*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01, 21 October 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:47, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
Abdoulie Kenny Mansally (born 27 January 1989) is a Gambian professional footballer. He is featured on the Gambian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.
On 3 April 2010, he had his first career multi-goal game, a brace (including his first league goal in over a year) with a pair of goals 110 seconds apart to spark New England to a 2–0 victory.
Mansally was waived by New England on 4 May 2012.[2]
Real Salt Lake
After trials with both D.C. United and Real Salt Lake, Mansally officially signed with Salt Lake on 20 June 2012.[3]
He made his debut for the club on 4 July 2012 in a 0-0 tie against Seattle Sounders FC.
After signing for FC Inter Turku in February 2018, he left the club again at the end of the year.[5]
International career
Mansally received his first call-up for the Gambia National Football Team during qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, and was an unused substitute in the home and away matches against Liberia. He earned his first cap for his country coming off the bench in a qualifier against Algeria.[6]
Personal
Abdoulie Mansally in 2009.
Mansally went by the nickname "Kenny" for years, including for his first six seasons as a professional in MLS before dropping the nickname at the outset of the 2013 season in order to remind people of who he is and where he came from.[7]
Mansally received his U.S. green card in 2010 which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[8]
Mansally received his US citizenship in 2015.
Charity Work
Mansally started the Mansally Foundation based on improving the lives and the conditions of the community where he grew up. The country of Gambia is a small country in Africa where most families farm for a living. The foundation is in place to provide children from Gambia access to food, medical care, and an education to a brighter future.[9]
