Urbain Some
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Burkina Faso | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | USFA Ouagadougou | ||
| 2002-2003 | Ottawa Wizards | 30 | (19) |
| 2005 | Toronto Lynx | 2 | (1) |
| 2006 | Ottawa St. Anthony Italia | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Burkina Faso | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2015 | |||
Urbain Some (born February 20, 1979) is a former Burkinabé international footballer who played the majority of his career in North America.
Playing career
Some began his professional career in his native Burkina Faso in the Burkinabé Premier League with Union Sportive des Forces Armées, with the club he won league titles in 1998, and 2000. In 2002, he went abroad to Canada to play with the Ottawa Wizards of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. Throughout the 2002 season he assisted the club by clinching their division title, and winning the Open Canada Cup.[1] In the post season he appeared in all the playoff matches and reached the finals where the club faced the North York Astros, the Wizards ended up winning the playoff title in a 2-0 victory.[2] The following season Some returned to the Wizards and helped the club to an undefeated season, but the club withdrew from the post season not allowing the Wizards to defend their title.[3]
In 2005, Some signed with the Toronto Lynx of the USL First Division by his former Wizards head coach Hubert Busby, Jr., who signed him due to a shortage of players due to injuries and suspensions. He made his debut for the club in the home opener against the Montreal Impact (1992–2011).[4] He scored his first goal for the club on May 31, 2005 in a match against the Rochester Rhinos in 5-3 defeat.[5] He did not feature in any other matches for the Lynx throughout the rest of the season. In 2006, he signed with amateur side Ottawa St. Anthony Italia where he won the Ontario Cup, Canadian National Challenge Cup. He managed to win his second Open Canada Cup by defeating his former club the Toronto Lynx, where he captained Ottawa to a 2-0 victory over a professional club.[6]
National team
Some played for the Burkina Faso national football team in 1998, where he made his international debut in a match against Guinea in a World cup qualifier match.[7]
Honors
USFA Ouagadougou
- Burkinabé Premier League Champions (2): 1998, 2000
Ottawa Wizards
- Rogers Cup (1): 2002
- Open Canada Cup (1): 2002
- Canadian Professional Soccer League Eastern Conference Champions (2): 2002, 2003
Ottawa St. Anthony Italia
- Canadian National Challenge Cup (1): 2006
- Ontario Cup (1): 2006
- Open Canada Cup (1): 2006
References
- ^ Glover, Robin (September 29, 2002). "Result of Sunday September 29th, 2002 CPSL game between Ottawa Wizards and Toronto Croatia played at Cove Road in London at 3:15pm. This was the Final of the CPSL Canada Cup". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
- ^ Glover, Robin (October 20, 2002). "Result of the Sunday October 20th, 2002 CPSL game between North York Astros and Ottawa Wizards played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York. This was the Finals of the Rogers Playoff Cup". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ^ STATEMENT FROM THE CPSL (October 9, 2003). "October 9, 2003 CPSL disipline for Ottawa Wizards from CPSL website". Rocket Robin`s Home Page. CPSL.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Glover, Robin (May 15, 2005). "Result of the USL game of Sunday May 15, 2005 between Toronto Lynx and Montreal Impact played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 4:00pm". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ^ Glover, Robin (May 31, 2005). "Result of the Tuesday May 31st, 2005 USL game between Toronto Lynx and Rochester Raging Rhinos played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 11:00am". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ^ Glover, Robin (September 24, 2006). "Result of the Sunday September 24, 2006 Open Canada Cup Final between Toronto Lynx and Ottawa St Anthony’s Italia played at Esther Shiner in North York at 5:00pm". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ^ "FIFA.com Urbain Some". FIFA.com. FIFA.