Samad Bounthong (born February 4, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender.

Career

College

Bounthong played four years of

college soccer College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and the Philippines. The United Kingd ...

Marist College Marist College is a private university in Poughkeepsie, New York. Founded in 1905, Marist was formed by the Marist Brothers, a Catholic religious institute, to prepare brothers for their vocations as educators. In 2003, it became a secular in ...

between 2016 and 2019, making 72 appearances, scoring 14 goals and tallying 11 assists.

Professional

Bounthong signed for

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 ...

side

New York Red Bulls II New York Red Bulls II is an American professional soccer team based in Montclair, New Jersey. They are the reserve team of the New York Red Bulls and play in MLS Next Pro, the third tier in the American soccer pyramid. History Red Bull New Yo ...

on March 6, 2020. He made his professional debut the next day, starting in a 1–0 loss against

Tampa Bay Rowdies The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional Association football, soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Champions ...

. He was released by Red Bulls II on November 30, 2020.

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Samad Bounthong
at Marist College Athletics 1997 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Marist Red Foxes men's soccer players New York Red Bulls II players USL Championship players Soccer players from Seattle American people of Laotian descent {{US-footy-defender-stub