Fodé Mansaré

Infobox Football biography
playername = Fodé Mansaré


fullname = Fodé Mansaré
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|9|3
cityofbirth = Conakry
countryofbirth = Guinea
height = height|meters=1.75
position = Striker
currentclub = Toulouse
clubnumber = 7
youthyears = 1996–2003
youthclubs = Gazélec Ajaccio
years = 2003–2005
2005–
clubs = Montpellier
Toulouse
caps(goals) = 120 (14)
084 0(7)
nationalyears = 2001–
nationalteam = Guinea
nationalcaps(goals) = 025 0(9)
pcupdate = 14:27, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 12:00, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

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 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

* [http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,11809_229438,00.html Profile at Sky Sports]
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur5868.html Profile at l'Equipe]
* [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=10593&cc=5739 Profile at ESPN]
* [http://stats.globesports.com/fran/players.asp?player=18482 Profile at Globe Sports]
* [http://www.frenchleague.com/joueur/detail_Passe.asp?no_joueur=101625 Profile at French League]