Sidique Mansaray (born July 23, 1980 in Koidu Town,

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) is a

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footballer, who currently plays as a Striker (association football), striker for the

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. He is also a regular member of the Leone Stars, Sierra Leone national football team. in 2001, Mansaray scored the only goal as Sierra Leone defeated Nigeria 1-0 in a

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qualifying match in

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Sidique Mansaray was born and raised in Sierra Leone's fourth largest city of Koidu Town,

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, to prominent Mandingo parents. He attended the Koidu Secondary School in Koidu Town. He started his professional football career with his hometown club, the

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, in the

in 1996 at a very young age and made his senior international debut for Sierra Leone in 1997.

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