![]() Mansaray playing for FC Cincinnati in 2017
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Victor Mansaray | ||
Date of birth | February 22, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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FC Cincinnati (on loan from Seattle Sounders FC) |
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Number | 80 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2014 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) | 35 | (5) |
2017– | → FC Cincinnati (loan) | 8 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014–2015 | United States U18 | 8 | (0) |
2015–2017 | United States U20 | 7 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 6, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 6, 2017 |
Victor Mansaray (born February 2, 1997) is an Sierra Leonean footballer who currently plays for FC Cincinnati in United Soccer League on loan from Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.
Victor 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, United States. He first lived in the city of Puyallup before moving again to nearby Fife, where he attended Fife High School.
Mansaray entered the Seattle Sounders FC Academy midway through the 2012–2013 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.
In November 2014, Mansaray signed with Seattle Sounders FC, making him the club's youngest ever signing at the age of 17, as well as their fourth Homegrown Player. He first appeared for Sounders FC 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, 2–3. On March 21, 2015, he made his regular season professional debut with USL affiliate club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in a 4–2 victory over Sacramento Republic FC. He made his MLS debut a week later in a 0–0 draw away to FC Dallas.