Seyfo Soley (born 16 February 1980) is a Gambian former professional

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who played as a

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. He captained the Gambia national team.

Career

Soley was born in

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, the Gambia. He played for Banjul Hawks FC, K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen, Al-Hilal and

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, prior to signing for

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in January 2007. Soley made his debut for Preston North End in the 2007 fifth round of the

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which Preston lost 3–1 to

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. In June 2007 Preston that he had left the club after rejecting the club's offer of a new contract. On 26 July 2008, Soley played as a trialist for

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in the second half of their 4–0 friendly win over

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. Soley trialled with

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in the 2008–09 season under

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but was not offered a permanent deal. Though he was out of contract for three years, the 30-year-old midfielder made plans to move to the Cyprus premier-tier side Apollon Limassol in 2010, and the deal took effect in January 2011, after Apollon Limassol exhausted their 17-foreign-player limit.

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* * * *http://allafrica.com/stories/201009240756.html 1980 births Living people Gambian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders The Gambia men's international footballers Belgian Pro League players Cypriot First Division players Saudi Pro League players Sportkring Sint-Niklaas players KRC Genk players Preston North End F.C. players Al Hilal SFC players Doxa Katokopias FC players Alki Larnaca FC players Gambian expatriate men's footballers Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Gambian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia English Football League players {{Gambia-footy-bio-stub