Solomon "Solly" Hilton is a retired soccer forward

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 who played professionally in the American Soccer League

American Soccer League

The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...

 and American Indoor Soccer Association.

Although a native of West Africa, Hilton attended high school in the United States. In 1979, he signed with the New Jersey Americans of the American Soccer League

American Soccer League

The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...

 in 1979. In 1981, he played for New York United. In 1982, he moved to the Pennsylvania Stoners

Pennsylvania Stoners

Pennsylvania Stoners is an American soccer team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2007, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Eastern Keystone Division.The team plays its home...

. In 1984, he joined the Columbus Capitals

Columbus Capitals (indoor soccer)

The Columbus Capitals were an indoor soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio that competed in the American Indoor Soccer Association. The club played its home games at Battelle Hall from 1984 - 1986....

 of the American Indoor Soccer Association. In 1986, he moved to the Tampa Bay Rowdies for their one season in the AISA.