Anthony Manning (born September 4, 1992) is an American

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player who plays for Dallas Dynamo in the United Premier Soccer League.

Career

College

Manning spent his entire college career at

Saint Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip ...

. He made a total of 76 appearances for the Billikens and tallied five goals and two assists.

Professional

Manning was selected in the third round (52nd overall) of the

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by the

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...

. On March 29, he signed a professional contract with

USL The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...

affiliate club Portland Timbers 2. He made his professional debut that same day in a 3–1 victory over Real Monarchs SLC. Manning was signed to

MLS squad on July 13, 2015. Manning signed with

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side Indy Eleven on March 9, 2017. On February 15, 2021, Detroit City FC announced that they had signed Manning pending approval from NISA and the USSF.

Honors

Club

;Portland Timbers * MLS Cup: 2015 * Western Conference (playoffs): 2015

References

External links

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Saint Louis Billikens bio
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