Happy Hall


Happy McNair Hall is a Bahamian international footballer who plays for local side Lyford Cay as a defender.

Career

College and amateur

Born in Nassau, Hall played college soccer at Appalachian State University, and had three stints with the Bradenton Academics in the USL Premier Development League 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 North York Astros in the Canadian Soccer League 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 Bradenton Academics in 2009, alongside his national teammate Cameron Hepple. Towards the end of the 2009 PDL season Hall went on trials and secured a deal with Ma Pau SC in the TT Pro League in Trinidad and Tobago.
On March 7, 2011 Hall signed a two-year contract with Dayton Dutch Lions of the American USL Pro league.

International

Hall made his debut for the Bahamas in a September 2006 Caribbean Cup qualification match against the Cayman Islands. He had earned 10 caps by November 2008, 4 of them in World Cup qualification games. Hall captained the side in the 2010 World Cup qualification matches.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2006Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba2–13–22007 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.9 September 2019Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas1–02–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C
3.10 October 2019Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis3–04–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C

Personal life

Hall is founder of the YESI Soccer and Skillz Soccer Schools in the Bahamas.