Carter Manley

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Carter Manley
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-29) April 29, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Elkridge, Maryland, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
San Antonio FC
Number 2
Youth career
Bethesda Soccer Club
Olney Rangers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Duke Blue Devils 58 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 D.C. United U-23 13 (0)
2018–2019 Minnesota United 9 (0)
2018Las Vegas Lights (loan) 8 (0)
2019Forward Madison (loan) 19 (1)
2020–2021 Rio Grande Valley FC 44 (2)
2022– San Antonio FC 37 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2023

Carter Manley (born April 29, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender who currently plays for San Antonio FC in the USL Championship.

Career[edit]

Youth and college[edit]

Before college, Manley featured for two seasons at Mount Saint Joseph High School in Baltimore, Maryland. He also played club soccer for Bethesda Soccer Club and Olney Rangers.[1]

Manley attended Duke University, where he played college soccer for four years between 2014 and 2017, making 58 appearances, scoring 1 goal and tallying 12 assists.[2]

While in college, he played in the PDL with D.C. United U-23.[3]

Professional career[edit]

On January 19, 2018, Manley was drafted in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft, by Minnesota United FC.[4] He signed with the club on February 20, 2018.[5]

Manley made his professional debut on March 24, 2018, starting in a 3-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls.[6]

In July 2018, Manley was loaned out to Las Vegas Lights in the USL.[7][8] He made his league debut for the club on August 15, 2018, coming on as a 79th minute substitute for Matt Thomas in a 3-1 away defeat to Orange County SC.[9]

In April 2019, Manley was loaned out once again, this time to Minnesota's USL affiliate club Forward Madison FC.[10] he made his league debut for the club on April 6, 2019, playing all ninety minutes in a 1-0 away defeat to Chattanooga Red Wolves.[11]

Manley was released by Minnesota at the end of their 2019 season.[12]

On July 9, 2020, Manley signed for USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC.[13]

On January 5, 2022, Manley moved again to a new USL Championship, signing with San Antonio FC.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A decade ago this youth soccer club rarely won. Now it has produced seven pros in recent years". washingtonpost.com. January 26, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Carter Manley Bio - Duke University Blue Devils". goduke.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "2015 Stats". Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "MNUFC Nets Massive Haul with Three First Round Picks at SuperDraft". mnufc.com.
  5. ^ "MNUFC Signs Omsberg & Manley". mnufc.com. February 28, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  6. ^ "Recap: New York Red Bulls vs. Minnesota United FC 03/24/2018". matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "Carter Manley Loaned To Las Vegas". mnufc.com. July 31, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  8. ^ "2018 MLS SUPERDRAFT FIRST ROUND PICK CARTER MANLEY TO JOIN LIGHTS FC ON LOAN FROM MINNESOTA UNITED". lasvegaslightsfc.com. July 31, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "Orange County SC vs. Las Vegas Lights – 15 August 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  10. ^ "FOUR LOONS MIGRATE SOUTH ON LOAN TO FORWARD MADISON". forwardmadisonfc.com. April 4, 2019. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  11. ^ "Chattanooga Red Wolves vs. Forward Madison – 6 April 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  12. ^ "MNUFC Declines Contract Options for 2020 Season | Minnesota United FC".
  13. ^ "Manley Leads Trio of Signings for Toros". July 9, 2020.
  14. ^ "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS DEFENDER CARTER MANLEY". SanAntonioFC.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

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