Saad Abdul-Salaam

Height:
6-3
Weight:
170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Gahanna, Ohio
High School:
Gahanna Lincoln HS

Honors

First-team All-MAC (2014)

Second-team All-MAC (2013)

NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Great Lakes Regional Second Team (2014)

First-team All-Ohio (2014)

as a Senior (2014): Started all 21 matches for Akron en route to registering two goals and a team-best six assists...posted 17 shots, including five on goal…helped the Zips’ defensive unit post seven shutouts with two coming in league play…tabbed a first-team All-Mid-American Conference selection…named to the 2014 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Continental Tire All-Great Lakes Region second team…named a first-team All-Ohio honoree by Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association…recorded goal in Akron’s 2-1 victory past UCF…scored game-winning goal in the Zips’ 2-0 win over Hartford…named MAC Player of the Week on Sept. 15 after performances versus UCF and Hartford…notched assists on three game-winning goals, including Anthony Macchione’s game-winner in a 2-1 triumph versus Bowling Green in the championship game of the Mid-American Conference Championship…earned three assists in a 5-0 win over Cleveland State…selected in the first round of the MLS Super Draft by Sporting Kansas City…ranked 55th nationally in assists (6)…rated fifth in the conference in assists (6) and eighth in assists per game (0.29).

as a Junior (2013): Appeared in 20 of 22 matches, making 19 starts ... tied for second on the team with five assists ... assisted goals in back-to-back games against Northern Illinois (Oct. 26) and at Michigan (Oct. 30) ... also added helpers in wins at Cleveland State (Oct. 9) at Buffalo (Oct. 18) and against West Virginia (Nov. 15) in the MAC Tournament semifinals ... made nine starts at right back, eight at forward and two at midfield ... missed consecutive starts against Bowling Green (Sept. 21) and Ohio State (Sept. 24) with a knee injury.

as a Sophomore (2012): Appeared in 13 games, making four starts ... started three straight games at left back from Oct. 16 to Oct. 23 vs. Michigan, West Virginia and Ohio State ... earned a start at striker against Michigan (Nov. 18) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... netted the game-winning goal against Northern Illinois (Nov. 11) in the MAC Tournament Championship match ... it was the first goal of his Akron career ... also assisted a goal against Bowling Green (Nov. 9) in the MAC Tournament semifinal.

as a Freshman (2011): Sat out the season to focus on academics.

Prior to Akron: Won a state championship with current UA teammate Wil Trapp at Gahanna Lincoln HS in 2009 ... named All-Ohio Honorable Mention as a senior ... played on a pair of state championship club teams (U-15, U-16).

Personal: Born Sept. 8, 1991 in Charlotte, N.C. ... parents are Khalid and Yvonne Abdul-Salaam ... has two older siblings; Ramadan and Raqeeb.