Manu Duah
.jpg) Duah playing for San Diego FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Diego FC | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Santa Barbara SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 14 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | San Diego FC | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:24, 31 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Manu Duah (born 5 June 2005) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC. A Generation Adidas player, he was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft.
College career
[edit]UC Santa Barbara
[edit]Duah played for one season as a freshman for UC Santa Barbara, appearing in 14 games for the Gauchos.[2]
Starting in all 14 of his appearances, Duah helped the Gauchos to a 12–5–5 record in the 2024 season.[attribution needed] Duah’s collegiate career ended at the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament where the Gauchos beat UCLA 1–0 in the first round in overtime before falling to Stanford in round 2 in penalties.[3]
Club career
[edit]San Diego FC
[edit]Duah was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft by San Diego FC (SDFC). With the selection, Duah became the first-ever draft pick for San Diego FC, an expansion club.[4][5] SDFC coach Mikey Varas has said that he believes Duah has potential to "dominate" the league.[6]
On 25 June 2025, Duah made his Major League Soccer (MLS) debut in San Diego FC’s 5–3 away win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[7] On 19 July 2025, he made his first home start in a 1–1 draw against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Despite scoring an own goal, he was selected as the player of the match.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Manu Duah | San Diego FC". sandiegofc.com. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Manu Duah Stats". ucsbgauchos.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ^ "UC Santa Barbara's 2024 Campaign Concludes at Stanford in NCAA Tournament Second Round Match". bigwest.org. 24 November 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "San Diego FC takes Manu Duah first overall in 2025 MLS SuperDraft". ESPN.com. 21 December 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego FC select UCSB midfielder Manu Duah with the No. 1 overall pick in MLS SuperDraft, St. Louis University's Max Floriani and Wisconsin's Dean Boltz go No. 2 and 3 respectively | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Expansion San Diego FC make Manu Duah No. 1 pick in MLS draft". Reuters. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Duah Makes MLS Debut in Big Win". University of California, Santa Barbara. 2025-07-07. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. San Diego FC Match Report – Wednesday June 25, 2025". FBRef. 25 June 2025. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "San Diego FC stay top of the West after 1-1 deadlock with Whitecaps". The Sporting Tribune. 2025-07-20. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
