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Nigerian-American soccer player and coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 |
Nsien 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]
Nsien 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]
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