Michael Nsien (born February 14, 1981) is a Nigerian-American[1] former professional soccer player and coach.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | February 14, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa Thunder | |||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Dayton Flyers | 73 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | LA Galaxy | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Portland Timbers | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shaab | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria U23 | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Tulsa Roughnecks (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Tulsa Roughnecks (interim) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | FC Tulsa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | United States U16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | United States U19 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Player
editCareer
editNsien played college soccer at the University of Dayton between 1999 and 2003, scoring 9 goals at left fullback in 73 appearances.[2]
Following college, Nsien signed with the LA Galaxy in 2005 as a reserve player,[3] and then with the USL's Portland Timbers in 2006.[1] He also played in the UAE for UAE Pro-League side Al-Shaab and was a member of the 2003 Nigerian U-23 National Team that ultimately failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.[4]
Coaching
editNsien became an assistant coach for the Tulsa Roughnecks, before taking over the side from David Vaudreuil as interim head coach in June 2018.[5] Nsien was named the permanent head coach in December 2018.[6] Nsien was relieved of coaching duties in June 2022.[7]
Nsien was named head coach of the United States U-16 men's national team on November 15, 2022.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Timbers sign former Galaxy reserve Nsien, re-sign Morrison, Poltl | Portland Timbers".
- ^ "ALUMNI UPDATE: NSIEN SIGNS WITH GALAXY; ROLFE SCORES TWICE IN REMATCH WITH SCHULTE'S CREW". University of Dayton Athletics.
- ^ "Michael Nsien | MLSsoccer.com".
- ^ "Error". app.mainstreetsites.com.
- ^ Roughnecks FC News [dead link]
- ^ Roughnecks FC News [dead link]
- ^ "FC Tulsa Announces Head Coaching Change". FCTulsa.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "MICHAEL NSIEN NAMED HEAD COACH OF U.S. UNDER-16 MEN'S YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM". USSoccer.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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