Sainey Touray

Sainey Touray

Football player infobox
playername = Sainey Touray


fullname = Sainey Touray
nickname = Ballack
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1990|02|08
height = height|ft=6|in=1
cityofbirth = Serrekunda
countryofbirth = The Gambia
currentclub = Red Bull New York
clubnumber = 22
position = forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Tallinding United
years = 2003-2005
2005-2008
2008-
clubs = Tallinding United
Wallidan FC
Red Bull New York
caps(goals) =14 (10)
00 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Gambia U-20
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 11 July 2008
ntupdate =

Sainey 'Ballack' Touray (born February 8, 1990) is a Gambian football forward, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer.

Club career

Touray began his professional career with Tallinding United of the Gambian Second Division, where he was the league's youngest forward after joining the team in 2003. In 2005 he moved to First Divison side Wallidan FC. He became one of the clubs key players and in 2008 led Wallidan to the 2008 Gambian title as the club's top scorer with nine goals. His play at Wallidan and with various Gambian Youth National teams sparked the interest of several European clubs, leading to him training in 2007 with fc|Arsenal of the English Premier League. At the conclusion of the 2008 Gambian First Division, Touray went on trial with Red Bull New York and was eventually signed in August 2008.

International

Touray has featured for the nft|Gambian Under-20 and Under-17 international squads. He earned the Golden Boot in leading Gambia's U-17 team that won the Ivorian four-nation Football tournament. Gambia defeated nft|Burkina Faso 1-0 in the final with the loan goal scored by Touray. He made his U-20 debut on March 25, 2007 in a 2-1 loss to nft|Chile at the Suwon International Youth Football Tournament.

Titles

*2008 Gambian Championnat National D1 flagicon|Gambia with Wallidan FC

ee also

*List of current MLS players

References

* [http://wow.gm/africa/article/2007/8/17/gambia-u17-clinch-gold-in-abidjan wow.gm]

* [http://gambiasports.gm/enews/Football/401.html gambiasports.gm]


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