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Momodou Touray
Personal information
Full name Momodou Touray[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth The Gambia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Marine (on loan from Salford City)
Youth career
Newport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Newport County 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Merthyr Town (loan) 7 (4)
2018–2019 → Barry Town United (loan) 31 (13)
2019 → Torquay United (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Barry Town United (loan) 20 (3)
2020– Salford City 0 (0)
2020 → Marine (loan) 13 (6)
International career‡
2017– Wales U19 5 (2)
2018– Wales U21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:42, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Momodou Touray (born 30 July 1999) is a Gambian-born Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two side Salford City. He is a Wales Under-21 international.

Playing career

Newport County

Touray came through the Newport County academy. In August 2017, he joined Merthyr Town on a three month loan and in January 2018 spent time on trial at Premier League club Leicester City.[3] In April 2018 Touray signed his first professional contract with Newport County until June 2019.[4]

Touray made his first team debut for Newport on 5 May 2018, in a 1–1 draw against Carlisle United in the final League Two match of the season at Brunton Park as a second half substitute.[5]

In July 2018 Touray joined Welsh Premier League side Barry Town United on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[6] Touray scored 14 goals for Barry in all competitions and he was selected as the Welsh Premier League Young Player of the Year.[7]

On 2 August 2019 Touray joined Torquay United on a one month loan.[8] On 2 September 2019 he returned to Barry town United on loan until the end of the 2019-20 season.[9]

Touray was released by Newport County at the end of the 2019–20 season.[10]

Salford City

During the summer of 2020 he trained with Salford City and appeared in a pre-season friendly for the club.[11] It was confirmed later that he had joined the club as a member of their development squad.[12] He made his competitive debut for the club on 9 September 2020 in a EFL Trophy game against Manchester United Under-21s.[13]

In September he joined Marine on loan until January 2021.[14]

International

In October 2017 Touray scored on his debut for Wales under 19's in a 4–3 win against Switzerland.[15] He made his debut for Wales under-21s in the Euro 2019 qualifying 3–1 win against Switzerland on 16 October 2018.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2018: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 86. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ Momodou Touray at Soccerway
  3. ^ Touray Trial at Leicester City
  4. ^ Touray contract
  5. ^ Touray debut
  6. ^ Touray loan to Barry
  7. ^ Touray Young Player of the Year
  8. ^ Touray loan to Torquay United
  9. ^ Touray rejoins Barry Town United
  10. ^ "NEWPORT COUNTY AFC CONFIRM LIST OF PLAYERS RETAINED AND RELEASED". www.newport-county.co.uk.
  11. ^ Jones, Jordan. "Momodou Touray links up with League Two outfit Salford City". Y Clwb Pel-Droed.
  12. ^ "Introducing the 2020–21 Development Squad". Salford City FC. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  13. ^ Plant, Michael. "Manchester United Under-21s hit six at Salford". Manchester United FC. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  14. ^ McMillian, Dave. "MARINE SIGN SALFORD DUO ON LOAN". Marine F.C. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  15. ^ Touray scores for Wales under 19
  16. ^ Touray Wales under 21
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