Haskins, was instrumental in guiding Oumar’s education and introduction to soccer in America

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