Ahinga Selemani

Ahinga Bienvenu Selemani (born March 15, 1996) is a Canadian-born American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for New Zealand club Hawke's Bay United.

Ahinga Selemani
Personal information
Full name Ahinga Bienvenu Selemani
Date of birth (1996-03-15) March 15, 1996
Place of birth Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Hawke's Bay United
Number 9
Youth career
Michigan Tigers
2011–2014 Columbus Crew
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Michigan Wolverines 18 (3)
2015–2016 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 43 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 AFC Ann Arbor
2016 Ventura County Fusion 1 (0)
2017 Panetolikos 0 (0)
2018–2019 Vlašim 15 (2)
2019– Hawke's Bay United 16 (10)
National team‡
2012–2013 United States U17 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 13, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 2, 2020

Club career

Early career

Before attending college, Selemani played for Crew Soccer Academy Wolves from 2011 to 2014.[1]

In 2014, Selemani began attending the University of Michigan, where he scored three goals in eighteen appearances in his first year and was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team.[2] That summer, he played in the PDL with local club AFC Ann Arbor, before switching to UC Santa Barbara in the fall.[1] That year, he scored five goals in 23 appearances.[1] That summer, he made one appearance in the PDL for Ventura County Fusion.[3] In 2016, Selemani scored seven goals in twenty appearances for the Gauchos.[1]

Panetolikos

In April 2017, Selemani signed his first professional contract with Superleague Greece side Panetolikos.[4]

Vlašim

In 2018, Selemani signed with Czech National Football League side Vlašim and scored two goals in fifteen appearances that season.[5]

Hawke's Bay United

On October 30, 2019, Selemani signed with New Zealand Football Championship side Hawke's Bay United. He went on to score 10 goals and add 6 assists in 16 matches while finishing as a runner-up in the league MVP race. He also won Hawke's Bay United Player's choice player of the year, Coach's choice player of the year & took home the golden boot.[6]

International career

Selemani represented the United States at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, making three appearances and scoring a goal against Haiti.[5]

Career statistics
As of February 9, 2020[5]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ventura County Fusion 2016 USL PDL 10—0010
Panetolikos 2017–18 Superleague Greece 00000000
Vlašim 2018–19 Czech NFL 1521000162
Hawke's Bay United 2019–20 New Zealand Premiership 161000001610
Career total 321210003312
  1. Includes appearances in the Czech Cup.

References
  1. "Ahinga Selemani". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. "Ahinga Selemani". University of Michigan. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Ahinga Selemani 2016". USL League Two. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. Phil Schoen (4 April 2017). "Americans Overseas: Carli Lloyd Gets First Taste Of European Action". BeIN Sports. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. "A. Selemani". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. Anendra Singh (30 October 2019). "Football: Hawke's Bay United inject pivotal import trio to provide impetus". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2020.


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