Mamadou Danso

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Mamadou Danso
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Danso
Date of birth (1983-04-27) April 27, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Serrekunda, Gambia
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Rayo OKC
Number 98
Youth career
2007–2008 SPSU Hornets
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Cary RailHawks U23s 8 (2)
2009–2010 Portland Timbers (USL) 40 (2)
2011–2014 Portland Timbers 60 (4)
2014 Montreal Impact 3 (0)
2015 Carolina Railhawks 17 (1)
2016– Rayo OKC 6 (0)
International career‡
2011– Gambia 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2015

Mamadou "Futty" Danso (born April 27, 1983) is a Gambian footballer, a defender who currently plays for the Rayo OKC of the North American Soccer League.

Career

College and amateur

Danso was recruited to play soccer for North Carolina Wesleyan College and also went on to play two years of college soccer at Southern Polytechnic State University, where he was a two-time All-Southern States Athletic Conference selection. Danso became SPSU’s first All-America selection in 2008, after leading the conference in scoring with 19 goals, and finished his college career with 35 goals in total.

During his college years Danso also played in the USL Premier Development League for Cary RailHawks U23s.

Professional

Danso was acquired by Major League Soccer (MLS) club D.C. United via the waiver ranking order,[1] having left college early to turn professional, but was transferred to Portland Timbers of the USL First Division in April 2009 without ever signing a contract with MLS.[2]

Danso made his professional debut on April 25, 2009, coming on as a late substitute in Portland's game against the Vancouver Whitecaps.[3] He scored his first professional goal on May 24, 2009, in a 2-1 victory over the Puerto Rico Islanders.[4] He stayed with the Timbers when they moved to MLS in 2011, playing as a defender there for three and a half seasons and helping them win the Western Conference standings and advance to the Western Conference Final in 2013. When Danso played with fellow Gambian Pa Modou Kah, the two Timbers centerbacks became known as "The Great Wall of Gambia".[5]

In June 2014, Danso was traded to the Montreal Impact in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.[6]

In March 2015, Danso was announced as a new signing of the Carolina Railhawks.[7]

International

On August 30, 2010, Danso was given his first chance at international play by being selected to the Gambia national football team's September 5, 2010 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Namibia.

Personal

Danso holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[8]

Honors

Portland Timbers

References

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