Thompson Usiyan
Nigerian footballer (1956–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thompson Usiyan (27 April 1956 – 31 August 2021) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward. He holds the NCAA Division I career scoring record and played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and Continental Indoor Soccer League. He was a member of the Nigerian Olympic soccer team which boycotted the 1976 Olympics. He made several appearances for the Nigeria national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1956-04-27)27 April 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Effurun, Nigeria | ||
Date of death | 31 August 2021(2021-08-31) (aged 65) | ||
Place of death | La Mesa, California, U.S. | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1980 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | 49 | (109) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1982 | Montreal Manic | 58 | (21) |
1981–1982 | Montreal Manic (indoor) | 16 | (13) |
1983–1984 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 11 | (1) |
1983–1984 | Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) | 13 | (3) |
1984 | Oklahoma City Stampede | ||
1984–1987 | Minnesota Strikers (indoor) | 87 | (66) |
1985 | Tulsa Tornados | ||
1987–1988 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 66 | (63) |
1989 | Maryland Bays | ||
1989–1991 | St. Louis Storm (indoor) | 97 | (92) |
1991 | Hamilton Steelers | 7 | (2) |
1991–1992 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 62 | (58) |
1992–1993 | St. Louis Ambush (indoor) | 11 | (2) |
1993 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 22 | (29) |
1995 | San Jose Grizzlies (indoor) | 11 | (18) |
International career | |||
1976–1981 | Nigeria | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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