Alexis Souahy

Alexis Souahy
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 FC Tulsa
Youth career
2008–2014 Le Havre
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Notre Dame Falcons 18 (2)
2015–2017 Bowling Green Falcons 55 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Le Havre B 1 (0)
2016–2017 Michigan Bucks 26 (3)
2018–2021 Louisville City 82 (5)
2022 New Mexico United 24 (1)
2023 Union Omaha 32 (1)
2024 Spokane Velocity 0 (0)
2024– FC Tulsa 31 (4)
International career‡
2021– Comoros 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:31, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:47, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

Alexis Souahy (born 13 January 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Tulsa of the USL Championship. Born in France, he plays for the Comoros national team.

Early life

Personal

Souahy was born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France to Yolaine Souahy. When he was thirteen he moved to Le Havre to join Le Havre AC's academy and attended senior high school at Lycée Saint-Joseph. While at Le Havre AC's academy he made an appearance for their B team in 2013; helping the academy team to fourth-place finishes in both the U-19 National Championship and the Championnat de France amateur 2 Championship.[1]

College and youth

Souahy was originally accepted to play college soccer at Bowling Green State University only to be ruled ineligible for Division I soccer by the NCAA when his international credits didn't transfer.[2] Instead he played one year of soccer at Division II Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio. In his one year at Notre Dame he started all 17 of the team's regular season matches and played 1,584 minutes out of an available 1,592. He scored two goals during the season. The first on 13 September 2014, against Wheeling Jesuit University and the second on 20 September against West Virginia Wesleyan.[3] He also played all 90 minutes of Notre Dame's lone NCAA tournament match.[1]

After a year at Notre Dame Souahy transferred to Bowling Green State University and played three more years of college soccer from 2015 to 2017. His first goal as a falcon came on 3 November 2015, against Appalachian State University and was the only goal of his sophomore season.[4] As a junior he contributed two more goals and an assist and was named a MAC top 20 player by Top Drawer Soccer. His senior season he was named a team captain and scored three goals with two assists[1] including a goal in the final home match of the season.[5] After the season he was named to the All MAC second team, All Great-Lakes region third team, and All-Ohio first team. During his three years in Bowling Green Souahy made 55 appearances for the Falcons, scoring six goals and tallying five assists.[1] He started every match and played all available minutes save 29 seconds.[6]

While at college, Souahy played with USL PDL side Michigan Bucks in both their 2016 and 2017 seasons.[7] During the 2016 season he appeared in twelve of Michigan's fourteen regular season matches scoring two goals as Michigan won the PDL's Central Conference Great Lakes Division championship.[8] In the PDL Playoffs Souahy played in two of Michigan's four matches as Michigan won the PDL Championship.[9] During the 2017 season he appeared in all fourteen of Michigan's regular season matches as Michigan repeated as PDL Central Conference Great Lakes Division champions scoring one goal. He also played in Michigan's lone PDL Playoffs match.[10] During the 2017 Souahy appeared in two of Michigan's U.S. Open Cup matches including defeating professional side Indy Eleven of the NASL.[11]

Club career

On 15 January 2018, Souahy signed his first professional contract with United Soccer League side Louisville City FC.[6] After a preseason injury he would make his professional debut on 22 April against Atlanta United 2. Starting the match in place of an injured Pat McMahon.[12] He appeared in 19 of Louisville's 34 league matches including 11 of Louisville last 17 as he slowly became a starter as the season progressed. He scored his first professional goal on 9 September against Pittsburgh[13] and scored three goals during league competition. He also made his first appearance in the U.S. Open Cup as a professional when he was brought on as a substitute against the Long Island Rough Riders.[14] He went on to appear in two of Louisville's five U.S. Open Cup matches without scoring as Louisville reached the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time in its history.[15] Souahy also appeared in all four of Louisville's USL Cup playoff matches as he and Louisville went on to win the USL Cup Final against Phoenix.[16]

Following the 2021 season, Louisville opted to decline their contract option on Souahy.[17]

Souahy signed a contract for the 2022 season with USL Championship side New Mexico United on 28 December 2021. [18]

On 14 February 2023, Souahy signed with USL League One side Union Omaha.[19]

Souahy was acquired by USL League One expansion club Spokane Velocity ahead of their inaugural season, but was immediately transferred to USL Championship team FC Tulsa.[20][21]

Personal life

Born in France, Souahy is of Comorian descent.[22]

Honours

Louisville City FC

References

  1. ^ a b c d "2017 Men's Soccer Roster; Alexis Souahy". Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green University. 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. ^ Lerner, Danielle (16 March 2018). "LouCity's newest player already has an eye on a USL Cup. Meet the fan favorite from France". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, KY. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Alexis Souahy - 2014 Men's Soccer". www.notredamefalcons.com. South Euclid, OH: Notre Dame College. 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ^ "James Nets Winner as Falcons Down ASU, 2-1". bgsufalcons.com. Boone, NC: BGSU. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. ^ "First-Half Scoring Explosion Propels Falcons to 3-1 Win". bgsufalcons.com. Bowling Green, OH: BGSU. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Louisville City FC Pens Defender Alexis Souahy" (Press release). Louisville, KY: LCFC. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Michigan Bucks - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Alexis Souahy - D". Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Alexis Souahy - 2016". www.uslpdl.com. USL PDL. 2016. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ^ Ehrmann, Chris (16 March 2017). "Michigan Bucks win 3rd PDL championship". Crain's Detroit Business. Pontiac, MI. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Alexis Souahy - 2017". www.uslpdl.com. USL PDL. 2017. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Metro & state: Michigan Bucks blank Indy in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, MI. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Defender Alexis Souahy on his Debut". www.louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville, KY: LCFC. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  13. ^ Harten, David (15 September 2018). "Louisville City FC gives up late goals, ties Pittsburgh Riverhounds". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, KY. Retrieved 20 November 2018. LouCity held that lead through halftime until Alexis Souahy earned his first goal of the season when he put home a pass off a header from Craig in the 70th minute
  14. ^ "Louisville City FC rolls to US Open Cup win vs. Long Island Rough Riders". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, KY. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  15. ^ Lerner, Danielle (18 July 2018). "Louisville City FC knocked out of Open Cup with loss to Chicago Fire". The Courier-Journal. Bridgeview, IL. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  16. ^ a b Arlia, John (8 November 2018). "Spencer's Strike Leads Louisville to Second Straight USL Cup". www.uslsoccer.com. Louisville, KY: USL. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  17. ^ Communications, LouCity (2 December 2021). "LouCity announces initial roster moves for 2022 season". Louisville City FC - USL Championship. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  18. ^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF COMOROS INTERNATIONAL ALEXIS SOUAHY". New Mexico United - USL Championship. 28 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Omaha bolster backline with Comoros international Alexis Souahy". 14 February 2023.
  20. ^ "Spokane Velocity FC Transfers Rights for Center Back Alexis Souahy to USL Championship's FC Tulsa". SpokaneVelocity.com. Spokane Velocity. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  21. ^ Murray, Nicholas (February 2024). "FC Tulsa acquires defender Alexis Souahy via transfer from Spokane Velocity FC". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  22. ^ "Two players added to the Comoros roster". News in 24 Sports English. 23 December 2021.