Yahaya Musa (born December 20, 1986) is an Australian-American soccer player who most recently played for Wilmington Hammerheads in USL Professional Division.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yahaya Musa | ||
| Date of birth | December 20, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Canberra, Australia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Elmont Memorial Spartans | ||
| 2004 | PSC Soccer Academy | ||
| 2004–2009 | Stony Brook Seahawks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Fort Wayne Fever | 12 | (0) |
| 2007 | Long Island Rough Riders | ||
| 2008 | Kalamazoo Outrage | ||
| 2008 | Academia Quintana | ||
| 2009 | Sevilla FC Puerto Rico | ||
| 2010–2011 | Bayamón FC | ||
| 2012 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 25 | (0) |
| 2013 | NY Greek Americans | 19 | (0) |
| 2014 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 13 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | North Shore SC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Musa played college soccer at Stony Brook University. He was captain of Stony Brook in 2006 and 2007 and was a member of the 2005 America East Championship team. In addition, he was 1st team All America East in 2007 and 2006, second team All America East in 2005, and America East Rookie team in 2004.[1]
As well as appearing in the USL Premier Development League for Fort Wayne Fever,[2] Long Island Rough Riders[3] and Kalamazoo Outrage,[4] Musa also spent two seasons in Puerto Rico with Academia Quintana, Sevilla FC Puerto Rico and Bayamón FC.[5][6]
Musa signed with USL Professional Division club Wilmington Hammerheads in March 2012. He made his debut with the club on April 29, 2012, as a 65th-minute substitute in a 1–0 victory over Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[7] Musa spent the 2013 season playing for Greek American AA in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League and coaching the Amateur club North Shore Soccer Club in New York,[8] before resigned with the Hammerheads for the 2014 season.[9]
References edit
- ^ 15 Yahaya Musa (December 20, 1986). "Yahaya Musa Bio - Stony Brook Official Athletic Site". Goseawolves.org. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Pdl.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ Demosphere International, Inc. (May 11, 2007). "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Pdl.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Pdl.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ The page cannot be found at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 August 2014)[dead link]
- ^ "SUNY College at Old Westbury - 2011 Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". Oldwestburypanthers.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Wilmington Hammerheads vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds - 29 April 2012 - Soccerway". Uk.soccerway.com. April 29, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ musa2086. "Exclusive Interview with Elmont native and Wilmington Hammerheads defender Yahaya Musa". Soccerlimagazine.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslpro.uslsoccer.com. December 19, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
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