Fodé Mansaré

Fodé Mansaré
Personal information
Full name	Fodé Mansaré
Date of birth	September 3, 1981 (1981-09-03) (age 28)
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Toulouse
Number	7
Youth career
1996–2003	Gazélec Ajaccio
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003–2005 2005–	Montpellier Toulouse	120 (14) 106 0(8)
National team2
2001–	Guinea	044 0(7)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:31, 29 September 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 19:33, 29 September 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Fodé Mansaré (born September 3, 1981 in Conakry) is a Guinean football striker who is currently playing for French Ligue 1 side Toulouse.

Club career

He began his career with the Championnat National side Gazélec Ajaccio before moving to Montpellier HSC in 2003. He stayed at the Ligue 1 side until the end of the 2004/05 season when his side were relegated to Ligue 2. In June 2005 Mansaré moved to French top flight outfit Toulouse where he has appeared in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.

International career

Mansaré is a regular for the Guinea national side. He was part of the Guinean 2004 African Cup of Nations team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition, before losing in the quarter finals to Mali. He has played 25 times and scored nine goals for the Guinea.He was also nominated best midfielder of the African Cup of Nations of 2006.

He was part of the Guinea squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations but missed the first game against host nation Ghana due to suspension. He was restored to the starting eleven however for the match against Morocco and was replaced in the 78th minute by young defensive midfielder Mohamed Sakho following the sending-off of captain Pascal Feindouno.

External links

• Profile at Sky Sports
• Profile at l'Equipe
• Profile at ESPN
• Profile at Globe Sports
• Profile at French League

v • d • e Guinea squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Diarso • 2 Feindouno • 3 I. Camara • 4 Kaba • 5 Baldé • 6 Thiam • 7 Mansaré • 8 K. Sylla • 9 S. Bangoura • 10 Ismaël Bangoura • 11 Ibrahima Bangoura • 12 Cissé • 13 O. Bangoura • 14 Souare • 15 Kalabane • 16 A. Bangoura • 17 Diallo • 18 M. Sylla • 19 Diawara • 20 Yattara • 21 Jabi • 22 K. Camara • 23 S. Camara • Coach: Neveu

v • d • e Guinea squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Diarso • 2 Feindouno • 3 I. Camara • 4 M. Cisse • 5 Baldé • 6 Zayatte • 7 Mansaré • 8 Sylla • 9 Correia • 10 Bangoura • 11 Youla • 12 A. Camara • 13 Sakho • 14 Soumah • 15 Kalabane • 16 K. Camara • 17 Diallo • 18 Johnson • 19 K. Cissé • 20 Baldé • 21 Jabi • 22 Yattara • 23 Bah • Coach: Nouzaret

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