Victor Mansaray (born February 2, 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Malut United. Born in Sierra Leone, he has represented the United States at youth level.
 Mansaray with Charleston Battery in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 22, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Malut United | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Seattle Sounders Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Seattle Sounders | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 37 | (5) |
| 2017 | → FC Cincinnati (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Umeå | 7 | (1) |
| 2018 | Charleston Battery | 18 | (2) |
| 2019 | Becamex Binh Duong | 9 | (2) |
| 2019 | Ho Chi Minh City | 9 | (5) |
| 2020 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 16 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Becamex Binh Duong | 11 | (2) |
| 2022 | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | 15 | (2) |
| 2023 | Ho Chi Minh City | 15 | (9) |
| 2023–2024 | PSM Makassar | 16 | (4) |
| 2024– | Malut United | 10 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | United States U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | United States U20 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:17, 21 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editVictor Mansaray was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone on February 2, 1997. During his youth, he spent time with his family in both Sierra Leone and Jamaica. He later moved to the Seattle area in Washington State. He first lived in the city of Puyallup before moving again to nearby Fife, where he attended Fife High School.[2]
Club career
editYouth
editMansaray entered the Seattle Sounders Academy midway through the 2012–13 season and appeared in 20 games, scoring 11 goals. The following season, still with the U-16's, he scored a team-high 18 goals in 24 games.
Seattle Sounders
editIn November 2014, Mansaray signed with Seattle Sounders, making him the club's youngest ever signing at the age of 17, as well as their fourth Homegrown Player.[3] He first appeared for Sounders during a pre-season match in the Desert Diamond Cup on February 21. He was substituted in at the 66th minute and scored a goal at the 74th, but the Sounders ultimately lost to Sporting Kansas City, 3–2.[4] On March 21, 2015, he made his regular season professional debut with USL affiliate club Seattle Sounders 2 in a 4–2 victory over Sacramento Republic.[5] He made his MLS debut a week later in a 0–0 draw away to FC Dallas.[6]
FC Cincinnati (loan)
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On February 6, 2017, USL club FC Cincinnati announced that they had acquired Mansaray via a loan from Seattle Sounders.[7] Cincinnati coach Alan Koch played Mansaray primarily as a substitute; Mansaray started for just three of his eight league appearances, and never played a full 90 minutes.[8] On June 27, 2017, it was announced that Mansaray's loan had ended and he had returned to Seattle Sounders.[9] He was waived by the club on August 10.[10]
Umeå
editHe played for Umeå in the 2017 season.
Charleston Battery
editAfter spending a season with Swedish side Umeå, Mansaray signed with USL side Charleston Battery for the 2018 season on February 14, 2018.[11] Mansaray's option was declined by Charleston on November 30, 2018.[12]
Becamex Binh Duong
editOn February 16, 2019, Mansaray joined V.League 1 side Becamex Binh Duong on a short-term contract.[13]
Ho Chi Minh City
editOn July 2, 2019, he moved to another V.League 1 club Ho Chi Minh City with number 80 jersey.[14]
Hong Linh Ha Tinh
editIn 2020, he joined Hong Linh Ha Tinh, also of V.League 1.
Becamex Binh Duong
editIn November 2020, Mansaray agreed a move to former club Becamex Binh Duong for the 2021 season.[15]
PSM Makassar
editOn December 15, 2023, he decided to resign from Liga 1 club PSM Makassar after two months in the team. This was motivated by the team management's salary arrears. He said in his Instagram story that he felt lied to and betrayed by the management from PSM Makassar.[16]
Malut United
editOn 29 July 2024, Mansaray becomes Malut United's last recruit ahead of 2024–25 Liga 1. Where the former PSM Makassar striker is the seventh foreign player recruited by Malut United this season. Mansaray was introduced by Malut United at the squad introduction and press conference in Jakarta.[17][18]
International career
editUnited States U18
editMansaray was selected to the United States under-18 national team in August 2014. He played two games in the friendly tournament hosted by the Czech Republic, against Hungary and Ukraine.[19] Before choosing to play for the United States, Mansaray opted to forgo opportunities with Sierra Leone, as well as Jamaica.[20] In December 2014, Mansaray received his third and fourth caps in two games against the Germany under-18 national team.
United States U20
editAfter turning 18 in February 2015, Mansaray moved up to the United States under-20 national team. He made one appearance for the United States U-20 team in 2015, followed by six appearances (with two goals scored) in 2016.[21][22] In early 2017, Mansaray was called up for a United States U-20 training camp from January 31 to February 10.[23] However, at the conclusion of the camp, Mansaray was not included on the team's 20-man roster for U-20 World Cup qualifying matches.[24]
Sierra Leone
editShortly after being dropped from the U.S. team for the 2017 U20 World Cup, Mansaray told press he would be open to being called up by the Sierra Leone national team.[25] On June 5, 2017, Mansaray announced via Instagram that he had been called up by Sierra Leone.[26]
References
edit- ^ Victor Mansaray at Soccerway
- ^ Ruiz, Don (February 22, 2015). "Fife teen Victor Mansaray scored first Sounders FC goal, returns to school". The News Tribune. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "Sounders FC Signs Victor Mansaray to Homegrown Player Contract". SoundersFC.com. November 21, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ Kaplan, Jonathan (February 21, 2015). "Preseason Recap: Sporting KC defeats Seattle Sounders 3-2 in Desert Diamond Cup". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "Match Recap: Sounders FC 2 earns 4–2 win over Sacramento in inaugural match". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ "2015 MLS: Sounders FC at FC Dallas". February 23, 2015. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ Brennan, Patrick (February 6, 2017). "FC Cincinnati adds highly-touted forward Victor Mansaray via loan". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "FC Cincinnati Player Stats". United Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Weigel, Brian (June 27, 2017). "Victor Mansaray Leaves FC Cincinnati". Cincinnati Soccer Talk. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ "Sounders FC waives forward Victor Mansaray". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ^ Sarah Cardamone (February 14, 2018). "Charleston Battery signs Victor Mansaray". charlestonbattery.com. Charleston Battery. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Anunga, Guerra Among Dozen Returnees for Battery". November 30, 2018.
- ^ "CHUYỂN NHƯỢNG: Bình Dương có ngoại binh "xịn" ngay trước thềm Siêu cúp". goal.com (in Vietnamese). February 16, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "V.League 2019: TP.HCM chiêu mộ cựu tuyển thủ U20 Mỹ từ Becamex Bình Dương". July 2, 2019. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "B.Bình Dương đủ quân, sẵn sàng chinh chiến V.League 2021". thethao247.vn (in Vietnamese). November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Victor Mansaray Pamit dari PSM Makassar gegara Tunggakan Gaji". www.detik.com (in Indonesian). December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "𝑭𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑫 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑴𝑶𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑼𝑴 Malut United will be competing soon and he came at the right moment". www.instagram.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Eks PSM Makassar Victor Mansaray Jadi Pemain Asing Ketujuh Malut United untuk Liga 1 2024-2025". Tribunternate.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Gaschk, Matt (August 15, 2014). "Sounders Academy standout Victor Mansaray to play for U-18 National Team". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ^ Gaschk, Matt (August 27, 2014). "Victor Mansaray of Sounders Academy helps U-18 National Team win International Tournament". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ^ "2015 U-20 MNT Stats". United States Soccer Federation. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "2016 U-20 MNT Stats". United States Soccer Federation. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer U-20 national team calls Seattle Sounders forward Victor Mansaray into Orlando camp". Seattle Sounders FC. January 31, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Brisendine, Steve (February 9, 2017). "Tab Ramos calls 11 MLSers into US Under-20 squad for World Cup qualifying". Major League Soccer. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "Seattle Sounders striker open to Sierra Leone call-up". Football Sierra Leone. February 26, 2017. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Blakely, Chris (June 5, 2017). "Victor Mansaray making Sierra Leone switch". Sounder At Heart. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
External links
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- Victor Mansaray at Soccerway
- Victor Mansaray at Major League Soccer
- Victor Mansaray at USL Championship
