Ahinga Bienvenu Selemani (born March 15, 1996) is a professional soccer player who plays for Gudja United in the Maltese Premier League. Born in Canada, he represented the United States at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahinga Bienvenu Selemani | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-03-15) March 15, 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gudja United | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Michigan Tigers | |||
| 2009–2014 | Michigan CSA Wolves | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Michigan Wolverines | 18 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 43 | (12) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | AFC Ann Arbor | ||
| 2016 | Ventura County Fusion | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Panetolikos | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Vlašim | 15 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Hawke's Bay United | 16 | (10) |
| 2020 | Lincoln Red Imps | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Cavalry FC | 17 | (3) |
| 2022– | Gudja United | 5 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | United States U17 | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 16, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 2, 2020 | |||
Before attending college, Selemani played for Crew Soccer Academy Wolves from 2011 to 2014.[1]
In 2014, Selemani began attending the University of Michigan, where he scored three goals in eighteen appearances in his first year and was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team.[2] That summer, he played in the PDL with local club AFC Ann Arbor, before switching to UC Santa Barbara in the fall.[1] That year, he scored five goals in 23 appearances.[1] That summer, he made one appearance in the PDL for Ventura County Fusion.[3] In 2016, Selemani scored seven goals in twenty appearances for the Gauchos.[1]
In April 2017, Selemani signed his first professional contract with Superleague Greece side Panetolikos.[4]
In 2018, Selemani signed with Czech National Football League side Vlašim and scored two goals in fifteen appearances that season.[5]
On October 30, 2019, Selemani signed with New Zealand Football Championship side Hawke's Bay United. He went on to score 10 goals and add 6 assists in 16 matches while finishing as a runner-up in the league MVP race. He also won Hawke's Bay United Player's choice player of the year, Coach's choice player of the year & took home the golden boot.[6] He left the club in summer 2020 to join Gibraltar National League team Lincoln Red Imps.[7]
On December 10, 2020, Selemani signed with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC.[8] After the 2021 season, Cavalry announced that Selemani would leave the club after one season[9]
In January 2022, he signed a short-term deal with Gudja United in the Maltese Premier League.[10]
Selemani represented the United States at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, making three appearances and scoring a goal against Haiti.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ventura County Fusion | 2016 | USL PDL | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Panetolikos | 2017–18 | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vlašim | 2018–19 | Czech National Football League | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Hawke's Bay United | 2019–20 | New Zealand Premiership | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 |
| Lincoln Red Imps | 2020–21 | Gibraltar National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cavalry FC | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Career total | 49 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 15 | ||