Lucky Mkosana
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luckymore Mkosana | ||
Date of birth | 30 September 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
Number | 77 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Dartmouth Big Green | 73 | (44) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Michigan Bucks | 10 | (3) |
2012–2013 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 44 | (22) |
2013 | → Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2014 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 27 | (2) |
2015–2016 | New York Cosmos | 60 | (11) |
2017 | IFK Mariehamn | 9 | (2) |
2017 | New York Cosmos | 15 | (4) |
2018 | Penn FC | 30 | (11) |
2019 | Louisville City | 16 | (5) |
2019– | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 38 | (9) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2021 |
Luckymore "Lucky" Mkosana (born 30 September 1987) is a Zimbabwean footballer who currently plays for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship.[1]
Playing career[]
College and Amateur[]
Mkosana played college soccer at Dartmouth College between 2008 and 2011. During his time at Dartmouth, Mkosana was named Ivy League Player of the Year (2011), All-Ivy League First Team (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), Soccer America Freshman, All-America First Team, College Soccer News Freshman, All-America First Team and Ivy League Rookie of the Year (2008). He became Dartmouth’s all-time career leader with 34 career goals, breaking a record that had stood since 1953.[2] Mkosana played for USL Premier Development League club Michigan Bucks in 2011.[3]
Chicago Fire selected Mkosana in the second round (No. 23 overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, but wasn't signed by the club.[4][5]
Club[]
Harrisburg City Islanders[]
Mkosana signed with USL Pro club Harrisburg City Islanders in May 2012.[6] Mkosana became a regular goalscorer for the City Islanders over the next two seasons, scoring 20 goals and providing 4 assists during the regular season play.[7] The latter half of the 2013 season, Mkosana scored 10 goals in the 7 matches (including two hattricks) and earn USL Team of the Week honors for four consecutive weeks.[8]
Tampa Bay Rowdies[]
At the conclusion of the USL 2013 season, Mkosana secured a loan deal to Tampa Bay Rowdies in the NASL.[7] After completion of a successful loan spell, Mkosana signed a permanent deal with the Rowdies in January 2014.[9]
New York Cosmos[]
On 24 November 2014, Mkosana signed with NASL club New York Cosmos.[10] His performance through most of the 2015 season earned him a contract extension in September 2015, scoring 5 goals in 19 appearances.[11] The striker scored seven goals and added one assist across all competitions for the Cosmos in 2015. Notably, Mkosana scored a 90th-minute equalizing goal against MLS club New York City FC in the U.S. Open Cup, propelling the Cosmos to an eventual win in penalty kicks.[12] During his time with the Cosmos, Mkosana helped the New York team win consecutive NASL championships in 2015 and 2016.[13]
IFK Marienhamn[]
On 30 December 2016, Mkosana signed a one-year contract, with the option of a second, with Finnish Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn.[14] He would make 15 appearances for the Finnish champions, scoring 4 goals including 2 goals in the team's run to the quarterfinals of the 2016–17 Finnish Cup.[15]
Return to New York Cosmos[]
After a season competing in Finland, Mkosana returned to New York Cosmos in June 2017 to compete in the 2017 Fall season.[15][16]
Penn FC[]
Ahead of the 2018 season, Mkosana returned to Harrisburg signing with the newly branded Penn FC (formerly the Harrisburg City Islanders) in the USL Championship.[17] Despite a difficult season, Mkosana still managed to lead the team in goals, scoring 11 goals through 29 appearances.[18]
Louisville City[]
After finishing a single season with Penn FC, Mkosana moved to USL champions, Louisville City FC ahead of the 2019 season.[19][20] Traded mid-season, Mkosana scored 5 goals in 16 appearances.[21]
Return to Tampa Bay Rowdies[]
Despite good performances for Louisville, Mkosana rejoined the Rowdies midway through the 2019 season as part of a trade that saw Antoine Hoppenot go to Louisville.[22]
International career[]
Mkosana received his first international call-up to the Zimbabwe national team for its African Cup of Nations qualifier on 9 September 2018.[23]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 29 March 2020[24]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Harrisburg City Islanders | 2012 | USL Pro | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 27 | 2 | |
2013 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 14 | |||
Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) | 2013 | NASL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2014 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 27 | 2 | ||
New York Cosmos | 2015 | NASL | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | 32 | 7 | |
2016 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | 28 | 4 | |||
IFK Mariehamn | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
New York Cosmos | 2017 | NASL | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 2 | |
Penn FC | 2018 | USL | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 11 | |
Louisville City | 2019 | USL | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 16 | 5 | |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2019 | USL | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | – | 18 | 6 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Career total | 215 | 59 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 65 |
Honors[]
New York Cosmos[]
- North American Soccer League Supporters' Trophy: 2015
- North American Soccer League Soccer Bowl: 2015, 2016
References[]
- ^ "Tampa Bay Rowdies Profiles | Lucky Mkosana". rowdiessoccer.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Lucky Mkosana Bio - DartmouthSports.com—Official Web Site of Dartmouth Varsity Athletics". Dartmouthsports.com. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "Bucks Set for College Cups". Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ Oshan, Jeremiah (12 January 2012). "MLS Draft 2012: Chicago Fire Select Lucky Mkosana". SB Nation. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Kingsley, Andrew. "Mkosana named Player of the Year". The Dartmouth. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "Round 2 of the City Islanders-Richmond series to take place Friday night at Skyline Sports Complex | PennLive.com". Blog.pennlive.com. 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ a b Bullock, Michael (2 September 2013). "City Islanders have loaned Lucky Mkosana to the NASL's Tampa Bay Rowdies". PennLive.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Bullock, Michael (13 August 2013). "City Islanders' Lucky Mkosana lands on USL PRO team of the week ... for fourth week in a row". PennLive.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Mbele, Fortune (2014-01-05). "Zimbabwe: Mkosana Signs for U.S. Tampa Bay". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "Cosmos sign Lucky Mkosana". Nycosmos.com. 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Cosmos Sign Lucky Mkosana To Extension". New York Cosmos. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Wallerson, Ryan (18 June 2015). "In U.S. Open Cup, NASL's Cosmos knock out local rival New York City FC". SI.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Nhakaniso, Daniel (25 June 2017). "Mkosana back at New York Cosmos". TheStandard.co.zw. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "IFK Mariehamn vahvisti hyökkäystään – Mkosana sopimukseen". veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Striker Lucky Mkosana returns to the NY Cosmos". NYcosmos.com. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Lucky Mkosana Rejoins New York Cosmos".
- ^ Lewis, Michael (21 March 2018). "THEY GET LUCKY: Ex-Cosmos Mkosana signs with Penn FC". frontrowsoccer.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Mbele, Fortune (December 2018). "Mkosana on the move". newsday.co.zw. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Michael (19 December 2018). "GETTING LUCKY: Louisville City FC signs ex-Cosmos Mkosana". frontrowsoccer.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Louisville City FC scores forward Lucky Mkosana". 14 December 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Harten, David (28 June 2018). "Louisville City FC sends Lucky Mkosana to Tampa Bay in rare midseason trade". Courier Journal. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Rowdies Welcome Lucky Mkosana Back To Tampa Bay". RowdiesSoccer.com. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Penn's Mkosana Named in Zimbabwe Squad for AFCON Qualifying". 2018-08-28.
- ^ "L.Mkosana". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
External links[]
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Zimbabwean footballers
- Zimbabwean expatriate footballers
- Dartmouth Big Green men's soccer players
- Penn FC players
- Louisville City FC players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies players
- New York Cosmos (2010) players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Chicago Fire FC draft picks
- USL League Two players
- USL Championship players
- North American Soccer League players
- Association football forwards