Konata Mannings (March 20, 1986 in Georgetown) is a Guyanese

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player who plays with

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Career

Mannings began his professional career in 2004 for

Pele FC Pele FC is a Guyanese football club based in Georgetown, competing in the GFF Elite League, the top tier of Guyanese football. The club was founded in 1971 and is named after Brazilian football legend Pelé. Honors League titles * Guyana Na ...

in the

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. He was loaned in 2007 to

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of the

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. He made his debut in a 4-0 victory in

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on May 20, 2007. The following year he played with

Caledonia AIA Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium. History The Caledonia AIA Football ...

. During the

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season Mannings led Caledonia to finish third in the standings and helped them qualify for the Lucozade Sport Big Six. On May 27, 2009 the

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head coach

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announced the signing of Mannings for the 2009 season. He made his debut for the Astros in a 2-0 defeat to St. Catharines on June 3, 2009. Mannings signed with G.S United Soccer club in 2013 in the

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. He returned to play with

in 2014, and was loaned in 2015 to

. Mannings was top scorer for Pele in the Kashif & Shanghai Cup 2015.

International career

Mannings scored his goal for Guyana on January 27, 2008 in a 2-2 tie against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He was selected represent Guyana at the

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, and was in the starting 11 for the first two games against

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and

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. He is a former Under-15, -17, -20, -21 and -23 levels team player, who scored six goals in twenty games. He played with the U-21 the Central American Qualifying for

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and played

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for

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Personal life

His father Keith "Sanjee" Mannings has previously served as his player agent and his mother Roxanne Keith works as housewife. His brother is the former Guyana national under-17 footballer and now

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based

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singer Matussala Mandela Mannings.

References

Living people 1986 births Footballers from Georgetown, Guyana Guyanese footballers Guyanese expatriate footballers Guyana men's international footballers TT Pro League players Morvant Caledonia United players York Region Shooters players Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in Canada North York Astros players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in Trinidad and Tobago Expatriate footballers in Trinidad and Tobago Alpha United FC players Men's association football forwards Pele FC players Men's association football midfielders {{Guyana-footy-bio-stub