Michael Lahoud is a Sierra Leonean football player who currently plays for New York Cosmos on loan from Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.
Education
Born in Freetown, Lahoud moved from his country to Annandale, Virginia in the United States when he was six years old. He attended Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia, and played college soccer at Wake Forest University, playing a total of 95 games. As a freshman forward in 2005, Lahoud was tied for second on the team with seven goals which landed him on the 2005 All Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Freshman Team as well.
He finished with 14 goals and 20 assists in four seasons.
He helped win the National Collegiate Athletic Association National Championship in 2007, and final four appearances in 2006 and 2008. In 2008 he was named to the All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Second Team.
Lahoud is ranked in a tie for second in career games played at Wake Forest with 95 and fourth in career games started with 89.
During his college years Lahoud also played with Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League.
Career
He also holds American citizenship. College Professional Lahoud was drafted in the first round (9th overall) of the 2009 Master of Library Science SuperDraft by Chivas United States of America. He made his professional debut on 21 March 2009, in Chivas"s first game of the 2009 Master of Library Science season against Colorado Rapids. He played in 16 games (nine starts) with one goal and one assistant
His first Master of Library Science goal was on October
25, 2009 vs Houston in the 59th minute. Scored his first goal as a profession in the SuperLiga match on June 20, 2009 against Tigres UANL. Michael Lahoud buried the final penalty to give the American Red-and-Whites a 4-2 victory.
He was awarded the Most Valuable Player Trophy. On May 17, 2012, Lahoud was traded to the Philadelphia Union in exchange for Danny Califf.
On January 12, 2016, Lahoud joined NASL side New York Cosmos on a season-long loan.
International career Lahoud made his international debut in the match, a 3-2 victory for Sierra Leone, after being substituted in for the final 15 minutes of the match.