Carter Manley

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Carter Manley
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-29) April 29, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Elkridge, Maryland, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
San Antonio FC
Number 2
Youth career
Bethesda Soccer Club
Olney Rangers
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Duke Blue Devils 58 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 D.C. United U-23 13 (0)
2018–2019 Minnesota United 9 (0)
2018Las Vegas Lights (loan) 8 (0)
2019Forward Madison (loan) 19 (1)
2020–2021 Rio Grande Valley FC 44 (2)
2022– San Antonio FC 58 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2024

Carter Manley (born April 29, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender who currently plays for San Antonio FC in the USL Championship.

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Career

Youth and college

Before college, Manley featured for two seasons at Mount Saint Joseph High School in Baltimore, Maryland. He also played club soccer for Bethesda Soccer Club and Olney Rangers. [1]

Manley attended Duke University, where he played college soccer for four years between 2014 and 2017, making 58 appearances, scoring 1 goal and tallying 12 assists. [2]

While in college, he played in the PDL with D.C. United U-23. [3]

Professional career

On January 19, 2018, Manley was drafted in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft, by Minnesota United FC. [4] He signed with the club on February 20, 2018. [5]

Manley made his professional debut on March 24, 2018, starting in a 3–0 loss to the New York Red Bulls. [6]

In July 2018, Manley was loaned out to Las Vegas Lights in the USL. [7] [8] He made his league debut for the club on August 15, 2018, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Matt Thomas in a 3–1 away defeat to Orange County SC. [9]

In April 2019, Manley was loaned out once again, this time to Minnesota's USL affiliate club Forward Madison FC. [10] he made his league debut for the club on April 6, 2019, playing all ninety minutes in a 1–0 away defeat to Chattanooga Red Wolves. [11]

Manley was released by Minnesota at the end of their 2019 season. [12]

On July 9, 2020, Manley signed for USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC. [13]

On January 5, 2022, Manley moved again to a new USL Championship, signing with San Antonio FC. [14]

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References

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  10. "FOUR LOONS MIGRATE SOUTH ON LOAN TO FORWARD MADISON". forwardmadisonfc.com. April 4, 2019. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  11. "Chattanooga Red Wolves vs. Forward Madison – 6 April 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  12. "MNUFC Declines Contract Options for 2020 Season | Minnesota United FC".
  13. "Manley Leads Trio of Signings for Toros". July 9, 2020.
  14. "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS DEFENDER CARTER MANLEY". SanAntonioFC.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.