Michael Nsien

Michael Nsien
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-02-14) February 14, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Tulsa Thunder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Dayton Flyers 73 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 LA Galaxy 0 (0)
2006 Portland Timbers
Al-Shaab
International career
Nigeria U23
Managerial career
2018 Tulsa Roughnecks (assistant)
2018 Tulsa Roughnecks (interim)
2018–2022 FC Tulsa
2022–2023 United States U16
2023– United States U19
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  United States
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Runner-up 2024 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Nsien (born February 14, 1981) is a Nigerian-American[1] former professional soccer player and coach.

Player

Career

Nsien played college soccer at the University of Dayton between 1999 and 2003, scoring 9 goals at left fullback in 73 appearances.[2]

Following college, Nsien signed with the LA Galaxy in 2005 as a reserve player,[3] and then with the USL's Portland Timbers in 2006.[1] He also played in the UAE for UAE Pro-League side Al-Shaab and was a member of the 2003 Nigerian U-23 National Team that ultimately failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.[4]

Coaching

Nsien became an assistant coach for the Tulsa Roughnecks, before taking over the side from David Vaudreuil as interim head coach in June 2018.[5] Nsien was named the permanent head coach in December 2018.[6] Nsien was relieved of coaching duties in June 2022.[7]

Nsien was named head coach of the United States U-16 men's national team on November 15, 2022.[8]

Coaching statistics

As of matches played on June 3, 2024.
Coaching record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
United States U-19 MNT October 2023 Present 9 5 0 4 055.6
United States U-20 MNT July 2024 July 2024 6 5 0 1 083.3
United States U-18 MNT September 2024 September 2024 3 1 1 1 033.3
Total 18 11 1 6 061.1

References

  1. ^ a b "Timbers sign former Galaxy reserve Nsien, re-sign Morrison, Poltl | Portland Timbers".
  2. ^ "ALUMNI UPDATE: NSIEN SIGNS WITH GALAXY; ROLFE SCORES TWICE IN REMATCH WITH SCHULTE'S CREW". University of Dayton Athletics.
  3. ^ "Michael Nsien | MLSsoccer.com".
  4. ^ "Error". app.mainstreetsites.com.
  5. ^ Roughnecks FC News [dead link‍]
  6. ^ Roughnecks FC News [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "FC Tulsa Announces Head Coaching Change". FCTulsa.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  8. ^ "MICHAEL NSIEN NAMED HEAD COACH OF U.S. UNDER-16 MEN'S YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM". USSoccer.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.


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