Soony Saad

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Soony Saad
Personal information
Full name Hassan Ali Saad
Date of birth (1992-08-17) August 17, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Dearborn, Michigan, United States
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Pattaya United
(on loan from BEC Tero Sasana)
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2009 IMG Soccer Academy
2010 Michigan Wolverines
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Sporting Kansas City 58 (8)
2015– BEC Tero Sasana 0 (0)
2016– → Pattaya United (loan) 10 (4)
International career‡
2008–2009 United States U17 16 (0)
2010 United States U20 1 (1)
2013– Lebanon 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 22, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 28, 2014

Hassan Ali "Soony" Saad (born August 17, 1992) is a Lebanese international footballer.

Career

Youth and college

Saad set a state single-season record with 76 goals in his 2009 season while concluding his high school career with a state record 172 goals, plus 51 assists; breaking previous state high school single-season goals record of 69 set in 2000, and previous state high school career goals record of 169 set in 1995.[2] He also earned the 2009 Michigan Soccer Coaches Association "Mr. Soccer" Title and was named the 2009–10 Gatorade National Player of the Year.[3]

Saad had a very successful freshman season, scoring 19 goals, smashing the previous record of 14 for most goals by a freshman at the University of Michigan, while setting records for shots and overall points.[4] He helped the team win their first Big Ten Championship and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year.[4] Saad left school after his freshman year to seek a professional contract with a European team.[5]

Professional

In June 2011, Saad signed a professional contract with Major League Soccer. On July 5, 2011, Sporting Kansas City won his services in a weighted lottery system utilized by the league to distribute players who sign with the league after the MLS SuperDraft.[6]

Saad made his MLS debut on August 17, 2011, which was his 19th birthday.[7] He scored a debut goal in the 72 minute, just nine minutes after he came on. Soony also logged 2 more goals for Sporting in reserve games against Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas, and scored once in a friendly against Guadalajara on October 12, 2011.

On December 8, 2014, Saad signed with BEC Tero Sasana on loan[8]

International

Soony Saad received his first callup to join the United States U-20 men's national soccer team in December 2010,[9] and played in one game against Canada, scoring once.[10] In May 2013, Saad became eligible to join the Lebanon national football team and he accepted a call-up for a friendly against Oman scheduled for May 29. In the process, Saad became the first Major League Soccer player to join the Lebanon national team.[11] With the start, Saad made his international debut in the match and scored Lebanon's only goal in an eventual 1–1 draw in the 62nd minute.[12] Later against Thailand he scored Lebanon's third goal in their 5–2 victory.

International goals

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Source
1 29 May 2013 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Oman 1–1 1–1 Friendly [13]
2 5 March 2014 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 3–1 5–2 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification [14]

International career statistics

As of match played 5 March 2014.[15]
Lebanon national team
Year Apps Goals
2013 2 1
2014 2 1
Total 4 2

Honours

Sporting Kansas City

References

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  6. ↑ http://www.mlive.com/soccer/index.ssf/2011/07/wins_mls_lottery_for_former_michigan_star_soony_saad.html
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  8. ↑ http://reportingkc.com/2014/12/09/report-soony-saad-transferred-thailand-club/
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