Thompson Usiyan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 April 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Effurun, Nigeria | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 2021 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | La Mesa, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1980 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | 49 | (109) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Montreal Manic | 58 | (21) |
| 1981–1982 | Montreal Manic (indoor) | 16 | (13) |
| 1983–1984 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 11 | (1) |
| 1983–1984 | Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) | 13 | (3) |
| 1984 |
Oklahoma City Stampede | ||
| 1984–1987 | Minnesota Strikers (indoor) | 87 | (66) |
| 1985 | Tulsa Tornados | ||
| 1987–1988 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 66 | (63) |
| 1989 | Maryland Bays | ||
| 1989–1991 | St. Louis Storm (indoor) | 97 | (92) |
| 1991 |
Hamilton Steelers | 7 | (2) |
| 1991–1992 |
San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 62 | (58) |
| 1992–1993 |
St. Louis Ambush (indoor) | 11 | (2) |
| 1993 |
San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 22 | (29) |
| 1995 | San Jose Grizzlies (indoor) | 11 | (18) |
| International career | |||
| 1976–1981 |
Nigeria | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thompson Usiyan (27 April 1956 – 31 August 2021) was a Nigerian professional
Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and Continental Indoor Soccer League. He was a member of the Nigerian Olympic soccer team which boycotted the 1976 Olympics. He made several appearances for the Nigeria national team
.
Youth career
In 1976, Usiyan was selected as a member of the Nigerian
NCAA record of 109 career goals. Usiyan also set records for most career points (255), goals in a season (46 in 1980), and points in a season (108 in 1980).[2] He was the Southern Conference
Player of the Year in 1977, '78, and '80.
Club career
In 1981, Usiyan signed with the
National Professional Soccer League.[13][14] On 1 June 1993, the Arizona Sandsharks drafted Usiyan in the first round of the 1993 Continental Indoor Soccer League supplemental draft.[15] Two days later, the San Diego Sockers traded Wes Wade to the Sandsharks in exchange for Usiyan, Alex Golovnia and Nassim Olabi.[16] On 10 September 1993, the league suspended Usiyan indefinitely for accumulated red cards. On 21 June 1995, the San Jose Grizzlies of the CISL drafted Usiyan after he was cleared by the league to play.[17]
He retired permanently at the end of the season.
Usiyan was the MISL's sixteenth leading scorer in 1984–85 as a member of the
San Diego Sockers
. He was named Championship Series Most Valuable Player as the Sockers won the championship.
International career
Usiyan made several appearances for Nigeria, including a 2–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifying loss to Algeria on 10 October 1981 in Lagos. He scored on his debut, a friendly match against Kenya in 1976.[18] Usiyan also played for Nigeria at the 1976 African Cup of Nations finals in Ethiopia.[19] He won a silver medal with the Nigerian squad at the 1978 All-Africa Games in Algiers.
Usiyan made his home in San Diego where he was a
tax consultant.[citation needed
]
References
- ^ "Records Weren't Made to Be Broken". soconsports.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ NCAA Record Book
- ^ "3 Players, 2 Coaches Out in Tulsa" The Daily Oklahoman Friday, 16 March 1984
- ^ "Proven Stars Sign Pacts With 'Pede" The Daily Oklahoman Friday, 13 April 1984
- ^ The Year in American Soccer – 1984
- ^ "THE USL TEAMS" Miami Herald, The (FL) Sunday, 19 May 1985
- ^ "Strikers Usiyan, Lettieri maintain Tacoma's fighting tradition" San Diego Union (CA) Tuesday, 24 March 1987
- ^ "SOCCER – DIPLOMATS RALLY TO UPEND BAYS" Washington Post Monday, 12 June 1989
- ^ "Ilijevski 'Comes Home' – Ex-Steamers Goalie Signs With Storm" St. Louis Post-Dispatch Wednesday, 9 August 1989
- ^ "Tax Man: Usiyan Puts Up Big Numbers For Storm" St. Louis Post-Dispatch Wednesday, 3 April 1991
- ^ "Thompson Usiyan soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Storm Acquires Segota From Sockers For Usiyan" St. Louis Post-Dispatch Tuesday, 10 September 1991
- ^ "HOME AT LAST – O'KEEFE, AMBUSH PLAY FIRST NPSL GAME AT ARENA TONIGHT" St. Louis Post-Dispatch Friday, 20 November 1992
- ^ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS – 1992–1993 Archived 29 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sockers get only Eric Ople in short draft" San Diego Union-Tribune (CA) Wednesday, 2 June 1993
- ^ "Sockers deal Wes Wade for three players" San Diego Union-Tribune (CA) Thursday, 3 June 1993
- ^ "DRAFT HINTS PRO LEAGUE IN TROUBLE" The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) Thursday, 22 June 1995
- ^ Solaja, Kunle (10 February 2011). "Ehiosun is 58th scoring debutant". Supersport.com.
- ^ Boesenberg, Eric, Stokkermans, Karel and Mazet, François (21 February 2007). "African Nations Cup 1976". RSSSF.
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External links
- Watauga Democrat Sports article on Usyian
- MISL: A Look Back
- NASL/MISL stats
- Thompson Usiyan – FIFA competition record (archived)