Michael Nsien

Michael Nsien (born February 14, 1981) is a Nigerian-American[1] former soccer player and currently head coach of FC Tulsa in the USL Championship.

Michael Nsien
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-02-14) February 14, 1981
Place of birth Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 FC Tulsa (head coach)
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-Saab
National team
Nigeria U23
Teams managed
2018 Tulsa Roughnecks (assistant)
2018 Tulsa Roughnecks (interim)
2018– FC Tulsa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Player

Career

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-Saab FC and was a member of the 2003 Nigerian U-23 National Team that ultimately failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.[4]

Coach

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]

References
  1. "Timbers sign former Galaxy reserve Nsien, re-sign Morrison, Poltl | Portland Timbers".
  2. "ALUMNI UPDATE: NSIEN SIGNS WITH GALAXY; ROLFE SCORES TWICE IN REMATCH WITH SCHULTE'S CREW". University of Dayton Athletics.
  3. "Michael Nsien | MLSsoccer.com".
  4. "Error". app.mainstreetsites.com.
  5. https://www.roughnecksfc.com/news_article/show/929629
  6. https://www.roughnecksfc.com/news_article/show/974932


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