# Coumba Sow

Coumba Louisa Sow (born 27 August 1994) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Women's Super League and has appeared for the Switzerland national team.

## Career

At the age of 12 she started playing football for SV Höngg. After two years she switched to the youth department of FC Zürich. She went to the USA and played for two years for Monroe Community College. In 2016, she joined the Oklahoma State Cowgirls for two years. After the first two games with Oklahoma, she suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in training and had to sit out the entire year of 2016. In 2017 she was able to play for Oklahoma State again.
In 2018, Sow returned to FC Zurich. During her time at FCZ, she worked 75% in a day care center. In 2019 he switched to Paris FC. At the end of January 2023, she moved back to Switzerland, to Servette FC Chênois Féminin, to get more match practice ahead of the World Cup. At the end of the season she left the club.
From the 2023/24 season she plays for FC Basel. She signed for three years.

## National team

Sow made her debut for the national team on November 13, 2018 in the World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands. She appeared for the team during the 2019 World Cup qualifying cycle. Sow took part in the Euro 2022 and was in the starting lineup for the Swiss in all three group games. Switzerland was eliminated after the preliminary round.

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 13 November 2018 | wefox Arena Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland | Netherlands | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs |
| 2. | 27 October 2020 | Football Centre FRF, Mogoșoaia, Romania | Romania | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 3. | 13 April 2021 | Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland | Czech Republic | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs |
| 4. | 17 September 2021 | Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland | Lithuania | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 21 September 2021 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 26 November 2021 | Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy | Italy | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 30 November 2021 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | Lithuania | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 30 November 2021 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | Lithuania | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 30 November 2021 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | Lithuania | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 10. | 9 July 2022 | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England | Portugal | 1–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| 11. | 6 September 2022 | Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne, Switzerland | Moldova | 4–0 | 15–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 12. | 6 September 2022 | Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne, Switzerland | Moldova | 5–0 | 15–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 13. | 6 September 2022 | Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne, Switzerland | Moldova | 6–0 | 15–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 14. | 30 June 2023 | Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland | Zambia | 3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |

## Personal life

Sow grew up in the Oerlikon district. She is of Senegalese descent through her father. She is the cousin of Djibril Sow, another Swiss international footballer.