Fatai Alashe

Fatai Alashe
Personal information
Full name Abdul-Fatai Alashe
Date of birth (1993-10-21) 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
 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 56 (5)
National team‡
2015– United States U23 11 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 18, 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 12, 2015

Abdul-Fatai Alashe (born October 21, 1993) is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

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

Fatai Alashe

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]

Career Statistics

Club Season League Open Cup North America Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Jose Earthquakes 2015 28210----292
Career total 28210----292

Statistics accurate as of March 22, 2015

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2013 Reading United AC stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2014 Portland Timbers U23s stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Quakes select Fatai Alashe in first round of MLS SuperDraft". SJEarthquakes.com. Earthquakes Media Relations. January 15, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-03-07-fc-dallas-vs-san-jose-earthquakes/boxscore
  5. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes 2, Chicago Fire 1 - MLS Match Recap". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. March 22, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2016/01/08/22/01/160108-mnt-klinsmann-adds-four-players-to-january-camp-roster
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