Fatai Alashe
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Personal information | |||
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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) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Cincinnati | ||
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) |
2015–2018 | San Jose Earthquakes | 85 | (5) |
2017 | → Reno 1868 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2018 | → FC Cincinnati (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2019– | FC Cincinnati | 11 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | United States U23 | 12 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2019 ‡ 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 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
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]
On July 30, 2018, Alashe signed a deal to join FC Cincinnati on loan from San Jose for the remainder of the 2018 season, then joining the team permanently for the 2019 season for $135,000 in allocation money.[6]
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.[7]
Personal life
Alashe is of Nigerian descent.[8]
Career statistics
- As of October 27, 2018
Club | Season | League | Open Cup | MLS Cup | Total | ||||
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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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | |
Total | 85 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 5 | |
Reno 1868 FC (loan) | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
FC Cincinnati (loan) | 2018 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Career total | 94 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 6 |
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.
- ^ "FC Cincinnati signs Fanendo Adi, Fatai Alashe ahead of MLS move". espn.com. July 30, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ "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
- Fatai Alashe at USL Championship
- Michigan State University bio
- USSF Development Academy bio at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-04-02)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American people of Nigerian descent
- American soccer players
- Association football midfielders
- Major League Soccer players
- Michigan State Spartans men's soccer players
- People from Northville, Michigan
- Portland Timbers U23s players
- Reading United A.C. players
- Reno 1868 FC players
- San Jose Earthquakes draft picks
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- Soccer players from Michigan
- Sportspeople from Southfield, Michigan
- USL Championship players
- United States men's under-23 international soccer players
- USL League Two players
- FC Cincinnati (2016–18) players
- FC Cincinnati players
- American soccer midfielder stubs