Happy McNair Hall (born October 15, 1987) is a Bahamian international

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who plays for local side

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as a defender.

Career

College and amateur

Born in Nassau, Hall played

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, and had three stints with the

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in the

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in 2005, 2007 and 2009.

Professional

Upon graduating, Hall had a trial with Romanian outfit Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț in February 2008 and briefly played with

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in the

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in 2008, before joining English side Gosport Borough in February 2009, on a deal until the end of the 2008–09 season. Following the conclusion of the English football season, Hall returned to North America, and signed to play a third stint for

in 2009, alongside his national teammate

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. Towards the end of the 2009 PDL season Hall went on trials and secured a deal with

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in the

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in Trinidad and Tobago. On March 7, 2011, Hall signed a two-year contract with

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of the American

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league.

International

Hall made his debut for the

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in a September 2006 Caribbean Cup qualification match against the

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. He had earned 10 caps by November 2008, four of them in World Cup qualification games. Hall captained the side in the 2010 World Cup qualification matches.

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Bahamas' goal tally first.''

Personal life

Hall is founder of the YESI Soccer and Skillz Soccer Schools in the Bahamas.Our coaching staff
– Skillz Soccer Bahamas

References

External links

Dayton Dutch Lions profile
* * 1987 births Living people Footballers from Nassau, Bahamas Men's association football defenders Bahamian men's footballers 21st-century Bahamian sportsmen Bahamas men's international footballers Bahamas men's under-20 international footballers Appalachian State Mountaineers men's soccer players IMG Academy Bradenton players North York Astros players Gosport Borough F.C. players Ma Pau Stars S.C. players Dayton Dutch Lions players Renegades FC players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Southern Football League players USL League Two players USL Championship players TT Pro League players BFA Senior League players Bahamian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Trinidad and Tobago Bahamian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Bahamian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Bahamian expatriate sportspeople in England Bahamian expatriate sportspeople in Trinidad and Tobago {{Bahamas-footy-bio-stub