Happy Hall
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Happy McNair Hall | ||
| Date of birth | October 15, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Nassau, Bahamas | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dayton Dutch Lions | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005 | Bradenton Academics | 5 | (1) |
| 2007 | Bradenton Academics | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | North York Astros | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | Gosport Borough | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | Bradenton Academics | 13 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Ma Pau SC | 12 | (0) |
| 2011– | Dayton Dutch Lions | 19 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Bahamas | 10 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 16, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Happy McNair Hall (born October 15, 1987) is a Bahamian international footballer who plays professionally for Dayton Dutch Lions in the USL Professional Division, as a defender.
Career
College and amateur
Born in Nassau, Hall played college soccer at Appalachian State University, and had three stints with the Bradenton Academics in the USL Premier Development League in 2005, 2007 and 2009.
Professional
Upon graduating, Hall briefly played with North York Astros in the Canadian Soccer League in 2008,[1] before joining English side Gosport Borough in February 2009, on a deal until the end of the 2008/09 season.[2]
Following the conclusion of the English football season, Hall returned to North America, and signed to play a third stint for Bradenton Academics in 2009, alongside his national teammate Cameron Hepple. Towards the end of the 2009 PDL season Hall went on trials and secured a deal with Ma Pau SC in the TT Pro League in Trinidad and Tobago.
On March 7, 2011 Hall signed a two-year contract with Dayton Dutch Lions of the American USL Pro league.[3]
International
Hall made his debut for the Bahamas in a September 2006 Caribbean Cup qualification match against the Cayman Islands.[4] He had earned 10 caps by November 2008,[5] 4 of them in World Cup qualification games.[6] Hall captained the side in the 2010 World Cup qualification matches.
References
- ↑ North York Astros profile
- ↑ "Pike Happy to trial Hall". Gosport Borough F.C. official website. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ↑ Dutch Lions Sign Hall, Leerdam
- ↑ Caribbean Football Database profile
- ↑ Happy Hall at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Happy Hall – FIFA competition record
External links
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