Micheal Azira

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Micheal Azira
Personal information
Full name Micheal Azira
Date of birth (1987-08-22) August 22, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 New Mexico United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders
2011 Mobile Rams
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Mississippi Brilla 28 (5)
2012–2013 Charleston Battery 40 (5)
2014–2015 Seattle Sounders FC 25 (0)
2015 → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) 1 (0)
2016–2018 Colorado Rapids 66 (0)
2018 → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2019 Montreal Impact 29 (1)
2019–2020 Chicago Fire 10 (0)
2021– New Mexico United 0 (0)
International career‡
2016– Uganda 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:46, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:57, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

Micheal Azira (born August 22, 1987) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for New Mexico United and the Uganda national team.

Professional career

Azira signed with Charleston Battery of USL Pro in 2012.[1][better source needed] He scored the winning goal for Charleston against Wilmington Hammerheads in the 2012 USL Pro Championship match.[2] Azira scored six more goals for the Battery in 2013.

Azira was transferred to Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer on March 6, 2014.[3][4] He made his MLS debut as a substitute against Montreal on March 23, 2014.[5]

Seattle did not renew Azira's contract following the 2015 season. Azira entered the MLS Waiver Draft in December 2015 and was selected by Colorado Rapids.[6]

Azira was traded by the Rapids on August 8, 2018 to Montreal Impact for a fourth-round draft pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.[7]

Azira was traded again in August 2019, this time to the Chicago Fire.[8] His contract with the club expired at the end of the 2020 season.[9]

On 1 February 2021, Azira signed with USL Championship side New Mexico United.[10]

International career

Azira plays for his birth nation of Uganda. Coach Milutin Sredojević selected Azira for the final 23-man roster for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[11]

Coaching career

Azira served as head coach for the Daniel Island Soccer Academy U-16 and U-18 Boyz teams in Charleston, SC. He also served as assistant coach at UMS-Wright in Mobile, Alabama for two seasons, helping lead them to a state title in 2011.[12]

Personal life

Azira holds a U.S. green card, which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[13]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 16 July 2019[14]
Uganda national team
Year Apps Goals
2016 1 0
2017 4 0
2018 0 0
2019 5 0
Total 10 0

Honours

Seattle Sounders

References

  1. ^ "Charleston Battery transfers Mike Azira to Seattle Sounders FC". wlox.com. Raycom Media. March 6, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Andrew Miller (September 8, 2012). "Charleston Battery captures fourth USL title with 1-0 win over Wilmington". Post and Courier. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "Charleston Battery transfers Mike Azira to Seattle Sounders FC". Charleston Battery. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  4. ^ Dave Clark (March 6, 2014). "Sounders Sign Ugandan International Micheal Azira". Sounder at Heart.
  5. ^ "Montreal Impact vs Seattle Sounders FC 03-23-2014 – Rosters". MLSsoccer.com. March 23, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  6. ^ "Former Sounders FC midfielder Micheal Azira lands with Colorado Rapids". Seattle Sounders FC.
  7. ^ "Colorado Rapids trade Micheal Azira to Montreal Impact, receive 2020 draft pick". Colorado Rapids. August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  8. ^ "Chicago Fire pick up Micheal Azira in trade with Montreal Impact". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. August 7, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  9. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/11/05/mls-contract-options-whos-staying-and-whos-going-entering-2021-offseason
  10. ^ "New Mexico Adds Veteran Midfielder Micheal Azira". USL Championship. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "Uganda name Africa Nations cup squad". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  12. ^ "Micheal Azira finds his niche on Sounders with good humor, positive attitude". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  13. ^ "Impact acquires Uganda international midfielder Micheal Azira". impactmontreal.com. Montreal Impact. August 8, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  14. ^ Micheal Azira at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

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