Gambian international Omar Colley was one of the best performers yet again as Djurgarden came from behind to secure a 2-1 win at Gefle to open up a three-point lead at the top of the Swedish Premier League table.
The former Wallidan prodigy, 24, did not score this time but the defender had a perfect game at the back and didn’t put a foot wrong throughout the entire proceedings at the Gavlevallen Stadion yesterday.
Until this season, the Gambian captain, Colley, is known for his defensive reliability because of his uncompromising style of play but not for his goalscoring prowess. But despite this, he is the fourth highest scorer in the league in 2016 after three rounds with two goals, two adrift of his teammate and leading scorer Sam Johnson.
He had scored in the opening two rounds of the season, scoring the winner in a 2-0 defeat of Orebro in round one and Thursday’s 5-0 annihilation of Falkenberg at the Tele2 Arena.
Throughout Djurgardn’s remarkable start to the season, the defense has leaked in just a solitary goal, coming in yesterday’s game, and that is largely due to Colley’s strong partnership with Sweden defender Elliot Käck.
Colley, who won the African U-17 Championship in Algeria in 2009, is a target for several European clubs in next summer’s transfer window and notable among them are French giants Monaco and Belgium’s Ghent.
