Sam Tojaga

Height:
5-11
Weight:
145
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Erie, Pa.
High School:
Real Salt Lake Academy HS

2023: Appeared in 13 games for Akron, including earning six starts...netted an assist on the strength of seven shots on the campaign, including two shots on goal...recorded an assist in victory over Niagara (Aug. 24).

2022: Appeared in 12 games for Akron, including 11 starts after returning from injury...registered seven shots, with four falling on net.

2022 ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC selection...College Sports Communicators Academic All-District recipient...Academic All-Ohio.

2021: Did not appear in a game for Akron.

2020: Appeared in six games for Akron, including a trio of starts...recorded an assist on the year on the strength of four shots...earned game-winning assist on Hazem Sobhy’s golden goal in the 108th minute in a 3-2 double-overtime win over West Virginia (April 7).

2020 ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC selection.

2019: Started all 17 matches in which he appeared in for the Zips...recorded a goal and an assist on the strength of 12 shots, including two on net...collected 27th-minute goal in a 2-0 victory over VCU (Oct. 2)...earned an assist on Mani Austmann’s tally in a 2-1 setback at Marshall (Sept. 20)...had four matches with two or more shots, including a season-high three at Xavier (Aug. 30)...added two shots apiece versus VCU (Oct. 2), No. 10 Florida International (Oct. 5) and Northern Illinois (Nov. 2).

2019 ACCOLADES: Earned Academic All-MAC accolades...nominated as a CoSIDA Academic All-America District nominee.

2018: Appeared in all 24 matches for Akron, including earning 21 starts and recorded three assists on 17 shots, with four coming on goal and was named a second-team All-Mid-American Conference selection...named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s 2018 Men's Freshman Top 100 Postseason list (No. 47)...collected initial collegiate point assisting on the second of three goals from Diogo Pacheco in a 4-3 come-from-behind win at VCU (Sept. 26)...tallied an assist on Morgan Hackworth’s tally in the 81st minute in the Zips’ 3-1 victory at Syracuse (Nov. 18) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament...netted an assist on Marcel Zajac’s second goal in a 3-2 triumph at second-ranked and three-time defending NCAA Champion Stanford (Nov. 30) in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.

2018 ACCOLADES: Selected second-team All-MAC...named to TopDrawerSoccer.com 2018 Men's Freshman Top 100 Postseason list (No. 47).

PRIOR TO AKRON: Helped lead his Real Salt Lake Academy earn a third-place finish at the United States Soccer Development Academy U-16 championships in 2017...his Real Salt Lake Academy team reached the championship bracket at the Generation Adidas Cup in 2017, where they played Real Madrid...was the eighth-rated player in the Rocky Mountains/Southwest Region.

PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...son of Sam and Emily Tojaga.