Siryee "Othello" Bah (born 27 April 1995) is a former

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who played his entire career in the United States, and made a single appearance for the Liberian national team.

Career

College

Bah played

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Tennessee Wesleyan University Tennessee Wesleyan University (TWU) is a private Methodist university in Athens, Tennessee. It was founded in 1857 and is affiliated with the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church. It maintains a branch campus in Knoxville, where i ...

for three seasons, before transferring to

Nova Southeastern University Nova Southeastern University (NSU or, informally, Nova) is a private nonprofit research university with its main campus in Davie, Florida. The university consists of 14 total colleges, centers, and schools offering over 150 programs of study. ...

in 2017.

Semi-professional & Professional

Bah played in the NPSL with

Chattanooga FC Chattanooga Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 2009, the team began play in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) in Spring 2020. Prior to joining the NISA ...

between 2015 and 2017 while also playing in college. He later played with

Miami FC The Miami FC is an American professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida that competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The club began play in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in the 2016 se ...

in both their NPSL and NISA seasons in 2019. He continued with the club as they moved to the

USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, pl ...

in 2020. On 27 September 2022, Bah announced his decision to retire from playing professional football.

International career

Bah made his

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debut on June 17, 2021 in a 5-1 loss to Algeria.

Career Statistics

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* 1995 births Living people Liberian men's footballers Liberia men's international footballers Liberian expatriate men's footballers Liberian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football forwards Nova Southeastern Sharks men's soccer players Chattanooga FC players Miami FC players National Premier Soccer League players USL Championship players National Independent Soccer Association players People from Montserrado County Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs men's soccer players {{Liberia-footy-bio-stub