Asani Samuels (born 20 March 1992) is a Jamaican professional

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Career

College & Youth

Samuels played four years of

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Canisius College Canisius University is a private Jesuit university in Buffalo, New York. It was founded in 1870 by Jesuits from Germany and is named after St. Peter Canisius. Canisius offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and minors, and around 34 ma ...

between 2011 and 2014. Samuels also made 10 appearances for NPSL club

FC Buffalo FC Buffalo is an American soccer club based in Buffalo, New York, United States, with teams in men's and women's soccer. Founded in 2009, the men's team plays in the USL League Two, a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the Americ ...

in 2013, scoring one goal.

Professional

Samuels joined

United Soccer League The United Soccer League (USL) is an organizer of various professional and amateur soccer leagues in the United States league system. It currently organizes its Championship, League One, and League Two for men, its Super League and W Leag ...

club

Rochester Rhinos Rochester Rhinos, formerly known as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, was an American soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. The club won the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, marking the only time a non-MLS team has won the U.S. Open Cup sinc ...

on 27 March 2015. Samuels won the MVP at the conclusion of the 2015 USL Championship as he scored twice (90+1, 113') to help the

secure the USL title.

Honors

*USL Championship **Winner : 2015 *USL Regular Season **Winner: 2015 *USL Eastern Conference (Playoffs) **Winner: 2015 *USL Eastern Conference (Regular Season) **Winner: 2015

References

External links

Soccerway profile
1992 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers 21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Rochester Rhinos players Men's association football forwards USL Championship players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Jamaican expatriate men's footballers FC Buffalo players Canisius Golden Griffins men's soccer players {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub