#5 Joseph Haboush
Position: Midfield
Height: 5-9 | Weight: 160
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Aïtanît, Lebanon
High School: Benedictine

WHILE WITH THE RAMS:
● Saw action in eight games with two starts in his rookie campaign with VCU in 2008.
● Assisted on VCU’s game-winning goal against Colonial Athletic Association rival Old Dominion (10/29/08), his first with the Black and Gold.
● Made his first collegiate appearance in the Rams’ season-opening, 2-1 setback against top-ranked Wake Forest (8/29/08).
● Started his first match for VCU in a 1-1 draw at Georgia State (10/22/08).
● Registered a season-high two shots with one on goal at Delaware (11/1/08).

PRIOR TO VCU:
● Three-sport athlete at nearby soccer power Benedictine High School, earning four letters in soccer, one in track and field and one in basketball.
● Helped his team to the state championship game during his freshman and junior campaigns, taking home the title during that junior season
● Named team captain during his senior season when he was named First-Team All-Metro and was the leading assist man on the Cadets
● Two-time First-Team All-Metro performer and earned First-Team All-State honors during his junior year.
● Spent two seasons as part of the Richmond Strikers U-16 Elite and U-18 Academy squads.
● Two-time Super Y National I.D. camp invitee.

GETTING TO KNOW JOSEPH:
● Born on August 28, 1990
● Son of Sam and Maral Haboush
● Has an older sister, Natalie
● A Aïtanît, Lebanon native majoring in International Relations with double minor in Political Science and Homeland Security at VCU

JOSEPH HABOUSH - CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP-GS
Goals
Assists
Points
Shots
Shot Perct.
Shots on Goal
Shots on Goal %
Game-Winning Goals
Penalty Kicks-Att
2008
8-2
0
1
1
5
.000
3
.600
0
0-0
TOTALS
8-2
0
1
1
5
.000
3
.600
0
0-0

 

 

 

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