Manu Duah

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Manu Duah
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-06-05) June 5, 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
San Diego FC
Youth career
0000–2024 Santa Barbara SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 14 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– San Diego FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:08, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Manu Duah (born June 5, 2005) is a Ghanaian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC. A Generation Adidas player, he was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft.

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Career

UC Santa Barbara

Duah played for one season as a freshman for UC Santa Barbara, appearing in 14 games for the Gauchos. [1]

San Diego FC

Duah was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft by San Diego FC. With the selection, Duah became the first-ever draft pick for San Diego FC, an expansion club. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Manu Duah Stats". ucsbgauchos.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  2. "San Diego FC takes Manu Duah first overall in 2025 MLS SuperDraft". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  3. "San Diego FC select UCSB midfielder Manu Duah with the No. 1 overall pick in MLS SuperDraft, St. Louis University's Max Floriani and Wisconsin's Dean Boltz go No. 2 and 3 respectively | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-21.