Michael Halliday (soccer)
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Michael Halliday
| image =
| full_name = Michael Anthony Halliday{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce89/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Squad List – FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023: USA |publisher=FIFA |page=23 |date=May 18, 2023 |access-date=May 18, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519182011/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce89/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=May 19, 2023}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|1|22}}
| birth_place = Orlando, Florida, U.S.
| currentclub = Houston Dynamo
| clubnumber = 23
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = 2016–2020
| youthclubs1 = Orlando City
| years1 = 2020–2022
| clubs1 = Orlando City B
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2025
| clubs2 = Orlando City
| caps2 = 36
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2025–
| clubs3 = Houston Dynamo
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2025–
| clubs4 = Houston Dynamo 2
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam1 = United States U20
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = April 6, 2025
| ntupdate = June 4, 2023
}}
Michael Anthony Halliday (born January 22, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo.
Youth career
Halliday was born in Orlando, Florida, but grew up in Apopka. In 2016, Halliday joined Orlando City Academy's U-13 side and progressed through the academy.{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2020 |title=Orlando City SC Signs Defender Michael Halliday to Homegrown Contract |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-city-sc-signs-defender-michael-halliday-homegrown-contract |access-date=February 18, 2025 |website=Orlando City}}
Club career
= Orlando City B =
Ahead of the 2020 season on March 3, Halliday was named to the Orlando City B roster.{{cite web |title=Orlando City B Announces Roster Ahead of 2020 USL League One Season |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2020/03/03/orlando-city-b-announces-roster-ahead-2020-usl-league-one-season |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}} On August 1, Halliday made his senior debut in a 2–0 loss to Tormenta FC.{{Cite web |title=Tormenta vs. Orlando City B |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2020/08/02/united-states/usl-league-one/tormenta/central-florida-kraze-/3300024/ |access-date=February 18, 2025 |website=Soccerway}}
In 2021, Orlando City B went into hiatus after withdrawing from USL League One due to the possibility of an MLS reserve league launching in 2021, but that was delayed until 2022 with the launch of MLS Next Pro.{{Cite web |last=Mood |first=Abbie |date=October 16, 2020 |title=Portland, Philadelphia and Orlando reserve teams to leave USL after 2020 |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/reports-portland-philadelphia-and-orlando-reserve-teams-leave-usl-after-2020 |access-date=February 18, 2025 |website=Major League Soccer}}{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2021 |title=MLS NEXT Pro Unveils 21 Clubs for Inaugural Season |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/mls-next-pro-unveils-21-clubs-for-inaugural-season |access-date=February 18, 2025 |website=Orlando City}}
In the inaugural MLS Next Pro season, Halliday only made five appearances with the reserve team as he spent most of his time with the senior team.
=Orlando City=
On July 15, 2020, Halliday was signed to the senior team without making an appearance for the reserve team due to the COVID-19 pandemic delaying the start of the 2020 USL League One season until July 18. Halliday's signing made him the team's ninth homegrown signing and at 17 years, 5 months, and 23 days of age, the youngest player to sign with the first team since Tommy Redding in 2014.{{Cite web |date=July 2, 2020 |title=USL League One Announces Revised Format for 2020 Season |url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1111806 |access-date=February 18, 2025 |website=USL League One}} In his first season with the Lions, he did not make an appearance for the senior team.{{Cite web |title=Stats |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/stats/#season=2020&competition=mls-regular-season&club=6900&statType=general&position=all |access-date=February 18, 2025 |website=Orlando City}}
On May 29, 2021, Halliday made his debut for the club when he started in a 2–1 loss against the New York Red Bulls.{{Cite web |title=NY Red Bulls 2-1 Orlando |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/597776/orlando-city-sc-new-york-red-bulls |access-date=February 18, 2025 |website=ESPN}}
In the 2022 season, Halliday spent much of his time on the bench, but on October 16, Halliday made his MLS Cup playoffs debut when he came on as a 87th-minute substitute for Ruan in a 2–0 loss to CF Montréal.{{Cite web |title=MTLvsORL 10-16-2022 |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/mls-cup-playoffs/2022/matches/mtlvsorl-10-16-2022/ |access-date=February 18, 2025 |website=Major League Soccer}}
In 2023, Halliday made the most appearances he had in his senior career, but suffered an injury in June which saw him lose his spot to new signing Dagur Dan Þórhallsson.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Ben |date=February 16, 2024 |title=2024 a Pivotal Year for Michael Halliday |url=https://themaneland.com/2024/02/16/2024-a-pivotal-year-for-michael-halliday/ |access-date=February 18, 2025 |website=The Mane Land}} In the following season, Halliday's playing time declined and he only made one start in a 3–1 win over Cavalry FC in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup on February 27.{{Cite web |title=Orlando City vs. Cavalry |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2024/02/28/nc-america/concacaf-champions-league/orlando-city-fc/cavalry/4279808/ |access-date=February 18, 2025 |website=Soccerway}}
= Houston Dynamo =
On February 18, 2025, Halliday was acquired by fellow Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo on a one-year contract with a club option for 2026 and 2027 in exchange for a first round draft pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft.{{Cite web |date=February 18, 2025 |title=Houston Dynamo FC acquire defender Michael Halliday in trade with Orlando City SC |url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dynamo-fc-acquire-defender-michael-halliday-in-trade-with-orlando-city-sc |access-date=February 18, 2025 |website=Houston Dynamo}} On March 20, Halliday made his unofficial debut in a 2–1 friendly victory over the El Salvador national team.{{Cite web |date=March 20, 2025 |title=Houston Dynamo FC earn 2-1 victory over El Salvador National Team |url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dynamo-fc-earn-2-1-victory-over-el-salvador-national-team |access-date=April 24, 2025 |website=Houston Dynamo}}
== Houston Dynamo 2 ==
On April 6, 2025, Halliday made an appearance with Houston Dynamo 2, playing the full match of a 1–0 win over Los Angeles FC 2.{{Cite web |date=April 6, 2025 |title=Houston Dynamo 2 close two-game homestand with three points over LAFC2 |url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/dynamo2/news/houston-dynamo-2-close-two-game-homestand-with-three-points-over-lafc2 |access-date=April 24, 2025 |website=Houston Dynamo 2}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|April 6, 2025}}{{cite web |title=M. Halliday – Soccerway profile |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/michael-halliday/585089/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=August 1, 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Playoffs ! colspan="2" |National cup ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||||||
| Division
!Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Orlando City B
|2020 |7 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2022
|5 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| rowspan="6" |Orlando City
|2020 | rowspan="5" |Major League Soccer |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |0 |0 | |||||||||||
| 2021
|6 | 0 | 0
|0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2022
|6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2023
|18 | 0 | 0
|0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup|name=Con}} | 0 | 0
|0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2024
|6 | 0 | 0
|0 | colspan="2" |— | 1{{efn|name=Con}} | 0 | 0
|0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Houston Dynamo
|2025 |Major League Soccer |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |0 |0 | |||||||||||
| Houston Dynamo 2
|2025 |MLS Next Pro |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 | |||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
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Honors
References
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External links
- [https://www.orlandocitysc.com/players/245/michael-halliday Michael Halliday] at Orlando City
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{{Houston Dynamo FC squad}}
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Category:Orlando City B players
Category:Orlando City SC players
Category:Houston Dynamo FC players
Category:USL League One players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Soccer players from Orlando, Florida
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:United States men's under-20 international soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen