| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luckymore Mkosana | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Dartmouth Big Green | 73 | (44) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Michigan Bucks | 10 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 44 | (22) |
| 2013 | →Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2014 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 27 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | New York Cosmos | 60 | (11) |
| 2017 | IFK Mariehamn | 9 | (2) |
| 2017 | New York Cosmos | 15 | (4) |
| 2018 | Penn FC | 30 | (11) |
| 2019 | Louisville City | 16 | (5) |
| 2019–2023 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 71 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 | |||
Luckymore "Lucky" Mkosana (born 30 September 1987) is a Zimbabweanfootballer.[1]
Mkosana playedcollege soccer atDartmouth College between 2008 and 2011. During his time at Dartmouth, Mkosana was named Ivy League Player of the Year (2011), All-Ivy League First Team (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), Soccer America Freshman, All-America First Team, College Soccer News Freshman, All-America First Team and Ivy League Rookie of the Year (2008). He became Dartmouth's all-time career leader with 34 career goals, breaking a record that had stood since 1953.[2] Mkosana played forUSL Premier Development League clubMichigan Bucks in 2011.[3]
Chicago Fire selected Mkosana in the second round (No. 23 overall) of the2012 MLS SuperDraft, but wasn't signed by the club.[4][5]
Mkosana signed withUSL Pro clubHarrisburg City Islanders in May 2012.[6] Mkosana became a regular goalscorer for the City Islanders over the next two seasons, scoring 20 goals and providing 4 assists during the regular season play.[7] The latter half of the 2013 season, Mkosana scored 10 goals in the 7 matches (including two hattricks) and earn USL Team of the Week honors for four consecutive weeks.[8]
At the conclusion of the USL 2013 season, Mkosana secured a loan deal toTampa Bay Rowdies in theNASL.[7] After completion of a successful loan spell, Mkosana signed a permanent deal with the Rowdies in January 2014.[9]
On 24 November 2014, Mkosana signed withNASL clubNew York Cosmos.[10] His performance through most of the 2015 season earned him a contract extension in September 2015, scoring 5 goals in 19 appearances.[11] The striker scored seven goals and added one assist across all competitions for the Cosmos in 2015. Notably, Mkosana scored a 90th-minute equalizing goal againstMLS clubNew York City FC in theU.S. Open Cup, propelling the Cosmos to an eventual win in penalty kicks.[12] During his time with the Cosmos, Mkosana helped the New York team win consecutive NASL championships in2015 and2016.[13]
On 30 December 2016, Mkosana signed a one-year contract, with the option of a second, with FinnishVeikkausliiga sideIFK Mariehamn.[14] He would make 15 appearances for the Finnish champions, scoring 4 goals including 2 goals in the team's run to the quarterfinals of the2016–17 Finnish Cup.[15]
After a season competing inFinland, Mkosana returned to New York Cosmos in June 2017 to compete in the2017 Fall season.[15][16]
Ahead of the 2018 season, Mkosana returned toHarrisburg signing with the newly brandedPenn FC (formerly the Harrisburg City Islanders) in theUSL Championship.[17] Despite a difficult season, Mkosana still managed to lead the team in goals, scoring 11 goals through 29 appearances.[18]
After finishing a single season with Penn FC, Mkosana moved toUSL champions,Louisville City FC ahead of the2019 season.[19][20] Traded mid-season, Mkosana scored 5 goals in 16 appearances.[21]
Despite good performances for Louisville, Mkosana rejoined the Rowdies midway through the2019 season as part of a trade that sawAntoine Hoppenot go to Louisville.[22] In the 2021 Eastern Conference Final, Mkosana scored twice against Louisville to spur the Rowdies to victory. His first goal in the match came just three minutes after he entered off the bench, and the second goal was the equalizer deep into stoppage time. The two goals made Mkosana the USL Championship's all-time leading scorer as a substitute.[23] Mkosana re-signed with the Rowdies on 20 January 2023.[24] Mkosana was released by Tampa Bay following the 2023 season.[25]
Mkosana received his first international call-up to theZimbabwe national team for its African Cup of Nations qualifier on 9 September 2018.[26]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Harrisburg City Islanders | 2012 | USL Pro | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 27 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 14 | |||
| Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) | 2013 | NASL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2014 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| New York Cosmos | 2015 | NASL | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | 32 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | 28 | 4 | |||
| IFK Mariehamn | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| New York Cosmos | 2017 | NASL | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 2 | |
| Penn FC | 2018 | USL | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 11 | |
| Louisville City | 2019 | USL | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 16 | 5 | |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2019 | USL | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | – | 18 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 215 | 59 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 65 | ||
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