Ahinga Selemani

Ahinga Bienvenu Selemani (born March 15, 1996) is a professional soccer player who plays for One Knoxville SC in USL League One. Born in Canada, he represented the United States at youth international level.

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)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 One Knoxville SC
Number 9
Youth career
Michigan Tigers
2009–2014 Michigan CSA Wolves
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)
2019–2020 Hawke's Bay United 16 (10)
2020 Lincoln Red Imps 0 (0)
2021 Cavalry FC 17 (3)
2022 Gudja United 20 (4)
2023– One Knoxville SC 0 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 United States U17 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 28, 2022
‡ 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] He left the club in summer 2020 to join Gibraltar National League team Lincoln Red Imps.[7]

Cavalry FC

On December 10, 2020, Selemani signed with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC.[8] After the 2021 season, Cavalry announced that Selemani would leave the club after one season[9]

Gudja United

In January 2022, he signed a short-term deal with Gudja United in the Maltese Premier League.[10]

One Knoxville SC

On 27 December 2022, One Knoxville SC signed Selemani ahead of the 2023 season.[11]

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 November 16, 2021[5]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ventura County Fusion 2016 USL PDL 10—0010
Panetolikos 2017–18 Superleague Greece 00000000
Vlašim 2018–19 Czech National Football League 1521000162
Hawke's Bay United 2019–20 New Zealand Premiership 161000001610
Lincoln Red Imps 2020–21 Gibraltar National League 00000000
Cavalry FC 2021 Canadian Premier League 1731000183
Career total 491520005115
  1. Includes appearances in the Czech Cup.
  2. Includes appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

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.
  7. NEW SIGNINGS: Three Added to the Squad Lincoln Red Imps FC. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  8. "Cavalry FC signs Canadian-born forward Ahinga Selemani". Canadian Premier League. December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  9. Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (November 25, 2021). "Cavalry FC announce departure of six players including Farsi, Yao". Canadian Premier League.
  10. Jacques, John (January 9, 2022). "Ahinga Selemani Lands In Malta". Northern Tribune.
  11. "Signed: Ahinga Selemani". oneknoxsc.com. 27 December 2022.
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