Sainey Nyassi

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Sainey Nyassi
Personal information
Full name Sainey Nyassi [1]
Date of birth (1989-01-31) 31 January 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Bwiam, Gambia
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2004 Gambia Ports Authority
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007 Gambia Ports Authority 82 (18)
2007–2013 New England Revolution 104 (8)
2013 D.C. United 14 (0)
2014 RoPS 19 (4)
2015–2017 FC Edmonton 72 (5)
International career
2005 Gambia U17 3 (0)
2007 Gambia U20 4 (0)
2010–2015 Gambia 6 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 July 2019

Sainey Nyassi (born 31 January 1989) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Club career

Sainey Nyassi began his career in the Gambia, playing in the GFA League First Division for Gambia Ports Authority. [2]

He was scouted by New England Revolution head coach Steve Nicol while playing in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and signed with the Revolution shortly thereafter along with his Gambian teammate, Kenny Mansally. [3]

Nyassi officially signed for the Revolution on August 31, 2007, as a "youth international." [4] He made his MLS debut on 9 September 2007 against D.C. United as a substitute, playing the final eight minutes on the right wing. The appearance would be his only contribution to the 2007 season. [5]

Nyassi made his first start, and scored his first MLS goal, on 29 March 2008 in the Revs' 3-0 2008 opening-day victory over Houston Dynamo. [2] In doing so, he became the youngest Revolution player to ever start a season-opener. [2] His goal won "Sierra Mist Goal of the Week" for week 1. [5] During the 2009 season, he won MLS Goal of the Week in week 3 for his strike against FC Dallas. [5]

As an understudy of Steve Ralston, [6] Nyassi became a core piece of the Revolution for the next four seasons, never playing in fewer than 20 matches for the club until 2012, when he was sidelined with a hamstring injury in early March, returning on June 27. [2] He was released by New England on 16 May 2013. [7]

On 27 May 2013, Nyassi signed with D.C. United. [8]

On 9 June 2014, Nyassi signed for Finnish Club RoPS. [9]

Nyassi signed with FC Edmonton in February 2015. [10] He spent three seasons in Edmonton. After the 2017 season, with the future of FC Edmonton and the NASL in doubt, Nyassi was released by the club. [11] [12]

International career

Nyassi has represented his nation at various youth levels. He played for the Gambian U-17 national team in the 2005 U-17 world championships, and for the U-20 national team in the 2007 U-20 FIFA Championships. He scored his first goal for the Senior national team on 4 September 2010 in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Namibia.

International goals

Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first. [13]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 January 2010 Stade El Menzah, Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
2–0
2–1
 Friendly
24 September 2010 Independence Stadium, Bakau Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
1–0
3–1
 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Personal life

Sainey is the twin brother of fellow professional footballer Sanna Nyassi.

Nyassi received his U.S green card on 31 January 2012, which qualified him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Profile" . Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Nyassi Leaves FC Edmonton" . Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 2024 Media Guide. New England Revolution. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "July 20, 2010 – Steve Ralston announces retirement". 20 July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Revolution waives Sainey Nyassi". 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "D.C. United signs midfielder Sainey Nyassi". DC United. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Sainey Nyassi signs with Finnish club - Daily Observer". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Nyassi Set to Sign with the Eddies". 10 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "FC Edmonton announce four departures in Ameobi, Corea, Fordyce and Nyassi". FC Edmonton. 16 November 2017.
  12. ↑ Steven Sandor (16 November 2017). "With the club's path unclear, FC Edmonton begins releasing players". the11.ca.
  13. ↑ "Nyassi, Sainey". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Nyassi gains permanent resident status | New England Revolution". www.revolutionsoccer.net. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012.
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