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Moving from Category:Sportspeople from Nassau, Bahamas to Category:Footballers from Nassau, Bahamas using Cat-a-lot

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{{short description|Bahamian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Happy Hall
| image =
| fullname = Happy McNair Hall
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|15}}
| birth_place = [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], Bahamas
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = [[Lyford Cay FC|Lyford Cay]]
| clubnumber =
| collegeyears1 = 2005–2006
| college1 = [[Appalachian State Mountaineers men's soccer|Appalachian State Mountaineers]]
| collegecaps1 =
| collegegoals1 =
| years1 = 2005
| clubs1 = [[Bradenton Academics]]
| caps1 = 5
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2007
| clubs2 = [[Bradenton Academics]]
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2008
| clubs3 = [[North York Astros]]
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2009
| clubs4 = [[Gosport Borough F.C.|Gosport Borough]]
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2009
| clubs5 = [[Bradenton Academics]]
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2009–2010
| clubs6 = [[Ma Pau SC]]
| caps6 = 12
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2011
| clubs7 = [[Dayton Dutch Lions]]
| caps7 = 19
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2014–
| clubs8 = [[Lyford Cay FC|Lyford Cay]]
| caps8 =
| goals8 =
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = Bahamas U20<ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/concacaf-u20-men-2007_tsg|title=CONCACAF 2007 Under-20 Tournament Recap|publisher=[[Issuu]]|access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref>
| nationalyears2 =
| nationalteam2 = Bahamas U23<ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/concacaf_olympic_qualifying_men_200|title=CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying 2008
|publisher=[[Issuu]]|access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref>
| nationalyears3 = 2006–
| nationalteam3 = [[Bahamas national football team|Bahamas]]
| nationalcaps3 = 15
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| club-update = September 16, 2011
| ntupdate = 20:29, 25 October 2019 (UTC)
}}

'''Happy McNair Hall''' (born October 15, 1987) is a Bahamian international [[association football|footballer]] who plays for local side [[Lyford Cay FC|Lyford Cay]] as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/sports/CFL_Football_and_English_Soccer_Players_meet_Bahamas_Minister_of_Youth_Sports_Culture25733.shtml|title=thebahamasweekly.com - CFL Football and USL Soccer Players meet Bahamas Minister of Youth, Sports & Culture|website=www.thebahamasweekly.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/27871/Happy_Hall_named_to_USL_Pro_Team_of_the_Week.html|title=Happy Hall named to USL Pro Team of the Week | The Bahamas, Bahamas | Bahamas Local News - The Bahamas, Bahamas|website=www.bahamaslocal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2012/apr/19/rare-chance-for-budding-soccer-stars/|title=Rare chance for 'budding' soccer stars|website=www.tribune242.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2012/may/14/rising-soccer-stars-get-chance-lifetime/|title=Rising Soccer stars get the chance of a lifetime|website=www.tribune242.com}}</ref>

==Career==

===College and amateur===
Born in [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], Hall played [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[Appalachian State University]], and had three stints with the [[Bradenton Academics]]<ref>[http://www.thenassauguardian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7640:soccer-outlook-part-ii&catid=41:sports&Itemid=50 Soccer Outlook Part II] – Nassau Guardian</ref> in the [[USL Premier Development League]] in 2005, 2007 and 2009.

===Professional===
Upon graduating, Hall had a trial with Romanian outfit [[FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț|Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț]] in February 2008<ref>[http://www.onlinesport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/ceahlaul-piatra-neamt/happy-hall-in-teste-la-ceahlaul-nid-29957/ Happy Hall in teste la Ceahlaul] – Onlinesport {{in lang|ro}}</ref> and briefly played with [[North York Astros]] in the [[Canadian Soccer League (2006–present)|Canadian Soccer League]] in 2008,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.northyorkastros.ca/player_profile.php?player_id=212738&team_id=49957|title=North York Astros profile}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> before joining English side [[Gosport Borough F.C.|Gosport Borough]] in February 2009, on a deal until the end of the 2008–09 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gosportboroughfc.com/news/n230209.htm|title=Pike Happy to trial Hall|date=23 February 2009|access-date=23 February 2009|publisher=Gosport Borough F.C. official website}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

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.<ref>[http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/506019.html Dutch Lions Sign Hall, Leerdam] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717175829/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/506019.html |date=2011-07-17 }}</ref>

===International===
Hall made his debut for the [[Bahamas national football team|Bahamas]] in a September 2006 Caribbean Cup qualification match against the [[Cayman Islands national football team|Cayman Islands]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/bahamas/players/happyhall.html |title=Caribbean Football Database profile |access-date=2008-11-28 |archive-date=2011-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708120727/http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/bahamas/players/happyhall.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He had earned 10 caps by November 2008,<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|pid=16193}}</ref> four of them in World Cup qualification games.<ref>{{FIFA player|211130}}</ref> Hall captained the side in the 2010 World Cup qualification matches.

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list the Bahamas' goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT"/>

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!No.!!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition
|-
| 1. || 6 September 2006 || [[Estadio Pedro Marrero]], [[Havana]], Cuba || {{fb|Turks and Caicos Islands}} || align=center | '''2'''–1 || align=center | 3–2 || [[2007 Caribbean Cup|2007 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|-
| 2. || 9 September 2019 || [[Thomas Robinson Stadium]], [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], Bahamas || {{fb|BON}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || rowspan=2 | [[2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C]]
|-
| 3. || 10 October 2019 || [[Warner Park Sporting Complex|Warner Park]], [[Basseterre]], Saint Kitts and Nevis || {{fb|BVI}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 4–0
|}

==Personal life==
Hall is founder of the YESI Soccer and Skillz Soccer Schools in the Bahamas.<ref>[http://www.skillzsoccerbahamas.com/board-of-directors/ Our coaching staff] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412104343/http://www.skillzsoccerbahamas.com/board-of-directors/ |date=2016-04-12 }} – Skillz Soccer Bahamas</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110423203619/http://www.dutchlionsfc.com/cms/index.php/dayton-dutch-lions-fc/ddl-fc-men/roster-2011/414-profile-player-template Dayton Dutch Lions profile]
* {{NFT|16193}}
* {{Worldfootball.net|happy-hall}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Happy}}
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Nassau, Bahamas]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Bahamian men's footballers]]
[[Category:21st-century Bahamian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Bahamas men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Bahamas men's under-20 international footballers]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers men's soccer players]]
[[Category:IMG Academy Bradenton players]]
[[Category:North York Astros players]]
[[Category:Gosport Borough F.C. players]]
[[Category:Ma Pau Stars S.C. players]]
[[Category:Dayton Dutch Lions players]]
[[Category:Renegades FC players]]
[[Category:Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players]]
[[Category:Southern Football League players]]
[[Category:USL League Two players]]
[[Category:USL Championship players]]
[[Category:TT Pro League players]]
[[Category:BFA Senior League players]]
[[Category:Bahamian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Trinidad and Tobago]]
[[Category:Bahamian expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
[[Category:Bahamian expatriate sportspeople in Canada]]
[[Category:Bahamian expatriate sportspeople in England]]
[[Category:Bahamian expatriate sportspeople in Trinidad and Tobago]]

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