Khesanio Hall

Khesanio Hall (born 10 October 1994) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays for GPS Portland Phoenix in USL League Two.

Khesanio Hall

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-10-10) 10 October 1994
Place of birth	Santa Cruz, Jamaica
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Playing position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	GPS Portland Phoenix
Number	7
Youth career
2010–2014	St. Elizabeth Technical High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles	15	(4)
2015–2016	Northeastern Huskies	25	(4)
2019	Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles	24	(26)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Ocean City Nor'easters	13	(9)
2016	Seacoast United Phantoms	3	(2)
2018–	GPS Portland Phoenix	19	(6)
National team^‡
2013	Jamaica	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:00, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Hall was born on 10 October 1994 in Jamaica; he has two siblings.[1]

Club career

High school and college

Hall played for St. Elizabeth Technical High School in Jamaica, graduating in 2013. He was named MVP and leading goal scorer of the DaCosta Cup of the Jamaican Schoolboy Football League.[2] He started his college career the United States at Oklahoma Wesleyan University in 2014,[3] transferred to Northeastern University in 2015, graduating in 2018.[1] He returned to Oklahoma Wesleyan University in 2019 for his final year of eligibility, earning Player of the Week three times,[4] KCAC Offensive Player of the Year,[5] KCAC First Team[6], and NAIA First Team All American.[7]

Amateur career

While also still attending college he played in the Premier Development League for the Ocean City Nor'easters,[8] scoring 9 goals in 13 appearances in the 2015 season[9] and was named Nor'easters' Offensive Player of the Year and to the PDL Eastern Conference Team[10]. Between graduating Northeastern University and starting graduate school back at Oklahoma Wesleyan University, he played in the USL League Two for GPS Portland Phoenix, where he was a goal leader for the 2018 season.[11]

International career

Hall made his senior international debut for Jamaica in 2013.[12][13]

References

1. "Profile". Northeastern University. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
2. "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
3. "DakStats WebSync". www.dakstats.com. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
4. "Khesanio Hall Earns His Third KCAC Offensive Player of the Week Honors For OKWU MSOC". Oklahoma Wesleyan University Athletics. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
5. "2019 Men's Soccer Awards". Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
6. "2019 Men's Soccer Awards". Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
7. "2019 NAIA Men's Soccer All-America Teams Announced". NAIA. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
8. "Hall, Lombard bring offseason honors to NU recruiting class". Northeastern University. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
9. "Profile". Ocean City Nor'easters. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
10. "2015 Ocean City Nor'easters Season Review". Ocean City FC. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
11. "GPS Portland Phoenix". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
12. "Khesanio Hall". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
13. Paul A. Reid (12 November 2013). "STETHS striker Hall called to Jamaica team". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 8 June 2014.