Mustapha Carayol

Mustapha Soon Carayol (born 4 September 1988) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Gillingham and the Gambia national team. He was also previously eligible to play for Senegal and holds a British passport.

Club Career

Early career

Born in Banjul, Carayol began his career as a youth player with Swindon Town and when Paul Ince moved from Swindon to become manager of Macclesfield Town in 2006 he took Carayol with him as a trainee. At the time he was quoted as saying "I'm happy to clean the whole first team's boots all season for this opportunity".

When Ince became manager of Milton Keynes Dons in 2007, he signed Carayol again, offering him his first professional contract. He made his first team debut for MK Dons against Sheffield United in the League Cup on 28 August 2007 and went on to appear in one further cup game.

In October 2007, Carayol joined Crawley Town on loan to gain further first team experience. It came after Carayol played against them at the Crawley training ground the week before. Carayol made his Crawley Town debut, which he scored, in a 1–1 draw against Aldershot Town. Soon after, Carayol's loan spell with Crawley Town was soon extended for another month and again until the end of the season. Carayol then scored two more goals against Grays Athletic and Stafford Rangers.

Torquay United

On 13 July 2008, he was signed by Torquay United on a two–year contract.

Carayol made his Torquay United debut, in the opening game of the season, where he came on as a substitute for Danny Stevens in the 68th minute, in a 1–1 draw against Histon. In his first season at Torquay United, Carayol made thirty appearance for the club and helped the club reach promotion back to League Two.

The following season saw Carayol making his first appearance of the season on 15 August 2009, coming on as a substitute for Scott Rendell in the 68th minute, and scored in a 5–3 loss against Dagenham &am

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