Fatai Alashe
Abdul-Fatai Alashe (born October 21, 1993) is an American professional soccer player.
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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) | ||
| 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 | |||
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.
Professional
On January 15, 2015, Alashe was drafted 4th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes. He made his debut on March 7 in a 1–0 defeat to FC Dallas, and scored the first league goal in Avaya Stadium history two weeks later in a 2–1 win over the visiting Chicago Fire.
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.
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. Columbus declined their contract option on Alashe following their 2020 season.
On March 24, 2021, Alashe joined USL Championship club Sacramento Republic FC. Alashe was released by Sacramento following the 2021 season.
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.
Personal life
Alashe is of Nigerian descent.
Career statistics
- As of October 27, 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 | ||
Honours
Columbus Crew
References
- 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)
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