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Another Gambian signs contract in US
Tuesday, 23 March 2010 22:58
On the strength of an impressive preseason, Carolina RailHawks coach Martin Rennie has signed Gambian forward
Sainey Touray. Touray leads the North American Soccer League team in preseason scoring with four goals.
"I have enjoyed my trial with the RailHawks and I'm excited to join the team," Touray said. "I'm looking forward to scoring a lot of goals this
season." Though just 20, Touray comes to the RailHawks with an accomplished background. He has featured for Gambia's Under-17 and Under-20 national teams. At a four-nation U-17 tournament in Ivory Coast, Touray scored three goals in four games - including the lone tally in a 1-0 win over Burkina Faso in the final - to lead Gambia to the championship and earn himself the Golden Boot.
In 2008, he scored a team-leading nine goals and led Wallidan to the Gambia Premier League championship. At the end of the Gambian season, Touray went on trial with the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. He signed with the team in August 2008. He appeared in six matches for the Red Bull Reserves and scored two goals. He returned to Wallidan in 2009 and scored six goals.
It was his time in New York that led to Touray's initial trial with the RailHawks. Rennie welcomed Touray on trial at the recommendation of his Carolina defender John Gilkerson. Gilkerson was teammates with Touray in New York.
"He's a player we've known about for some time," Rennie said. "He's scored four goals in 90 minutes over two games in our preseason. He's a player that can finish. He's good around the goal and we think he's got a lot of potential. Players who can score are hard to find, and he could be really good."
The RailHawks continue their preseason this week with games against the North Carolina men's soccer team on Friday in Southern Pines and against the Montreal Impact on Saturday at WakeMed Soccer Park. Source: Gamsports.com
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