Dahood Qaisi

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Dahood Qaisi
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Qaisi at Al Shabab
Personal information
Full name Dahood "David" Ibrahim Qaisi
Date of birth (1991-05-12) May 12, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Center-Back
Team information
Current team
Harrisburg Heat
Number 3
Youth career
2006 – 2009 PA Classics
2012 – 2013 Harrisburg City Islanders Academy
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009 – 2013 Lock Haven University 65 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Shabab Al-Khalil SC 16 (3)
2013 – 2014 Harrisburg Heat 6 (2)
2014 – 2015 Al Shabab 0 (0)
2015 – 2016 Harrisburg Heat 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dahood "David" Qaisi (born May 12, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who formerly played for professional indoor soccer team Harrisburg Heat of the Major Arena Soccer League.

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College

Qaisi graduated from Conestoga Valley High School before enrolling at Lock Haven University in 2009. He was a key contributor in defense all 4 years and captained the squad his senior season. [1] He tallied 65 total appearances for the Bald Eagles netting 5 goals. Qaisi's impressive play in 2011 earned him a spot on the PSAC Second Team and PSAC First Team in 2012.

Professional

Shabab Al-Khalil

After graduation from Lock Haven University, Qaisi signed with West Bank professional soccer club, Shabab Al-Khalil SC of the Premier League on July 19, 2013. [2] [3] He made his professional debut on July 29, 2013, in Shabab Al-Khalil SC's first game of the preseason against Hilal Al-Quds. He enjoyed a brief stint there making 16 appearances and scoring 3 goals to help win the Palestine Super Cup tournament and the West Bank Super Cup. [4]

Harrisburg Heat

Qaisi returned to the states to sign with the Harrisburg Heat. [5] He made his Heat debut and scored 2 goals for the Heat in a preseason friendly against the New Jersey Dynamo. [6]

Al-Shabab Al-Arabi Club

In January 2014, Qaisi signed a contract with Al Shabab Club for the 2014 - 2015 season in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates.

Harrisburg Heat

He returned to the states once again to sign with the Harrisburg Heat.

Retirement

Qaisi now resides in Gainesville, FL where he is attending University of Florida College of Dentistry.

In Summer of 2021 Qaisi began his second year, where he worked in the simulation lab.

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Dahood working in dental lab in 2020
Qaisi with the Harrisburg Heat Harrisburg Heat.jpg
Qaisi with the Harrisburg Heat

According to a post on Qaisi's Instagram, he is now training with a hand piece and using Surgitel Loupes as an aspiring dentist. [7]

As of Summer 2022, Qaisi is entering his third year of dental school. A stellar first two years of school has Qaisi sitting firmly in the upper middle of the class ranks. He has no tentative plans to specialize and in 2021 was quoted: "Bro, I'm just ready to graduate and make some money".

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References

  1. "David Qaisi - Men's Soccer". Lock Haven University Athletics.
  2. "شباب الخليل يتعاقد مع الأمريكي من أصول فلسطينية داود القيسي". كووورة. 9 July 2019.
  3. "شباب الخليل يتعاقد مع الفلسطيني المقيم في أمريكا". فلسطين 24. Archived from the original on 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  4. جول, بال. "لاعب أمريكي يوقع رسميا على كشوفات شباب الخليل". بال جول.
  5. "Harrisburg Heat signs defender David Qaisi to PASL contract". pennlive.com. 24 October 2013.
  6. "Harrisburg Heat tune up for season opener by blasting New Jersey 17-0". 3 November 2013.
  7. "Instagram".