Micheal Azira

Micheal Azira
Personal information
Full name Micheal Azira
Date of birth (1987-08-22) August 22, 1987
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Midfielder, defender
Club information
Current team
Colorado Rapids
Number 22
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders
2011 Mobile Rams
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Mississippi Brilla 28 (5)
2012–2013 Charleston Battery 40 (5)
2014–2015 Seattle Sounders FC 25 (0)
2015Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) 1 (0)
2016– Colorado Rapids 31 (0)
National team
2016– Uganda 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:38, 28 October 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:46, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Micheal Azira (born August 22, 1987) is a Ugandan footballer currently playing for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.

Professional

Azira signed with Charleston Battery of USL Pro in 2012. He scored the winning goal for Charleston against Wilmington Hammerheads in the 2012 USL Pro Championship match. Azira scored six more goals for the Battery in 2013.

Azira was transferred to Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer on March 6, 2014.[1][2] He made his MLS debut as a substitute against Montreal on March 23, 2014.[3]

Seattle did not renew Azira's contract following the 2015 season. Azira entered the MLS Waiver Draft in December 2015 and was selected by Colorado Rapids.[4]

Coaching

Head coach for Daniel Island Soccer Academy U-16 and U-18 Boyz in Charleston, SC. Served as assistant coach at UMS-Wright in Mobile, Alabama for two seasons, helping lead them to a state title in 2011.[5]

Personal

It is believed that Azira holds a U.S. green card, which would qualify him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[6]

References

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