Konata Mannings

Konata Mannings (March 20, 1986 in Georgetown) is a Guyanese international football player who plays with Alpha United FC.

Natta Mannings
Personal information
Full name Konata Mannings
Date of birth (1986-03-20) March 20, 1986
Place of birth Georgetown, Guyana
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Striker
Club information
Current team
 Alpha United FC
Youth career
Pele FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2014 Pele FC 113 (65)
2007 → Italia Shooters (loan) 5 (0)
2008 → Caledonia AIA (loan) 15 (5)
2009 → North York Astros (loan) 3 (0)
2015– Alpha United FC
National team
2003–2008 Guyana Youth 20 (6)
2008– Guyana Futsal 27 (9)
2005– Guyana 27 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Mannings began his professional career in 2004 for Pele FC in the GFF National Super League.[1] He was loaned in 2007 to Italia Shooters of the Canadian Soccer League.[2] He made his debut in a 4-0 victory in North York on May 20, 2007.[3]

The following year he played with Caledonia AIA. During the 2008 TT Pro League season Mannings led Caledonia to finish third in the standings and helped them qualify for the Lucozade Sport Big Six. On May 27, 2009 the North York Astros head coach Uğur Çimen announced the signing of Mannings for the 2009 season.[4] He made his debut for the Astros in a 2-0 defeat to St. Catharines on June 3, 2009. Mannings signed with G.S United Soccer club in 2013 in the Ontario Soccer League. He returned to play with Pele FC in 2014, and was loaned in 2015 to Alpha United FC.[5] Mannings was top scorer for Pele in the Kashif & Shanghai Cup 2015.

International career

Mannings scored his goal for Guyana on January 27, 2008 in a 2-2 tie against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[6] He was selected represent Guyana at the 2008 Caribbean Championship, and was in the starting 11 for the first two games against Dominica and Suriname. He is a former Under-15, -17, -20, -21 and -23 levels team player, who scored six goals in twenty games.[7] He played with the U-21 the Central American Qualifying for 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship[8] and played Futsal for Guyana.[9][8]

Personal life

His father Keith "Sanjee" Mannings has previously served as his player agent and his mother Roxanne Keith works as housewife.[10] His brother is the former Guyana national under-17 footballer[11] and now Toronto based Reggae singer Matussala Mandela Mannings.[12]

References
  1. Konata Mannings at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Canadian Soccer League - Clubs". 2007-06-24. Archived from the original on June 24, 2007. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  3. Glover, Robin. "May 20, 2007 CSL North York Astros vs Italia Shooters (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  4. "North York Astros Soccer Club Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2010-09-10. Archived from the original on 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2017-03-13.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Kashif and Shanghai News". 2006-05-27. Archived from the original on 2006-05-27. Retrieved 2017-03-13.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Konata Mannings - Guyana - Caribbean Football". www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  7. "Guyana Sports Development Foundation, Inc". 2012-02-27. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2017-03-13.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. "Central American Qualifying for 2005 U-21 World Cup". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  9. "Futsal Planet". www.futsalplanet.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  10. Chesney, Kiev (2008-08-09). "'Early energy pushed them aside' - Shabazz - Stabroek News". Stabroek News. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  11. "K&S football". www.landofsixpeoples.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  12. "Toronto Reggae Singer Metussala (Mandela) Mannings held in drugs bust". Retrieved 2017-03-13.


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