Musa Shannon

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Musa Shannon

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|8|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Syracuse, New York, United States{{NFT|28259}}

| height = 1.82m

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = 1993–1996

| youthclubs1 = Robert Morris University

| years1 = 1997–1999

| clubs1 = Tampa Bay Mutiny

| caps1 = 50

| goals1 = 20

| years2 = 1997

| clubs2 = → Carolina (loan)

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1999–2001

| clubs3 = Marítimo

| caps3 = 18

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2002

| clubs4 = Colorado Rapids

| caps4 = 2

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2002

| clubs5 = Vancouver Whitecaps

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2003

| clubs6 = Ningbo Yaoma

| caps6 = 2

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2004

| clubs7 = Dongguan Dongcheng

| caps7 = 14

| goals7 = 10

| totalcaps = 59

| totalgoals = 21

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2001

| nationalteam1 = Liberia

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

Musa Shannon (born 1 August 1975) is a former professional footballer and administrator. He played professionally in the United States, Portugal, and China. Born in the United States, he represented the Liberia national team.

Early and personal life

Shannon was born in the United States, where his Liberian parents were attending Syracuse University. Shannon was raised in the Liberian capital of Monrovia, before returning to the United States as a fifteen-year-old in 1990 following the escalation of the First Liberian Civil War.{{cite web|url=http://www.liberiansoccer.com/Musa_Shannon_Heads_FCAK-Lib20071234567.htm|title=Musa Shannon Heads FCAK-Lib|accessdate=1 January 2011|author=Juju Johnson|publisher=LiberianSoccer.com|archive-date=4 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404133734/http://www.liberiansoccer.com/Musa_Shannon_Heads_FCAK-Lib20071234567.htm|url-status=dead}}

Playing career

On 2 February 1997, the Tampa Bay Mutiny selected Shannon in the third round (twenty-eighth overall) of the 1997 MLS College Draft. On 10 August 1997, Shannon went on loan to the Carolina Dynamo. He entered the game with five minutes remaining and scored the game-winning goal.[http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1997/results97d.htm#18 1997 A-League: Week 18] In 2000, he moved to Marítimo in the Portuguese Primeira Liga. In 2002, he moved back to the United States where he signed with the Colorado Rapids. On 15 April 2003, Shannon signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL A-League.[http://www.liberiansoccer.com/WHITECAPS%20ACQUIRE%20LIBERIAN.htm WHITECAPS ACQUIRE LIBERIAN INTERNATIONAL STRIKER MUSA SHANNON] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323160950/http://www.liberiansoccer.com/WHITECAPS%20ACQUIRE%20LIBERIAN.htm |date=23 March 2012 }} He played two games, then was released. He finished his professional career with Ningbo Yaoma in the Chinese third division.{{NFT player|pid=28259}}

After retiring as a professional, Shannon returned to the United States to play in the amateur Cosmopolitan Soccer League for Barnstonworth Rovers.{{cite web|url=http://www.firsttouchonline.com/?p=2696|title=Spotlight on Musa Shannon (Barnstonworth Rovers)|accessdate=1 January 2011|date=29 September 2009|author=Jay Mwamba|publisher=First Touch Online|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711004258/http://www.firsttouchonline.com/?p=2696|archivedate=11 July 2011}}

=International career=

Shannon also represented Liberia at international level, scoring one goal in 12 appearances between 2000 and 2001.

Administration career

Shannon was named as President of FCAK-Liberia in 2008. In 2010, Shannon was elected to the position of Vice-President of the Liberia Football Association.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/12/09/2253524/exclusive-lfa-vice-president-musa-shannon-admits-liberian|title=EXCLUSIVE: LFA Vice-President Musa Shannon Admits Liberian Football Is Under Construction|accessdate=1 January 2011|date=9 December 2010|author=K.N.S Mensah|publisher=Goal.com}}