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- Title:
- Associate Head Boys Soccer Coach
Bio
Malik Shaheed joins the Triton Boys Soccer Program as the Associate Head Coach. Coach Heed graduated from Lipscomb in 2020 with a degree in both Sport Management and Spanish. He also earned a Master’s in Public Relations with a specialization in Leadership from Biola University.
Coach Heed played his collegiate soccer at both Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, and Biola University in La Mirada, California. He led Lipscomb in points for freshmen and led the team in points in his junior season while helping the Bisons to their first conference tournament championship and national tournament appearance in 2017. In 2018, Coach Heed helped his team to both conference and regular-season titles as well as an NCAA sectionals finish. At Biola, Coach Heed served as team captain, leading the program to its first national tournament appearance. He also earned a spot on Third-Team All-Conference honors in his senior season.
After his collegiate career, Coach Heed played professional soccer for two years in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), first for Bay Cities FC in 2022 and winning the league with Flower City Union in 2023. Coach Heed has previous coaching experience with La Mirada High School, Lipscomb Academy, and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (NCAA Division 3). He is currently the Associate Head Coach at Biola University (NCAA Division 2) under the founding Pacifica Christian boys’ soccer coach, Joey O’Keefe.
Coach Heed is the son of Saudia Shaheed (1977-2020), grandson of Raycheal & Kalem Shaheed, and nephew of Lateefah Shaheed.
ABOUT MALEK:
What is your favorite dessert?
Cookie Monster from Cheddar's.
You get to play your sport with a legend from the game, living or dead. Who are you playing with?
Lionel Messi; many reasons why, but it boils down to him being the most God-gifted player I've ever seen play the game.
What is your go to karaoke song?
You'll never catch me up on stage.
Would you rather be able to speak in any human language or communicate with all animals and why?
Human languages: the ability to reach so many new (to me) people, cultures, and knowledge.
Do you have any pre game supsersititons, either as a coach or a player?
As a player, I would tape over my tattoo on my wrist (Luke 1:37) to represent the care and protection of my beliefs, faith, and values, even in the harshest environments of the game.