Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahinga Bienvenu Selemani | ||
Date of birth | March 15, 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Windsor Internationals | |||
Michigan Tigers FC | |||
2009–2014 | Michigan CSA Wolves | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Michigan Wolverines | 18 | (3) |
2015–2016 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 43 | (12) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | AFC Ann Arbor | ||
2016 | Ventura County Fusion | 1 | (0) |
2017 | Panetolikos | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Vlašim | 15 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Vlašim B | ||
2019–2020 | Hawke's Bay United | 16 | (10) |
2020 | Lincoln Red Imps | ||
2021 | Cavalry FC | 17 | (3) |
2022 | Gudja United | 20 | (4) |
2023 | One Knoxville SC | 15 | (0) |
2023 | Valour FC | 10 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2013 | United States U17 | 4+ | (2+) |
2013–2014 | United States U18 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 29, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 31, 2014 |
Ahinga Bienvenu Selemani (born March 15, 1996) is a professional soccer player. Born in Canada, he represented the United States at youth international level.
Selemani was born in Canada in Moncton, New Brunswick, later moving to Windsor, Ontario as a child, before moving to the United States and being raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. [1] [2] He began playing youth soccer in Canada with Windsor Internationals. [3] From 2009 to 2014, he played with the Michigan CSA Wolves. [4] He attended Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, where he won the district championship with the soccer team in 2011 and was named to the All-State team. [5]
In February 2014, he committed to attend the University of Michigan, where he played for the men's soccer team. [6] He made his collegiate debut on August 29 against the FIU Panthers. [7] He scored his first goal on October 26 against the Indiana Hoosiers. [8] At the end of the season, he was named to the Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team. [9]
In 2015, he transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara to play for their soccer team. [10] He scored his first goal on September 6, 2015, against the [11] [12] On November 11, he scored against the UC Davis Aggies, to propel the team to the Big West Tournament final. [13] At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Big West Conference Second Team. [14] On October 10, 2016, he earned Big West Offensive Player of the Week honors. [15] The following week, he was again named the Big West Offensive Player of the Week and was also named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week. [16] [17] At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Big West First Team. [18] He chose to not return for his senior season in 2017 to instead pursue a professional career. [19]
In 2015, he played in the Premier Development League with AFC Ann Arbor in the Great Lakes Premier League. [20]
In 2016, he played with the Ventura County Fusion in the Premier Development League. [21]
In February 2017, Selemani went on trial with Superleague Greece side Panetolikos. [22] [23] He subsequently signed a three-year contract with the club. [24] [25] In August 2017, he mutually terminated his contract, without having appeared in an official match, electing to return to North America. [26] [27]
In July 2018, Selemani signed with second tier Czech National Football League side Vlašim. [28] He also spent some time with their B team in the sixth tier I.A Class, including scoring a hat trick May 20, 2019 against Úvaly. [29]
In October 2019, Selemani signed with New Zealand Football Championship side Hawke's Bay United. [30] He scored 10 goals and added 6 assists in 16 games that season, winning the Hawke's Bay's player of the season award. [31] He was also a runner-up in the league MVP race and was the team's Player's choice player of the year and Coach's choice player of the year.[ citation needed ]
In July 2020, he joined Gibraltar National League team Lincoln Red Imps. [32] [33]
In December 2020, he signed with Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC for the 2021 season. [34] [35] He scored his first goals for the club on June 30, netting a brace in a 4–1 victory over Atlético Ottawa. [36] [37]
In January 2022, he signed a short-term deal with Gudja United in the Maltese Premier League. [38] [39]
In late December 2022, he joined USL League One side One Knoxville SC, ahead of the 2023 season. [40] [41]
In July 2023, Selemani returned to the Canadian Premier League, signing with Valour FC. [42] He made his debut on July 23, in a substitute appearance against York United FC. [43]
Selemani was born in Canada to parents from the DR Congo, and moved to the United States at a young age, and is eligible for all three national teams. [1] In 2012, he began playing with the United States U17 as a member of their residency program. On November 28, 2012, he scored in a friendly against Brazil U17. [44] He was named to the squad for the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, scoring a goal against Haiti U17. [45] In 2013 and 2014, he was selected to the United States U18 for various tournaments. [46] [47] He also spent some time with the United States U20. [48]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup [lower-alpha 1] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ventura County Fusion | 2016 [21] | Premier Development League | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Panetolikos | 2017–18 | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Vlašim | 2018–19 | Czech National Football League | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
Hawke's Bay United | 2019–20 | New Zealand Premiership | 16 | 10 | — | — | 16 | 10 | ||
Lincoln Red Imps | 2020–21 | Gibraltar National League | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Cavalry FC | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
Gudja United | 2021–22 | Maltese Premier League | 10 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
2022–23 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
Total | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | ||
One Knoxville SC | 2023 | USL League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Valour FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 87 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 92 | 20 |
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