Fatai Alashe
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul-Fatai Alashe | ||
| Date of birth | October 21, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Southfield, Michigan, United States | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
FC Cincinnati (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes) | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Vardar SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Michigan State Spartans | 86 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Reading United | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | Portland Timbers U23s | 11 | (2) |
| 2015– | San Jose Earthquakes | 85 | (5) |
| 2017 | → Reno 1868 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | → FC Cincinnati (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | United States U23 | 12 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 9, 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 30, 2018 | |||
Abdul-Fatai Alashe (born October 21, 1993) is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Cincinnati in the United Soccer League on loan from San Jose Earthquakes.
Career
College and amateur
Alashe spent all four years of his college career at Michigan State University where he made a total of 86 appearances for the Spartans and tallied eight goals and eight assists.
He also played in the Premier Development League for Reading United and Portland Timbers U23s.[1][2]
Professional
On January 15, 2015, Alashe was drafted 4th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes.[3] He made his debut on March 7 in a 1-0 defeat to FC Dallas,[4] and scored the first league goal in Avaya Stadium history two weeks later in a 2-1 win over the visiting Chicago Fire.[5]
International
In January 2016 Alashe received his first call up to the senior United States squad for friendlies against Iceland and Canada but had to withdraw through injury.[6]
Personal life
Alashe is of Nigerian descent.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Open Cup | MLS Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2015 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 2 |
| 2016 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 77 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 5 | |
| Reno 1868 FC (loan) | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 79 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 5 | |
Statistics accurate as of 14 April 2018.
References
- ↑ "2013 Reading United AC stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ↑ "2014 Portland Timbers U23s stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Quakes select Fatai Alashe in first round of MLS SuperDraft". SJEarthquakes.com. Earthquakes Media Relations. January 15, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ↑ "FC Dallas vs. San Jose Earthquakes - MatchCenter Boxscore". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter.
- ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes 2, Chicago Fire 1 - MLS Match Recap". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. March 22, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Klinsmann Adds Four Players to MNT January Camp Roster". www.ussoccer.com.
- ↑ "U.S. picks two Nigerians for Rio 2016 qualifiers".
External links
- Fatai Alashe at Major League Soccer
- Michigan State University bio
- USSF Development Academy bio at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-04-02)