| Happy Hall | |
| Fullname: | Happy McNair Hall |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Lyford Cay |
| Collegeyears1: | 2005–2006 |
| College1: | Appalachian State Mountaineers |
| Years1: | 2005 |
| Clubs1: | Bradenton Academics |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2007 |
| Clubs2: | Bradenton Academics |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2008 |
| Clubs3: | North York Astros |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2009 |
| Clubs4: | Gosport Borough |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2009 |
| Clubs5: | Bradenton Academics |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs6: | Ma Pau SC |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2011 |
| Clubs7: | Dayton Dutch Lions |
| Caps7: | 19 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2014– |
| Clubs8: | Lyford Cay |
| Nationalteam1: | Bahamas U20[1] |
| Nationalteam2: | Bahamas U23[2] |
| Nationalyears3: | 2006– |
| Nationalteam3: | Bahamas |
| Nationalcaps3: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | September 16, 2011 |
| Ntupdate: | 20:29, 25 October 2019 (UTC) |
Happy McNair Hall (born October 15, 1987) is a Bahamian international footballer who plays for local side Lyford Cay as a defender.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Born in Nassau, Hall played college soccer at Appalachian State University, and had three stints with the Bradenton Academics[7] in the USL Premier Development League in 2005, 2007 and 2009.
Upon graduating, Hall had a trial with Romanian outfit Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț in February 2008[8] and briefly played with North York Astros in the Canadian Soccer League in 2008,[9] before joining English side Gosport Borough in February 2009, on a deal until the end of the 2008–09 season.[10]
Following the conclusion of the English football season, Hall returned to North America, and signed to play a third stint for Bradenton Academics in 2009, alongside his national teammate Cameron Hepple. Towards the end of the 2009 PDL season Hall went on trials and secured a deal with Ma Pau SC in the TT Pro League in Trinidad and Tobago.
On March 7, 2011, Hall signed a two-year contract with Dayton Dutch Lions of the American USL Pro league.[11]
Hall made his debut for the Bahamas in a September 2006 Caribbean Cup qualification match against the Cayman Islands.[12] He had earned 10 caps by November 2008, four of them in World Cup qualification games. Hall captained the side in the 2010 World Cup qualification matches.
Scores and results list the Bahamas' goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 September 2006 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | align=center | 2–1 | align=center | 3–2 | 2007 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
| 2. | 9 September 2019 | Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–1 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C | |
| 3. | 10 October 2019 | Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | align=center | 3–0 | align=center | 4–0 |
Hall is founder of the YESI Soccer and Skillz Soccer Schools in the Bahamas.[13]