Player Details

Name

Abdoulie Mansally

Pronunciation

ab-DOO-lee ma-SAL-lee

Height

5' 10"

Weight

161 lbs

Date of Birth

1.27.1989 (35)

Birthplace

Banjul, The Gambia

Position

Defender
Career Summary

Acquired via trade from Real Salt Lake on Feb. 18, 2017

2015 MLS: Made 19 appearances (14 starts) for Real Salt Lake … Scored one goal and added one assist

2014 MLS: Provided depth for Salt Lake’s defense, playing 655 minutes while making six starts in 11 appearances in 2014 … Assisted on a late goal in a 3-2 road win over the Chicago Fire … Played five straight matches from May 31-July 4, finishing with a substitute appearance against his former club, the New England Revolution

2013 MLS: Made 14 league appearances (9 starts) in his first full season with RSL … Notched one assist, providing the helper on Ned Grabavoy’s goal in RSL’s 3-0 road win against FC Dallas on July 13 … Came on as a sub in the 59th minute of the second leg of the Western Conference Championship series against Portland Timbers
 
2012 MLS: Made five regular season appearances (four starts) after for RSL after signing on June 20 … Was released by New England on May 4, 2012 after spending parts of five seasons with the Revolution … Did not make any appearances for the Revs in 2012 …  Appeared in three of RSL’s four CONCACAF Champions League games, coming on as a second-half sub for 10-man RSL in its 0-1 loss at Herediano on July 31, starting RSL’s 2-0 win over Tauro on Aug. 21 and coming off the bench in the Group Stage final against Herediano on Oct. 23 … Started the second leg of RSL’s Western Conference Semifinal series loss against Seattle

2011 MLS: Made 25 regular season appearances for New England, including nine starts … Recorded two assists … Missed the D.C. match (March 26) while away with Gambia for the March 29 friendly against Equatorial Guinea … Missed the LA game (May 28) with a left foot contusion … Missed the match against San Jose (Oct. 8) while on international duty with Gambia … Made three appearances, all starts, in MLS Reserve League action, scoring two goals … Started and played the first half in the team’s U.S. Open Cup Play-In round game at D.C. (April 26), recording one assist in the match

2010 MLS: Made 21 MLS appearances, including eight starts, scoring three goals … Notched two goals in a two-minute span in the Revs’ 2-0 victory at D.C. (April 3), earning MLS Player of the Week honors for Week 2 … Missed the Sept. 4 match against Seattle and the Oct. 10 match at Houston while with the Gambian national team at Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Namibia and Burkina Faso, respectively … Started four SuperLiga matches, scoring one goal. Scored the team’s goal in regulation, and then the game-winning goal in PKs of the SuperLiga semifinal win over Puebla (Aug. 4) … Missed the final against Morelia (Sept. 1) after being called up to the Gambia National Team for its Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Namibia (Sept. 4).

2009 MLS: Appeared in 25 regular season MLS matches, starting 19 games … Overall, made 32 appearances, including action in the U.S. Open Cup, SuperLiga and MLS Cup Playoffs … Started the Revs’ lone U.S. Open Cup match against the Harrisburg City Islanders (June 30), playing 45 minutes at left midfield … Started all four SuperLiga matches at left midfield, scoring two goals and adding two assists to tie for the team lead in scoring during the tournament … Started at left midfield in both matches of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Series against Chicago in the MLS Cup Playoffs … Assisted on Emmanuel Osei’s game-tying goal in first-half stoppage time of the Game 1 victory

2008 MLS: Made 17 appearances at forward during the regular season, including 11 starts … Overall, appeared in 26 games, including MLS regular season, playoffs, SuperLiga and U.S. Open Cup … Scored three goals and added one assist in MLS action … Missed a total of six games while on international duty with the Gambia National Team and Gambia Under-20 National Team, and an additional six matches (Aug. 9-Sept. 6) with a right ankle sprain … Recorded his first career goal and first career assist in the Revs' 3-1 victory at Kansas City (April 9) … Started both of the Revs' postseason matches against Chicago, as well as all five of the team's SuperLiga matches … Appeared in two U.S. Open Cup games, scoring the team's only goal in regulation against Crystal Palace Baltimore (July 8) … Also made one appearance with the Revs' reserves, earning an assist against Toronto (June 29)

2007 MLS: The late-season signee made his MLS debut on Oct. 6 at Chicago, entering in the 76th minute and playing up top in place of Pat Noonan … Made only one appearance with the first team, but had four appearances with the reserve squad—all starts … Scored two goals for the reserves
 
INTERNATIONAL: Gambia Senior National Team: Has 13 caps with Gambia's National Team as of February 2014 … Was called up to Gambia's full national team for the first time for its June 2008 World Cup Qualifiers (Liberia on June 1, Senegal on June 8, Algeria on June 14 and Algeria on June 20) … Made his full international debut against Algeria on June 14, entering the match in the 73rd minute of the 1-0 win … Traveled to Paris for a scheduled friendly against Gabon on Feb. 11, 2009, but the match was cancelled because of inclement weather … Started a pair of friendlies in January 2010, against Tunisia and Egypt … Youth National Teams: Gambia Under-20’s: Appeared in all four of Gambia's games at the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada, starting three in the midfield … Scored the game-winning goal against Portugal that sent Gambia through to the knockout rounds … Gambia Under-17’s:Played a key role in Gambia's advancement to the semifinals of the African Youth Championships in 2007.
Personal

PERSONAL: Went by Kenny, his middle name, until the start of the 2013 season, when he decided to be called by his first name Abdoulie … Is one of Ousman Mansally and Kaddy Saijo's seven children … Has three brothers (Omar, Babucarr and Saikou) and three sisters (Yama, Nyanya and Mai) … Also plays basketball in his spare time … His favorite soccer moment is when he scored against Portugal at the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada … Observes the Islamic month of Ramadan with the customary fast during daylight hours