Oniel David Fisher (born 22 November 1991) is a Jamaican professional

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who plays as a

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and

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for the Jamaica national team.

Club career

Youth, college and amateur

Fisher spent his youth career with St. George's College in Jamaica before moving to the U.S. to play college soccer at

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. In his two seasons with the Apaches, he made a total of 20 appearances and tallied six goals and three assists. In 2013, Fisher transferred to the

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; es, Universidad de Nuevo México) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, it is the state's flagship academic institution and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 ...

, making him Lobo Soccer's first-ever Jamaican student-athlete. In his two seasons with the Lobos, he made a total of 29 appearances and tallied four goals and three assists and helped lead them to the College Cup semifinals in 2013. Fisher also played in the

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for Jersey Express and in the

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for

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Seattle Sounders FC

On 15 January 2015, Fisher was selected in the second round (40th overall) in the

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and signed a professional contract with the club two months later. On 21 March, he made his professional debut for

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affiliate club

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in a 4–2 victory over defending USL champion

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. He made his MLS debut the following week in a goalless draw away to

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D.C. United

Fisher was traded to

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ahead of the 2018 season. He made his debut for D.C. United against

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on 3 March 2018. On 15 August 2018, he scored his first goal for the team in the 47th minute in the 4–1 victory against the

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...

. Fisher sustained a knee injury during a game against Montreal Impact on 29 September 2018 and was out for the rest of the season and is not expected to return to the field until 3 November 2019. On 30 January 2019, D.C. United re-signed Fisher after having his option declined after the 2018 season. Fisher missed the entire 2019 season due to his injury. He returned from his injury on 7 March 2020, entering the game against

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. He was released by D.C. United on 30 November 2020.

LA Galaxy

On 15 February 2021, Fisher joined the

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. Following the 2021 season, Fisher was released by LA Galaxy.

Minnesota United

On 2 February 2022, Fisher signed with

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and made his debut in Minnesota's season opener against the

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on 26 February. Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Minnesota.

Detroit City FC

On 29 March 2023, it was announced Fisher would be joining Detroit City FC on contract for the

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with an option for 2024. He left Detroit following their 2023 season.

International career

On 11 August 2010, Fisher made his international debut for

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in a 3–1 victory over

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. He also played for the

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national team in the

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Personal life

Fisher holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.''

Honours

Seattle Sounders FC *

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References

External links

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New Mexico Lobos bio
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