John Barry Nusum

Personal information
Full name	John Barry Nusum
Date of birth	March 18, 1981 (1981-03-18) (age 28)
Place of birth	Mineola, New York, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Crystal Palace Baltimore
Number	18
Youth career
1998–2001	Furman Paladins
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps (Gls)†
2002	Columbus Crew	00 0(0)
2002–2003	Atlanta Silverbacks	44 (10)
2004	Toronto Lynx	22 0(4)
2005–2006	Virginia Beach Mariners	40 0(7)
2004–	Philadelphia KiXX (indoor)	23 (14)
2008	Bermuda Hogges	13 0(2)
2009–	Crystal Palace Baltimore	05 0(0)
National team‡
2000–	Bermuda	22 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October, 2009

John Barry Nusum (born March 18, 1981 in Mineola, New York) is an American-born Bermudian soccer player who currently plays for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USL Second Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] College

Nusum grew up in Devonshire, Bermuda, before returning to the United States to play college soccer at Furman University. At Furman he was named a NSCAA All-American three times. He is also currently the school's all time leader in goals scored (61) and points (161).

[edit] Professional

After graduating from Furman, Nusum was selected 35th overall in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew. Unsuccessful in making the Crew, he instead spent two seasons with the A-League's Atlanta Silverbacks, scoring ten goals with three assists in 44 games, before joining the Toronto Lynx for the 2004 A-League season, finishing with 4 goals in 25 games.

In 2005, Nusum joined a new outdoor team, the Virginia Beach Mariners. After one season with the Bermuda Hogges, he signed with Crystal Palace Baltimore on March 2, 2009.^[1]

Nusum also has extensive professional indoor soccer experience, having played with the Philadelphia KiXX since 2004. He was a member of the KiXX team which won the 2007 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) championship.

[edit] International

Nusum is a mainstay in, and captain of, the Bermudian national team, leading the team in goals during the 2006 World Cup Qualifying round. He scored two goals to lead Bermuda to a 2-1 win at Trinidad and Tobago in the second round of 2010 World Cup qualifying.^[2]

[edit] Personal

John is the nephew of former Bermudian international goalkeeper and New York Cosmos star Sam Nusum and the son of John Nusum^[3].

[edit] Career Statistics

(correct as of September 29, 2009)

[edit] External links

• Crystal Palace Baltimore bio
• Philadelphia KiXX bio
• Players inducted into Hall of Fame

[edit] References