Manu Duah

Manu Duah
Duah playing for San Diego FC in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Position(s)
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 16 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:29, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Manu Duah (born 5 June 2005) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and center-back 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

Duah played for one season as a freshman for UC Santa Barbara, appearing in 14 games for the Gauchos.

Starting in all 14 of his appearances, Duah helped the Gauchos to a 12–5–5 record in the 2024 season. 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.[2]

Club career

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.[3][4] SDFC coach Mikey Varas has said that he believes Duah has potential to "dominate" the league.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7][8]

On 3 February 2026, in round one of the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup against Pumas UNAM, Duah scored San Diego FC's first goal in a 4–1 comeback victory, his first professional goal.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 February 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League U.S. Open Cup North America Playoffs Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Diego FC 2025 Major League Soccer 14 0 — — 5 0 3[a] 0 22 0
2026 Major League Soccer 2 0 — 2 1 — 0 0 4 1
Career total 16 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 26 1
  1. ^ Three appearances in Leagues Cup

References

  1. ^ "Manu Duah | San Diego FC". sandiegofc.com. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "San Diego FC takes Manu Duah first overall in 2025 MLS SuperDraft". ESPN.com. 21 December 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Expansion San Diego FC make Manu Duah No. 1 pick in MLS draft". Reuters. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Duah Makes MLS Debut in Big Win". University of California, Santa Barbara. 2025-07-07. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "San Diego FC stay top of the West after 1-1 deadlock with Whitecaps". The Sporting Tribune. 2025-07-20. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  9. ^ Kensing, Kyle (3 February 2026). "In another franchise first, SDFC beats Pumas in Concacaf Champions Cup opener". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Manu Duah Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
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