FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Revolution announced today that Adboulie Mansally, a member of Gambia's 2007 Under-20 World Cup squad, has signed with Major League Soccer to play for the Revs. Per MLS and club policy, terms of the deal were not released. A midfielder, Mansally will occupy one of the Revs' youth international roster spots.
Mansally joined fellow Revs player Sainey Nyassi, who signed with the club last week, on Gambia's U20 squad that advanced to the knockout rounds of the 2007 World Cup after defeating New Zealand (1-0) and Portugal (2-1). Mansally scored the game-winning goal against Portugal that sent the Baby Scorpions through to the round of 16. He saw action in all four of Gambia's games at the U20 World Cup, starting three.
"We're pleased to see Abdoulie join our squad," Revolution Director of Soccer Michael Burns said. "We believe both he and Sainey played extremely well in this summers U-20 World Cup and we're thrilled to add two young exciting players to our roster."
Mansally and Nyassi were both also members the Gambian team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 African Youth Championships earlier this year.
ABDOULIE MANSALLY
Pronunciation: ab-DOO-lee man-SAL-lee
How Acquired: Signed by the Revolution as a youth international on Sept. 6, 2007
Position: Midfield
D.O.B.: January 29, 1989
Birthplace: Banjul, Gambia
Hometown: Banjul, Gambia
Height: 5-9
Weight: 160 lbs.
College: n/a
Last Team: Real de Banjul (GAM)
Jersey Number: 29
