Desmond Tachie
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Desmond Tachie is a Canadian
soccer player who last played for Charlotte Eagles
in the USL Second Division
.
and attended Capilano College
, who he led to the Canadian Colleges Championship in 2003, earning Canadian Colleges and British Columbia Colleges All-Star selections.
in the USL First Division
, appearing in 13 games. Following a successful season with Ottawa Fury
in the USL Premier Development League
in 2005, dueing which scored 7 goals and 7 assists in 15 games, Tachie signed with the Toronto Lynx
.
Tachie moved to Hungary in 2007 when he signed for Kaposvölgye VSC
. He spent the next two seasons playing in the Hungarian league, scoring 7 goals in 33 appearances for Kaposvölgye, before returning to North America in 2009.
He trialed with Major League Soccer
expansion club Seattle Sounders FC
in the early months of 2009, and was a Sounders SuperSearch finalist, but was ultimately not offered a contract by the club, and returned to Canada.
He subsequently played with several Canadian amateur teams, including the Capilano Blues of the Vancouver Metro Soccer League
and Athletic Club of BC
of the Pacific Coast Soccer League
, before signing with the Charlotte Eagles
of the USL Second Division
in 2010.
Tachie was not listed on the 2011 roster for Charlotte.
in Ghana
. His parents emigrated to Canada in the early 1980s, a couple of years before he was born.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
soccer player who last played for Charlotte Eagles
Charlotte Eagles
Charlotte Eagles is an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
in the USL Second Division
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
.
College
Tachie played for the Vancouver SelectsWhitecaps FC Prospects
Whitecaps FC Prospects is a Canadian soccer team based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 2008, the team plays in Pacific Coast Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific...
and attended Capilano College
Capilano College
Capilano University is an undergraduate-focused, public, coeducational, teaching-intensive university located in the District of North Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is enabled by the University Act...
, who he led to the Canadian Colleges Championship in 2003, earning Canadian Colleges and British Columbia Colleges All-Star selections.
Professional
Tachie turned professional in 2004, playing with the Edmonton AviatorsEdmonton Aviators
The Edmonton Aviators were a soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club was founded in 2003 as a member of the United Soccer League's North American A-League and folded after playing only one season, 2004. Midway through the season, with the club in financial trouble, the league took it over...
in the USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
, appearing in 13 games. Following a successful season with Ottawa Fury
Ottawa Fury
Ottawa Fury is a Canadian soccer team based in Ottawa, Ontario. Founded in 2005, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference....
in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
in 2005, dueing which scored 7 goals and 7 assists in 15 games, Tachie signed with the Toronto Lynx
Toronto Lynx
Toronto Lynx is a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference....
.
Tachie moved to Hungary in 2007 when he signed for Kaposvölgye VSC
Kaposvölgye VSC
Kaposvölgye VSC is a Hungarian football team in Nagyberki....
. He spent the next two seasons playing in the Hungarian league, scoring 7 goals in 33 appearances for Kaposvölgye, before returning to North America in 2009.
He trialed with Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
expansion club Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer club based in Seattle, Washington. The club competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Sounders FC was established in November 2007 as a MLS expansion team, making it the 15th team in...
in the early months of 2009, and was a Sounders SuperSearch finalist, but was ultimately not offered a contract by the club, and returned to Canada.
He subsequently played with several Canadian amateur teams, including the Capilano Blues of the Vancouver Metro Soccer League
Vancouver Metro Soccer League
The Vancouver Metro Soccer League ' is a soccer league for men operating in British Columbia, primarily in the Lower Mainland area.-History:The league is an amateur league, and does not compete against or promote teams to the Canadian Soccer Pyramid...
and Athletic Club of BC
Athletic Club of BC
Athletic Club of BC is a Canadian soccer team based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.-History:The club was founded in 2009, the team played in the Pacific Coast Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, which features teams from western Canada...
of the Pacific Coast Soccer League
Pacific Coast Soccer League
The Pacific Coast Soccer League is a soccer league featuring teams from British Columbia, although the league has also featured teams from Washington in the past as well...
, before signing with the Charlotte Eagles
Charlotte Eagles
Charlotte Eagles is an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
of the USL Second Division
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
in 2010.
Tachie was not listed on the 2011 roster for Charlotte.
Personal
Tachie's family comes from KumasiKumasi
Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea...
in Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. His parents emigrated to Canada in the early 1980s, a couple of years before he was born.