Full name Mamadou Danso 2007–2008 SPSU Hornets Weight 84 kg Number 98 Height 1.91 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Mamadou Danso Salary 82,500 USD (2012) | |
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Date of birth (1983-04-27) April 27, 1983 (age 32) Education Southern Polytechnic State University Current teams Gambia national football team (Defender), Montreal Impact (#98 / Defender) Similar People Diego Valeri, Maximiliano Urruti, Caleb Porter, John Spencer Profiles | ||
Place of birth Serrekunda, Gambia | ||
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Mamadou "Futty" Danso (born April 27, 1983) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays for Kelantan in Liga Super as a centre-back.
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- College and amateur
- Professional
- International
- Career statistics
- Personal
- Portland Timbers
- References
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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, 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.
Danso made his professional debut on April 25, 2009, coming on as a late substitute in Portland's game against the Vancouver Whitecaps. He scored his first professional goal on May 24, 2009, in a 2-1 victory over the Puerto Rico Islanders. 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".
In June 2014, Danso was traded to the Montreal Impact in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.
In March 2015, Danso was announced as a new signing of the Carolina Railhawks.
In January 2017, Danso was unveiled as one of Kelantan FA import player and replacing Cédric Djeugoue who failed to be signed by the club after he had a problem with his documents.
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.
Career statistics
As of 9 September 2017.
Personal
Danso holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.