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 | ||
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) |
2019–2020 | FC Cincinnati | 14 | (1) |
2020 | Columbus Crew | 8 | (1) |
2021 | Sacramento Republic | 13 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | United States U23 | 12 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 30, 2018 |
Abdul-Fatai Alashe (born October 21, 1993) is an American professional soccer player.
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. [1]
He also played in the Premier Development League for Reading United and Portland Timbers U23s. [2] [3]
On January 15, 2015, Alashe was drafted 4th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes. [4] He made his debut on March 7 in a 1–0 defeat to FC Dallas, [5] and scored the first league goal in Avaya Stadium history two weeks later in a 2–1 win over the visiting Chicago Fire. [6]
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. [7]
On August 17, 2020, Alashe was traded to Ohio rivals Columbus Crew in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, and potentially a conditional $50,000 of General Allocation Money depending on performance. [8] Columbus declined their contract option on Alashe following their 2020 season. [9]
On March 24, 2021, Alashe joined USL Championship club Sacramento Republic FC. [10] Alashe was released by Sacramento following the 2021 season. [11]
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. [12]
Alashe is of Nigerian descent. [13]
Club | Season | League | Open Cup | MLS Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
San Jose Earthquakes | 2015 | Major League Soccer | 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 | ||
FC Cincinnati | 2019 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
2020 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Columbus Crew | 2020 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MLS Total | 99 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 7 | ||
Reno 1868 FC (loan) | 2017 | USL Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
FC Cincinnati (loan) | 2018 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Loan Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
Career Total | 108 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 8 |
Columbus Crew