Micheal Azira


Micheal Azira is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer and the Uganda national team.

Professional career

Azira signed with Charleston Battery of USL Pro in 2012. He scored the winning goal for Charleston against Wilmington Hammerheads in the 2012 USL Pro Championship match. Azira scored six more goals for the Battery in 2013.
Azira was transferred to Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer on March 6, 2014. He made his MLS debut as a substitute against Montreal on March 23, 2014.
Seattle did not renew Azira's contract following the 2015 season. Azira entered the MLS Waiver Draft in December 2015 and was selected by Colorado Rapids.
Azira was traded by the Rapids on August 8, 2018 to Montreal Impact for a fourth-round draft pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.
Azira was traded again in August 2019, this time to the Chicago Fire.

International career

Azira plays for his birth nation of Uganda. Coach Milutin Sredojević selected Azira for the final 23-man roster for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

Coaching career

Azira served as head coach for the Daniel Island Soccer Academy U-16 and U-18 Boyz teams in Charleston, SC. He also served as assistant coach at UMS-Wright in Mobile, Alabama for two seasons, helping lead them to a state title in 2011.

Honours

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Azira holds a U.S. green card, which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Career statistics

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