Momodou Touray (born 30 July 1999) is a footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Chorley. Born in the Gambia, he is a former Wales under-21 international.

Momodou Touray
Personal information
Full name Momodou Touray[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Serekunda, Gambia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Chorley
Youth career
Newport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Newport County 1 (0)
2017–2018Merthyr Town (loan) 7 (4)
2018–2019Barry Town United (loan) 31 (13)
2019Torquay United (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020Barry Town United (loan) 20 (3)
2020–2022 Salford City 0 (0)
2020Marine (loan) 4 (3)
2021–2022Bath City (loan) 14 (1)
2022Hereford (loan) 18 (1)
2022–2023 Marine 13 (0)
2023 Warrington Rylands (loan) 10 (5)
2023–2024 Warrington Rylands 36 (17)
International career
2017–? Wales U19 5 (2)
2018–2020 Wales U21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:34, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Playing career

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Newport County

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Touray came through the Newport County academy. In August 2017, he joined Merthyr Town on a three month loan and in January 2018 spent time on trial at Premier League club Leicester City.[3] In April 2018 Touray signed his first professional contract with Newport County until June 2019.[4]

Touray made his first team debut for Newport on 5 May 2018, in a 1–1 draw against Carlisle United in the final League Two match of the season at Brunton Park as a second-half substitute.[5]

In July 2018 Touray joined Welsh Premier League side Barry Town United on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[6] Touray scored 14 goals for Barry in all competitions and he was selected as the Welsh Premier League Young Player of the Year.[7]

On 2 August 2019 Touray joined Torquay United on a one month loan.[8] On 2 September 2019 he returned to Barry town United on loan until the end of the 2019-20 season.[9]

Touray was released by Newport County at the end of the 2019–20 season.[10]

Salford City

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During the summer of 2020 he trained with Salford City and appeared in a pre-season friendly for the club.[11] It was confirmed later that he had joined the club as a member of their development squad.[12] He made his competitive debut for the club on 9 September 2020 in a EFL Trophy game against Manchester United Under-21s.[13]

In September 2020 he joined Marine on loan until January 2021.[14] In August 2021, he moved on loan to National League South club Bath City until January 2022,[15] and scored 43 minutes into his début on 15 August, scoring the opening goal in a 3–0 win against Billericay Town,[16] but picked up an injury and was substituted after nine minutes against Tonbridge Angels the following matchday.[17]

On 22 January 2022, Touray joined National League North side Hereford on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[18]

Non-League

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He was released by Salford at the end of the 2021–22 season[19] and then joined Marine.[20] He went on loan to Warrington Rylands in February 2023 for a month.[21] He left Marine in March 2023 following the conclusion of his loan spell and subsequently joined Rylands, where he was the club's top scorer for the 2023-2024 season with 18 goals across all competitions.[22][23] On 1 June 2024, Touray signed for National League North club Chorley.[24]

International

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In October 2017 Touray scored on his debut for Wales under 19's in a 4–3 win against Switzerland.[25] He made his debut for Wales under-21s in the Euro 2019 qualifying 3–1 win against Switzerland on 16 October 2018.[26] In his last qualifying game age wise playing for the under 21s he scored as they beat Moldova in an UEFA U21 Euro 2021 qualifying match.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2018: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 86. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ Momodou Touray at Soccerway
  3. ^ Touray Trial at Leicester City
  4. ^ Touray contract
  5. ^ Touray debut
  6. ^ Touray loan to Barry
  7. ^ Jones, Jordan (1 June 2019). "Welsh Premier League awards: All the winners in the 2018/2019 awards". Y Clwb Pel Droed. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  8. ^ Touray loan to Torquay United
  9. ^ Touray rejoins Barry Town United
  10. ^ "NEWPORT COUNTY AFC CONFIRM LIST OF PLAYERS RETAINED AND RELEASED". www.newport-county.co.uk.
  11. ^ Jones, Jordan. "Momodou Touray links up with League Two outfit Salford City". Y Clwb Pel-Droed.
  12. ^ "Introducing the 2020–21 Development Squad". Salford City FC. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  13. ^ Plant, Michael. "Manchester United Under-21s hit six at Salford". Manchester United FC. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  14. ^ McMillian, Dave. "MARINE SIGN SALFORD DUO ON LOAN". Marine F.C. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Bath City bring in Salford City's Touray". Non league Daily. 4 August 2021.
  16. ^ Stillman, Mark (15 August 2021). "Bath City 3-0 Billericay Town: New trio prove just too much for the Blues". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  17. ^ Rowe, Jim (22 August 2021). "Tonbridge Angels 0-1 Bath City: Romans' road trip ends with points". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Forward, Momodou Touray signs for Hereford". Hereford FC. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Player news". Salford City FC. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Mo's A Mariner!". Marine FC. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Squad Update". Marine AFC. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  22. ^ "MO TOURAY". marinefc.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  23. ^ "TALE OF THE TAPE". twitter.com. 29 April 2024.
  24. ^ "Momodou Touray is a Magpie". chorleyfc.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  25. ^ Penman, Andrew (5 October 2017). "Newport County manager Michael Flynn delighted as Momodou Touray scores on Wales under-19s debut". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  26. ^ Touray Wales under 21
  27. ^ Davies, Joshua (13 November 2020). "Wales U21 3-0 Moldova U21: Strong second-half showing ensures victory for Dragons". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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