Modou Barrow (born 13 October 1992) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays for Championship club Reading and the Gambian national team. He is a winger but can also play as a forward.He grew up in Sweden where he played for several senior clubs. In 2014, he signed for Swansea City of the Premier League. After loans to three Championship clubs, he transferred to Reading in 2017. Barrow made his international debut for the Gambia in 2016.Barrow was born in the Gambia. At age 9 he had a gardening business with his eldest brother Will. When he was 11, his mother died. He and his four brothers joined their father in Sweden. He reflected that "Football obviously helped me get through that period of my life. I was very good at football and got a lot of friends at my new school, mainly because many of them really liked to play football with me. I was never bullied because I was from another country." Wikipedia