Abdoulie Kenny Mansally (born 27 January 1989) is a Gambian

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. He is featured on the Gambian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.

Professional career

New England Revolution

Mansally began his career in

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, graduating from the youth academy of Real de Banjul, and playing in the GFA League First Division. He was scouted by

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head coach

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while playing in the

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, and signed with the Revolution shortly thereafter along with his Gambian teammate,

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.Revs at the forefront of African scouting in MLS
Published: 22 April 2009; Retrieved: 13 May 2014 He made his first start for the Revolution on 29 March 2008, and scored his first MLS goal on 9 April 2008 in a game against the

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. On 3 April 2010, he had his first career multi-goal game, a brace (including his first league goal in over a year) with a pair of goals 110 seconds apart to spark New England to a 2–0 victory. Mansally was waived by New England on 4 May 2012.Mansally waived
Published: 4 May 2012; Retrieved: 13 May 2014

Real Salt Lake

After trials with both

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and

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, Mansally officially signed with Salt Lake on 20 June 2012. He made his debut for the club on 4 July 2012 in a 0-0 tie against

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Houston Dynamo

Mansally was traded to

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ahead of the 2016 season in exchange for a third-round pick in the

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FC Inter Turku

After signing for

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in February 2018, he left the club again at the end of the year.

International career

Mansally received his first call-up for the Gambia National Football Team during qualifying for the

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, and was an unused substitute in the home and away matches against

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. He earned his first cap for his country coming off the bench in a qualifier against

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Personal

Mansally went by the nickname "Kenny" for years, including for his first six seasons as a professional in MLS before dropping the nickname at the outset of the 2013 season in order to remind people of who he is and where he came from. Mansally received his U.S. green card in 2010 which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes. Mansally received his US citizenship in 2015.

Charity Work

Mansally started the Mansally Foundation based on improving the lives and the conditions of the community where he grew up. The country of Gambia is a small country in Africa where most families farm for a living. The foundation is in place to provide children from Gambia access to food, medical care, and an education to a brighter future. https://web.archive.org/web/20150222050125/http://www.mansallyfoundation.org/

Honors

New England Revolution

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(1):

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Real Salt Lake

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Western Conference Championship (1):

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Individual

*MLS Player Of The Week: Week 2, 2010 Kenny Mansally earns MLS Player of the Week
Published: 5 April 2010; Retrieved: 13 May 2010

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mansally, Abdoulie 1989 births Living people Gambian footballers Gambian expatriate footballers The Gambia international footballers The Gambia youth international footballers Real de Banjul FC players New England Revolution players Real Salt Lake players Houston Dynamo FC players Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players Association football midfielders People from Banjul Expatriate soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players USL Championship players FC Inter Turku players Veikkausliiga players Charlotte Independence players