Michael Lahoud
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Lahoud | ||
| Date of birth | September 15, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Miami FC | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Carolina Dynamo | 30 | (9) |
| 2009–2012 | Chivas USA | 64 | (2) |
| 2012–2016 | Philadelphia Union | 58 | (0) |
| 2016 | → New York Cosmos (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016– | Miami FC | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Sierra Leone | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:51, 2 June 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2014 |
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Michael Lahoud (French: Michel Lahoud, Arabic: مايكل لحود) (born September 15, 1986) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who currently plays for Miami FC. He also holds American citizenship.
Born in Freetown, Lahoud moved from his country to Annandale, Virginia in the United States when he was six years old. He attended Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia, and played college soccer at Wake Forest University, playing a total of 95 games. As a freshman forward in 2005, Lahoud was tied for second on the team with seven goals which landed him on the 2005 All ACC Freshman Team as well. He finished with 14 goals and 20 assists in four seasons. He helped win the NCAA National Championship in 2007, and final four appearances in 2006 and 2008. In 2008 he was named to the All-ACC Second Team. Lahoud is ranked in a tie for second in career games played at Wake Forest with 95 and fourth in career games started with 89.
During his college years Lahoud also played with Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League.
Lahoud was drafted in the first round (9th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by Chivas USA. He made his professional debut on 21 March 2009, in Chivas's first game of the 2009 MLS season against Colorado Rapids. He played in 16 games (nine starts) with one goal and one assist. His first MLS goal was on Oct. 25, 2009 vs Houston in the 59th minute. Scored his first goal as a profession in the SuperLiga match on June 20, 2009 against Tigres UANL. On September 14, 2010 Chivas USA beat CD Guadalajara and won the ChivaClásico Trophy following a penalty kick shootout after both sides ended scoreless in regulation. Michael Lahoud buried the final penalty to give the American Red-and-Whites a 4-2 victory. He was awarded the MVP Trophy.
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