 Hamisi Amani-Dove after having won the Dutch Eerste Divisie with AZ in 1998 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hamisi Amani-Dove | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-03-28) March 28, 1974 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | New York City, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995 | Rutgers University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | AZ | ||
| 1998–1999 | BSV Bad Bleiberg | (32) | |
| 2000–2001 | Tzafririm Holon | 20 | (4) |
| 2001–2002 | Dallas Burn | 6 | (0) |
| 2002 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 16 | (3) |
| 2003–2005 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 82 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| US U-20 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hamisi Amani-Dove (born March 28, 1974) is a retired American soccer player.
Youth
A graduate of Rutgers University, sixth all-time scoring leader at the university with thirty-two goals in seventy-two games, he was drafted by the MetroStars of Major League Soccer after college. He turned down the offer, opting to sign with AZ in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. In 1996, he was also selected for the U.S. Olympic Team for the Atlanta Olympics. Amani-Dove scored the equalizer in the away match against ADO Den Haag in 1998, which secured promotion for the club.
Professional
After the Netherlands, Amani-Dove played with Bad Bleiberg and was a featured player scoring 32 goals in two seasons with the club. In 1999 the player made a move to Tzafririm Holon in the Israeli first division where Amani-Dove again showed his scoring touch with nineteen goals in his two seasons with the club. In 2001 the Dallas Burn of Major League Soccer acquired Amani-Dove. In 2002 looking to transition from professional soccer to the business world, Amani-Dove moved to the USL and played with the Rochester Rhinos in 2002 and the Virginia Beach Mariners from 2003 to 2005., which gave him more time to pursue off-of-the-field opportunities.
Post-soccer employment
Amani-Dove retired in 2005 and is now a businessman in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Amani-Dove has guest speaking engagements across the country focused on the importance of recreational programs and sports for youth. He also provides guest technical training for many youth clubs in Maryland and Virginia.
References
- 2002 Rochester Rhinos Archived 2011-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
- 2002 USL Results
- 1974 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- American expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- American expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Rutgers University alumni
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer players
- AZ Alkmaar players
- Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. players
- Israeli Premier League players
- FC Dallas players
- Major League Soccer players
- USL First Division players
- Rochester New York FC players
- Virginia Beach Mariners players
- Soccer players from New York City
- A-League (1995–2004) players
- New York Red Bulls draft picks
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century American sportsmen