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Fatai Alashe
American soccer player (born 1993)
Abdul-Fatai Alashe (born October 21, 1993) is an American professional soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul-Fatai Alashe | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-10-21) October 21, 1993 (age 30) | ||
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 30, 2018 | |||
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.[1]
He also played in the Premier Development League for Reading United and Portland Timbers U23s.[2][3]
Professional
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]
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.[12]
Alashe is of Nigerian descent.[13]
- As of 27 October 2018
| Club | Season | League | Open Cup | MLS Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- "2014 Men's Soccer Roster". Michigan State - Official Website Spartan Athletics.
- "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. Archived from the original on April 2, 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. Archived from the original on September 26, 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.
- "REPUBLIC FC SIGNS 2020 MLS CUP CHAMPION FATAI ALASHE". sacrepublicfc.com. March 24, 2021. Archived from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- Communications, Republic FC (November 12, 2021). "Republic FC Exercise Contract Options on Four Players, Preparing for 2022 USL Championship Season". Sacramento Republic FC - USL. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- "Klinsmann Adds Four Players to MNT January Camp Roster". www.ussoccer.com.
- "U.S. picks two Nigerians for Rio 2016 qualifiers". September 21, 2015.
- Fatai Alashe at Major League Soccer
- Fatai Alashe at USL Championship
- Michigan State University bio Archived September 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- USSF Development Academy bio at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-04-02)
