| Ousman Manneh | |
| Birth Date: | 1997 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Ginak Kajata, Gambia |
| Height: | 1.89 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rush Soccer Academy |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Blumenthaler SV |
| Youthyears3: | 2015– |
| Youthclubs3: | Werder Bremen |
| Years1: | 2015–2020 |
| Caps1: | 69 |
| Goals1: | 12 |
| Clubs1: | Werder Bremen II |
| Years2: | 2016–2020 |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Clubs2: | Werder Bremen |
| Club-Update: | 12:25, 15 September 2020 (UTC) |
Ousman Manneh (born 10 March 1997) is a Gambian professional footballer who last played as a striker for SV Werder Bremen II.[1]
In 2004 Manneh started training at the Rush Soccer Academy, a United States soccer franchise for children and youth in Bakau.[2]
At the age of 17 he fled the dictatorship in his home country Gambia reaching Bremen and living in the refugee camp of Lesum.[3] [4] Following a trial he joined the Blumenthaler SV U-18 team before playing for the U-19 side in the youth regional league, the second-tier youth league in Germany, where he scored 15 goals in 11 matches. These performances earned him trials with FC St. Pauli, Hamburg, Schalke 04 and Wolfsburg.[3] [4]
Having chosen to stay in Bremen and play for Werder Bremen, Manneh initially played for the club's youth team.[2] On 10 March 2015, he signed a three-year contract with the club running until summer 2018.[3] [4]
On 25 July 2015, he made his 3. Liga debut for the reserves against Hansa Rostock scoring the winning goal in a 1–2 away win.[5] Four days later, he made his first appearance for the first team; having entered the pitch after 60 minutes he scored four goals in 15 minutes in a 7–0 friendly match win against SV Wilhelmshaven.[3] [6]
After scoring and assisting two goals each in his first seven appearances for the reserves in the 2016–17 season, Manneh made his full Bundesliga debut on 21 September 2016 in a 1–2 home defeat to Mainz 05 before being replaced by Lennart Thy in the 55th minute.[3] [7] [8] He also started in the following match three days later, a 2–1 win against VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen's first victory of the season, being substituted off after 73 minutes.[3]
Manneh scored his first Bundesliga goal on 15 October, in Werder Bremen's 2–1 win against Bayer Leverkusen.[9]
He made his return from a 21-month injury layoff 8 December 2019, coming on as a substitute for Werder Bremen II.[10]
Manneh was released by Werder Bremen when his contract expired in summer 2020.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[12] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Werder Bremen II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nord | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 28 | 3 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 4 | — | — | 20 | 4 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 12 | |||
| Werder Bremen | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 75 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 13 | |||