Sammy Kahsai

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Sammy Kahsai
Personal information
Full name Samuel Kahsai
Date of birth (1995-03-05) March 5, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Ethiopia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2013–2014 D.C. United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Washington Adventist Shock 16 (14)
2015–2017 UMBC Retrievers 47 (8)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Albuquerque Sol 6 (0)
2019 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 13 (1)
2020–2021 Maryland Bobcats 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 26, 2021

Sammy Kahsai (born March 5, 1995) is an Ethiopian [1] footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Career

College and amateur

Kahsai played four years of college soccer, playing his first season at Washington Adventist University in 2014 before transferring to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. [2]

Kahsai also played with Premier Development League side Albuquerque Sol in 2017. [3]

Professional

Kahsai signed his first professional deal with USL Championship club Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on March 4, 2019. [4]

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References

  1. Patel, Ron (26 June 2017). "Sammy Kahsai Dreams of the Big Leagues!". Archived from the original on 7 May 2019.
  2. "UMBC Retrievers - Sammy Kahsai". UMBC Soccer.
  3. "Albuquerque Sol F.C. - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Sammy Kahsai -".
  4. "Riverhounds SC signs midfielder Sammy Kahsai". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. 4 March 2019.