Mamadou Danso

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Mamadou Danso
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Danso
Date of birth (1983-04-27) April 27, 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Serrekunda, Gambia
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 PDX FC (U21 coach)
Youth career
2005–2006 NC Wesleyan Battling Bishops
2007–2008 SPSU Hornets
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Cary RailHawks U23s 8 (2)
2009–2010 Portland Timbers 40 (2)
2011–2014 Portland Timbers 60 (4)
2014 Montreal Impact 3 (0)
2015 Carolina Railhawks 19 (1)
2016 Rayo OKC 32 (4)
2017 Kelantan 22 (0)
2018 North Carolina FC 9 (0)
2018 UiTM 7 (0)
2020 Portland Timbers 2 5 (0)
2022 Portland Timbers U23 0 (0)
International career‡
2011– Gambia 20 (3)
Managerial career
2020 PDX FC (U21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2019

Mamadou "Futty" Danso (born April 27, 1983) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre back.

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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]

In January 2017, Danso was unveiled as one of Kelantan FA's import players, replacing Cédric Djeugoue who failed to be signed by the club after he had a problem with his documents. [8]

In March 2018, Danso signed for North Carolina FC (the renamed North Carolina Railhawks). [9] On Jan. 1, 2019 he joined the Malaysian team UiTM FC.

In August 2020, Portland Timbers 2, the USL reserve team of the Portland Timbers, announced that they had signed Danso. [10] Timbers 2 opted to stop operating following the 2020 season. [11]

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.

Coaching career

In September 10, 2020, it was announced that Danso will join PDX FC to serve as the head coach for the new U21 team. [12] For the 2021 season PDX FC moved to USL League Two from National Premier Soccer League.

Career statistics

As of 28 October 2017. [13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carolina RailHawks U23 2008 [14] Premier Development League 82—82
Total82—82
Portland Timbers (USL) 2009 [15] USSF Division 2 Professional League 161—161
2010 [16] USSF Division 2 Professional League 241—241
Total402—402
Portland Timbers 2011 [17] Major League Soccer 24300—243
2012 [18] Major League Soccer10000—100
2013 [19] Major League Soccer16021—181
2013 [20] MLS Reserve League 60—60
2014 [21] Major League Soccer10100—101
Total66421—685
Montreal Impact 2014 [22] Major League Soccer 30—0030
2014 [23] MLS Reserve League 51—51
Total81—0081
Carolina Railhawks 2015 [24] North American Soccer League 19110—201
Total19110—201
Rayo OKC 2016 [25] North American Soccer League 32410—334
Total32410—334
Kelantan 2017 Malaysia Super League 2201061—291
Total220106100291
UiTM 2018 Malaysia Premier League 400000—40
Total400000—40
Career total1991451610021016

International goals

Scores and results list the Gambia's goal tally first. [26]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 January 2013 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 2–03–1 Friendly
2.22 March 2019 Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–11–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Personal

Danso holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes. [27] Danso became an American citizen in 2018 and now holds dual citizenship with The Gambia and the United States of America.

Honors

Portland Timbers

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