Happy Hall
Happy McNair Hall (born October 15, 1987) is a Bahamian international footballer who plays for local side Lyford Cay as a defender.
Personal information | |||
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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(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lyford Cay | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
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– | Bahamas | 15 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 16, 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:29, 25 October 2019 (UTC) |
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.
International goals
- Scores and results list the Bahamas' goal tally first.[7]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 September 2006 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2007 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
2. | 9 September 2019 | Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C | |
3. | 10 October 2019 | Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3–0 | 4–0 |
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 (in 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 Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Caribbean Football Database profile
- Happy Hall at National-Football-Teams.com
- Happy Hall – FIFA competition record
- Our coaching staff - Skillz Soccer Bahamas