Joseph Haboush

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Joseph Haboush
Personal information
Full name Joseph Sam Haboush
Date of birth (1990-08-28) August 28, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Richmond, Virginia, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Richmond Strikers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 VCU Rams 35 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Richmond Kickers 11 (1)
2013–2016 Safa 46 (3)
Total 57 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Haboush (born August 28, 1990) is an American former soccer player who played as a midfielder. He is of Lebanese descent.

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Haboush started his youth playing career with the Richmond Strikers Under-16 Academy and the Elite Under-18 Academy before playing Division 1 college soccer with the VCU Rams of Virginia Commonwealth University from 2008 to 2012. While at VCU Haboush made 56 appearances for the soccer team and scored three goals at the same time along with 10 assists. Haboush also went to high-school at Benedictine High School where he earned first team All-Metro player honors while helping the team win the State Championship in 2006.[1]

Richmond Kickers[edit]

On February 12, 2013, it was officially announced that Haboush was the first signing for the Richmond Kickers, his local side, of the USL Pro.[1][dead link] On April 6, Haboush made his debut for the Richmond Kickers against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in which he started and played the whole 90 minutes as the match ended tied at 0–0.[2]

Safa[edit]

On October 18, 2013, it was officially announced that Haboush signed a contract with Safa of the Lebanese Premier League.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "USL Pro: Richmond Kickers sign VCU's Joseph Haboush". Soccerwire. Retrieved April 7, 2013. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Richmond Kickers 0:0". USL Soccer. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "HABOUSH SIGNS WITH AL-SAFA SC - Richmond Kickers". www.richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Joseph Haboush signs with Al-Safa SC of the Lebanese Premier League | Before Extra Time". Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

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