Joseph Haboush (born August 28, 1990) is an American former

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player who played as a

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. He is of Lebanese descent.

Career

Early career

Haboush started his youth playing career with the

Richmond Strikers Richmond Strikers is a sports club based in Henrico County, near Richmond, Virginia. The Strikers' team colors are orange, white, and black. The Strikers are a multi-sport club and offer soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, cricket, and rugby. The St ...

Under-16 Academy and the Elite Under-18 Academy before playing Division 1

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with the

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of the

Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university in Richmond, Virginia. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, the Virgini ...

from 2008 to 2012. While at VCU Haboush made 56 appearances for the soccer team and scored three goals at the same time along with 10 assists. Haboush also went to high-school at Benedictine High School where he earned first team All-Metro player honors while helping the team win the State Championship in 2006.

Richmond Kickers

On February 12, 2013, it was officially announced that Haboush was the first signing for the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

, his local side, of the

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. On April 6, Haboush made his debut for the Richmond Kickers against the

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1999 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American so ...

in which he started and played the whole 90 minutes as the match ended tied at 0–0.

Safa

On October 18, 2013, it was officially announced that Haboush signed a contract with Safa of the

Lebanese Premier League The Lebanese First Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الأولى), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. There are 12 teams competing in the league, ...

References

External links

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Richmond Kickers Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haboush, Joseph 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Richmond, Virginia Soccer players from Richmond, Virginia American people of Lebanese descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders VCU Rams men's soccer players Richmond Kickers players Safa SC players USL Championship players Lebanese Premier League players