Michael Nsien
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-02-14) February 14, 1981
Place of birth Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Tulsa Thunder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Dayton Flyers 73 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 LA Galaxy 0 (0)
2006 Portland Timbers
Al-Shaab
International career
Nigeria U23
Managerial career
2018 Tulsa Roughnecks (assistant)
2018 Tulsa Roughnecks (interim)
2018–2022 FC Tulsa
2022–2023 United States U16
2023– United States U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Nsien (born February 14, 1981) is a Nigerian-American[1] former professional soccer player and coach.

Player

Career

Nsien played college soccer at the University of Dayton between 1999 and 2003, scoring 9 goals at left fullback in 73 appearances.[2]

Following college, Nsien signed with the LA Galaxy in 2005 as a reserve player,[3] and then with the USL’s Portland Timbers in 2006.[1] He also played in the UAE for UAE Pro-League side Al-Shaab and was a member of the 2003 Nigerian U-23 National Team that ultimately failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.[4]

Coaching

Nsien became an assistant coach for the Tulsa Roughnecks, before taking over the side from David Vaudreuil as interim head coach in June 2018.[5] Nsien was named the permanent head coach in December 2018.[6] Nsien was relieved of coaching duties in June 2022.[7]

Nsien was named head coach of the United States U-16 men's national team on November 15, 2022.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Timbers sign former Galaxy reserve Nsien, re-sign Morrison, Poltl | Portland Timbers".
  2. ↑ "ALUMNI UPDATE: NSIEN SIGNS WITH GALAXY; ROLFE SCORES TWICE IN REMATCH WITH SCHULTE'S CREW". University of Dayton Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Michael Nsien | MLSsoccer.com".
  4. ↑ "Error". app.mainstreetsites.com.
  5. ↑ Roughnecks FC News
  6. ↑ Roughnecks FC News
  7. ↑ "FC Tulsa Announces Head Coaching Change". FCTulsa.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "MICHAEL NSIEN NAMED HEAD COACH OF U.S. UNDER-16 MEN'S YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM". USSoccer.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.


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