Asani Samuels

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Asani Samuels
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-20) 20 March 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Savanna la Mar, Jamaica
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2011–2014 Canisius Golden Griffins
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 FC Buffalo 10 (1)
2015–2016 Rochester Rhinos 30 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2016

Asani Samuels (born 20 March 1992) is a Jamaican professional footballer.

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Career

College & Youth

Samuels played four years of college soccer at Canisius College between 2011 and 2014. [1]

Samuels also made 10 appearances for NPSL club FC Buffalo in 2013, scoring one goal. [2]

Professional

Samuels joined United Soccer League club Rochester Rhinos on 27 March 2015. [3]

Samuels won the MVP at the conclusion of the 2015 USL Championship as he scored twice (90+1, 113') to help the Rochester Rhinos secure the USL title.

Honors

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References

  1. "Asani Samuels - Men's Soccer".
  2. "Asani Samuels".
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)