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 | Lyford Cay | ||
| 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) |
| 2014– | Lyford Cay | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2015 | Bahamas | 11 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 16, 2011. | |||
Happy McNair Hall (born October 15, 1987) is a Bahamian international footballer who plays for local side Lyford Cay 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[1] in the USL Premier Development League in 2005, 2007 and 2009.
Professional
Upon graduating, Hall had a trial with Romanian outfit Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț in February 2008[2] and briefly played with North York Astros in the Canadian Soccer League in 2008,[3] before joining English side Gosport Borough in February 2009, on a deal until the end of the 2008/09 season.[4]
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.[5]
International
Hall made his debut for the Bahamas in a September 2006 Caribbean Cup qualification match against the Cayman Islands.[6] He had earned 10 caps by November 2008,[7] 4 of them in World Cup qualification games.[8] Hall captained the side in the 2010 World Cup qualification matches.
Personal life
Hall is founder of the YESI Soccer and Skillz Soccer Schools in the Bahamas.[9]
References
- ↑ Soccer Outlook Part II - Nassau Guardian
- ↑ Happy Hall in teste la Ceahlaul - Onlinesport (Romanian)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Our coaching staff - Skillz Soccer Bahamas