Mansour_Assoumani
Mansour Assoumani
French footballer (born 1983)
Mansour Assoumani Gammali (born 30 January 1983) is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Régional 1 club Le Grau-du-Roi.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mansour Assoumani Gammali | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-01-30) 30 January 1983 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Nice, France | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Le Grau-du-Roi | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Montpellier | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Montpellier | 74 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 34 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Sportfreunde Siegen | 27 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Leeds United | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Wrexham | 40 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Stockport County | 36 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | JS Saint-Jean Beaulieu | ||
| 2014–2015 | Le Pontet | 14 | (2) |
| 2015 | Istres | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Le Pontet | 104 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | RC Védasien | ||
| 2020– | Le Grau-du-Roi | ||
| International career | |||
| 2015–2017 | County of Nice | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Assoumani began his career in the French First Division with Montpellier on 18 August 2001. He played 72 matches for the club (43 in D1, 29 in D2) and registered four goals (two in D1 and two in D2).[1] After five seasons he joined the German club 1. FC Saarbrücken and, subsequently, Sportfreunde Siegen.[2] Prior to joining Leeds United, Assoumani spent time on trial at Sheffield United but failed to impress sufficiently to earn a permanent deal.[3]
Leeds United
On 17 December 2008, Assoumani was handed a one-month contract with League One team Leeds United after a successful trial which also saw him score a goal in a reserve team game against York City.[4] He made his debut three days later in a 3–1 defeat to Milton Keynes Dons.[5] He played the first half at right-back, but due to the substitution of Ľubomír Michalík at half-time, Assoumani played the second half in his more favoured position of centre-back.
Assoumani was unfortunate that Gary McAllister who signed him was sacked after the game after a run of 5 defeats in a row. Assoumani didn't figure at all under new manager Simon Grayson. He was released on 18 January 2009.[6] On 22 January 2009 he was offered a week-long trial with Crewe Alexandra however he was released without being offered a contract.
Wrexham
On 26 March 2009, Assoumani joined Conference National side Wrexham,[7] making his debut on 7 April in a 0–0 draw with Histon.
Stockport County
Assounami signed for League Two side Stockport County on 2 August 2010.[8] Assoumani scored his first goal for County in their 2–0 win over Macclesfield Town on 4 September 2010.
After making 36 appearances for county, in May 2011 he was informed that he would not be offered a contract by the club for the 2011/12 season.[9]
- Mansour Assoumani – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- "Mansour Assoumani". Welt Fussball. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- "Blades trial Assoumani". Sky Sports News. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- "French defender joins United". Leeds United F.C. 17 December 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- "MK Dons 3–1 Leeds". BBC Sport. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
- "United allow defender to depart". Leeds United F.C. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- "Wrexham recruit international duo". BBC Sport. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- "Stockport County sign defender Mansour Assoumani". BBC Sport. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- "2011–12 retained list revealed". Stockport County F.C. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
- Official website (in French)
- Mansour Assoumani profile at the Wrexham website
- Mansour Assoumani at Soccerbase
- Mansour Assoumani at Soccerway
