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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|3|10}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|3|10}}
| birth_place = Ginak Kajata, [[Gambia]]
| birth_place = [[Ginak Kajata]], [[Gambia]]
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| height = 1.89 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]
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| youthclubs1 = Rush Soccer Academy
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| youthclubs3 = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]
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'''Ousman Manneh''' (born 10 March 1997) is a Gambian [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] for [[SV Werder Bremen|SV Werder Bremen]] in the [[Bundesliga|Bundesliga]].<ref name="soccerway">{{cite web|url=http://int.soccerway.com/players/ousman-manneh/299584/|title=Gambia - O. Manneh - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=2015-09-24}}</ref>
'''Ousman Manneh''' (born 10 March 1997) is a Gambian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who last played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] for [[SV Werder Bremen II]].<ref name="sw">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ousman-manneh/299584/|title=Gambia - O. Manneh - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|access-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>


==Club career==
==Club career==


===Early career===
===Early career===
In 2004 Manneh started training at the Rush Soccer Academy, a United States soccer franchise for children and youth in [[Bakau]].<ref name="signs">{{cite news|last1=Ceesay|first1=Alieu|title=Gambia: Ousman Manneh Signs With Werder Bremen|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201501231803.html|accessdate=28 September 2016|work=[[The Daily Observer]]|date=23 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="spox"/>
In 2004 Manneh started training at the Rush Soccer Academy, a United States soccer franchise for children and youth in [[Bakau]].<ref name="signs">{{cite news|last1=Ceesay|first1=Alieu|title=Gambia: Ousman Manneh Signs With Werder Bremen|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201501231803.html|access-date=28 September 2016|work=[[The Daily Observer]]|date=23 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="spox"/>


At the age of 17 he fled the dictatorship in his home country Gambia reaching [[Bremen]] and living in the refugee camp of Lesum.<ref name="spox">{{cite news|title=Lauf Ousman, lauf!|url=http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/1609/Artikel/spieler-im-fokus-5-spieltag-ousman-manneh-werder-bremen.html|accessdate=28 September 2016|work=Spox|date=26 September 2016|language=German}}</ref><ref name="rise">{{cite news|last1=Camara|first1= Baboucarr |title=Ousman Manneh’s rise to stardom with Werder Bremen|url=http://observer.gm/ousman-mannehs-rise-to-stardom-with-werder-bremen/|accessdate=28 September 2016|work=The Daily Observer|date=1 July 2015}}</ref> Following a trial he joined the [[Blumenthaler SV]] U-18 team before playing for the U-19 side in the [[Under 19 Bundesliga#League pyramid|youth regional league]], the second-tier youth league in Germany, where he scored 15 goals in 11 matches. These performances earned him trials with [[FC St. Pauli]], [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]], [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] and [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]].<ref name="spox"/><ref name="rise"/>
At the age of 17 he fled the dictatorship in his home country Gambia reaching [[Bremen]] and living in the refugee camp of Lesum.<ref name="spox">{{cite news|title=Lauf Ousman, lauf!|url=http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/1609/Artikel/spieler-im-fokus-5-spieltag-ousman-manneh-werder-bremen.html|access-date=28 September 2016|work=Spox|date=26 September 2016|language=de}}</ref><ref name="rise">{{cite news|last1=Camara|first1=Baboucarr|title=Ousman Manneh’s rise to stardom with Werder Bremen|url=http://observer.gm/ousman-mannehs-rise-to-stardom-with-werder-bremen/|access-date=28 September 2016|work=The Daily Observer|date=1 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803104101/http://observer.gm/ousman-mannehs-rise-to-stardom-with-werder-bremen/|archive-date=3 August 2015}}</ref> Following a trial he joined the [[Blumenthaler SV]] U-18 team before playing for the U-19 side in the [[Under 19 Bundesliga#League pyramid|youth regional league]], the second-tier youth league in Germany, where he scored 15 goals in 11 matches. These performances earned him trials with [[FC St. Pauli]], [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]], [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] and [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]].<ref name="spox"/><ref name="rise"/>


===Werder Bremen===
===Werder Bremen===
Having chosen to stay in Bremen and play for [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]], Manneh initially played for the club's youth team.<ref name="signs"/> On 10 March 2015, he signed a three-year contract with the club running until summer 2018.<ref name="spox"/><ref name="rise"/>
Having chosen to stay in Bremen and play for [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]], Manneh initially played for the club's youth team.<ref name="signs"/> On 10 March 2015, he signed a three-year contract with the club running until summer 2018.<ref name="spox"/><ref name="rise"/>


On 25 July 2015, he made his [[3. Liga]] debut for the [[SV Werder Bremen II|reserves]] against [[Hansa Rostock]] scoring the winning goal in a 1–2 away win.<ref name="soccerway2">{{cite web|url=http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/07/25/germany/3-liga/fc-hansa-rostock-ev/sv-werder-bremen-ii/2062853/|title=Hansa Rostock vs. Werder Bremen II - 25 July 2015 - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=2015-09-24}}</ref> Four days later, he made his first appearance for the first team; having entered the pitch after 60 minutes he scored four goals in 15 minutes in a 7–0 friendly match win against [[SV Wilhelmshaven]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sander|first1=Carsten|title=Die Manneh-Show|url=http://www.kreiszeitung.de/werder-bremen/werder-bremen-manneh-show-testspiel-gegen-wilhelmshaven-5299612.html|accessdate=28 September 2016|work=Kreiszeitung|date=29 July 2015|language=German}}</ref><ref name="spox"/>
On 25 July 2015, he made his [[3. Liga]] debut for the [[SV Werder Bremen II|reserves]] against [[Hansa Rostock]] scoring the winning goal in a 1–2 away win.<ref name="soccerway2">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/07/25/germany/3-liga/fc-hansa-rostock-ev/sv-werder-bremen-ii/2062853/|title=Hansa Rostock vs. Werder Bremen II - 25 July 2015 - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|access-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> Four days later, he made his first appearance for the first team; having entered the pitch after 60 minutes he scored four goals in 15 minutes in a 7–0 friendly match win against [[SV Wilhelmshaven]].<ref name="spox"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sander|first1=Carsten|title=Die Manneh-Show|url=http://www.kreiszeitung.de/werder-bremen/werder-bremen-manneh-show-testspiel-gegen-wilhelmshaven-5299612.html|access-date=28 September 2016|work=Kreiszeitung|date=29 July 2015|language=de}}</ref>


After scoring and assisting two goals each in his first seven appearances for the reserves in the 2016–17 season, Manneh made his full [[Bundesliga]] debut on 21 September 2016 in a 1–2 home defeat to [[FSV Mainz 05|Mainz 05]] before being replaced by [[Lennart Thy]] in the 55th minute.<ref name="spox"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Malli und De Blasis vermiesen Nouri das Debüt|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/2016-17/4/3317286/spielanalyse_werder-bremen-4_1-fsv-mainz-05-30.html|accessdate=28 September 2016|work=kicker Online|date=21 September 2016|language=German}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Meile|first1=Ralf|title=Werders Ousman Manneh – in zwei Jahren vom Flüchtling zum Bundesliga-Profi|url=http://www.watson.ch/Sport/Bundesliga/801251979-Werders-Ousman-Manneh-–-in-zwei-Jahren-vom-Flüchtling-zum-Bundesliga-Profi-|accessdate=28 September 2016|work=Watson.ch|date=22 September 2016|language=German}}</ref> He also started in the following match three days later, a 2–1 win against [[VfL Wolfsburg]], Werder Bremen's first victory of the season, being substituted off after 73 minutes.<ref name="spox"/>
After scoring and assisting two goals each in his first seven appearances for the reserves in the 2016–17 season, Manneh made his full [[Bundesliga]] debut on 21 September 2016 in a 1–2 home defeat to [[FSV Mainz 05|Mainz 05]] before being replaced by [[Lennart Thy]] in the 55th minute.<ref name="spox"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Malli und De Blasis vermiesen Nouri das Debüt|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/2016-17/4/3317286/spielanalyse_werder-bremen-4_1-fsv-mainz-05-30.html|access-date=28 September 2016|work=kicker Online|date=21 September 2016|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Meile|first1=Ralf|title=Werders Ousman Manneh – in zwei Jahren vom Flüchtling zum Bundesliga-Profi|url=http://www.watson.ch/Sport/Bundesliga/801251979-Werders-Ousman-Manneh-–-in-zwei-Jahren-vom-Flüchtling-zum-Bundesliga-Profi-|access-date=28 September 2016|work=[[Watson (newspaper)|Watson]]|date=22 September 2016|language=de}}</ref> He also started in the following match three days later, a 2–1 win against [[VfL Wolfsburg]], Werder Bremen's first victory of the season, being substituted off after 73 minutes.<ref name="spox"/>


Manneh scored his first Bundesliga goal on 15 October, in Werder Bremen's 2–1 win against [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fahey|first1=Ciaran|title=Bayern held again in Bundesliga, now 3 games without a win|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/bayern-held-again-in-bundesliga-now-3-games-without-a-win/2016/10/15/34bca1c4-92f1-11e6-bc00-1a9756d4111b_story.html|accessdate=15 October 2016|work=Washington Post|date=15 October 2016}}</ref>
Manneh scored his first Bundesliga goal on 15 October, in Werder Bremen's 2–1 win against [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fahey|first1=Ciaran|title=Bayern held again in Bundesliga, now 3 games without a win|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/bayern-held-again-in-bundesliga-now-3-games-without-a-win/2016/10/15/34bca1c4-92f1-11e6-bc00-1a9756d4111b_story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018203200/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/bayern-held-again-in-bundesliga-now-3-games-without-a-win/2016/10/15/34bca1c4-92f1-11e6-bc00-1a9756d4111b_story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2016|access-date=15 October 2016|work=Washington Post|date=15 October 2016}}</ref>


He made his return from a 21-month injury layoff 8 December 2019, coming on as a substitute for Werder Bremen II.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Niemeyer |title=Tabellenführer Wolfsburg zu stark |url=https://www.weser-kurier.de/werder/werder-ii_artikel,-tabellenfuehrer-wolfsburg-zu-stark-_arid,1881466.html |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=Weser Kurier |date=8 December 2019 |language=de}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}


Manneh was released by Werder Bremen when his contract expired in summer 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Knips |first1=Björn |title=Märchen ohne Happy End: Ousman Manneh ohne Zukunft bei Werder Bremen |url=https://www.kreiszeitung.de/werder-bremen/werder-bremen-ousman-manneh-abschied-kein-neuer-vertrag-transfer-wechsel-bundesliga-13831380.html |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=Kreiszeitung |date=16 July 2020 |language=de}}</ref>
{{SV Werder Bremen squad}}

{{SV Werder Bremen II squad}}
==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{updated|15 September 2020}}<ref name="sw"/>

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup<ref group="nb">Includes [[Czech Cup]], [[DFB-Pokal]]</ref>
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[SV Werder Bremen II|Werder Bremen II]]
|[[2014–15 Regionalliga|2014–15]]
|[[Regionalliga Nord]]
|3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0
|-
|[[2015–16 SV Werder Bremen II season|2015–16]]
|rowspan="3"|[[3. Liga]]
|28||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||3
|-
|[[2016–17 SV Werder Bremen II season|2016–17]]
|20||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||4
|-
|[[2017–18 SV Werder Bremen II season|2017–18]]
|17||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||5
|-
|[[2019–20 SV Werder Bremen II season|2019–20]]
|Regionalliga Nord
|1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!69!!12!!0!!0!!0!!0!!69!!12
|-
|[[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]
|[[2016–17 SV Werder Bremen season|2016–17]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|6||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!75!!13!!0!!0!!0!!0!!75!!13
|}
<references group="nb" />

==References==
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 10:42, 9 October 2024

Ousman Manneh
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-10) 10 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Ginak Kajata, Gambia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2004–2014 Rush Soccer Academy
2014–2015 Blumenthaler SV
2015– Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Werder Bremen II 69 (12)
2016–2020 Werder Bremen 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:25, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Ousman Manneh (born 10 March 1997) is a Gambian professional footballer who last played as a striker for SV Werder Bremen II.[1]

Club career

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Early career

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In 2004 Manneh started training at the Rush Soccer Academy, a United States soccer franchise for children and youth in Bakau.[2][3]

At the age of 17 he fled the dictatorship in his home country Gambia reaching Bremen and living in the refugee camp of Lesum.[3][4] Following a trial he joined the Blumenthaler SV U-18 team before playing for the U-19 side in the youth regional league, the second-tier youth league in Germany, where he scored 15 goals in 11 matches. These performances earned him trials with FC St. Pauli, Hamburg, Schalke 04 and Wolfsburg.[3][4]

Werder Bremen

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Having chosen to stay in Bremen and play for Werder Bremen, Manneh initially played for the club's youth team.[2] On 10 March 2015, he signed a three-year contract with the club running until summer 2018.[3][4]

On 25 July 2015, he made his 3. Liga debut for the reserves against Hansa Rostock scoring the winning goal in a 1–2 away win.[5] Four days later, he made his first appearance for the first team; having entered the pitch after 60 minutes he scored four goals in 15 minutes in a 7–0 friendly match win against SV Wilhelmshaven.[3][6]

After scoring and assisting two goals each in his first seven appearances for the reserves in the 2016–17 season, Manneh made his full Bundesliga debut on 21 September 2016 in a 1–2 home defeat to Mainz 05 before being replaced by Lennart Thy in the 55th minute.[3][7][8] He also started in the following match three days later, a 2–1 win against VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen's first victory of the season, being substituted off after 73 minutes.[3]

Manneh scored his first Bundesliga goal on 15 October, in Werder Bremen's 2–1 win against Bayer Leverkusen.[9]

He made his return from a 21-month injury layoff 8 December 2019, coming on as a substitute for Werder Bremen II.[10]

Manneh was released by Werder Bremen when his contract expired in summer 2020.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 15 September 2020[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen II 2014–15 Regionalliga Nord 3 0 3 0
2015–16 3. Liga 28 3 28 3
2016–17 20 4 20 4
2017–18 17 5 17 5
2019–20 Regionalliga Nord 1 0 1 0
Total 69 12 0 0 0 0 69 12
Werder Bremen 2016–17 Bundesliga 6 1 6 1
Career total 75 13 0 0 0 0 75 13
  1. ^ Includes Czech Cup, DFB-Pokal

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gambia - O. Manneh - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b Ceesay, Alieu (23 January 2015). "Gambia: Ousman Manneh Signs With Werder Bremen". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Lauf Ousman, lauf!". Spox (in German). 26 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Camara, Baboucarr (1 July 2015). "Ousman Manneh's rise to stardom with Werder Bremen". The Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 3 August 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Hansa Rostock vs. Werder Bremen II - 25 July 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. ^ Sander, Carsten (29 July 2015). "Die Manneh-Show". Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Malli und De Blasis vermiesen Nouri das Debüt". kicker Online (in German). 21 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  8. ^ Meile, Ralf (22 September 2016). "Werders Ousman Manneh – in zwei Jahren vom Flüchtling zum Bundesliga-Profi". Watson (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  9. ^ Fahey, Ciaran (15 October 2016). "Bayern held again in Bundesliga, now 3 games without a win". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  10. ^ Niemeyer (8 December 2019). "Tabellenführer Wolfsburg zu stark". Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  11. ^ Knips, Björn (16 July 2020). "Märchen ohne Happy End: Ousman Manneh ohne Zukunft bei Werder Bremen". Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 September 2020.