Height: | 5-8 |
Weight: | 140 |
Year: | Fr. |
Hometown: | Clifton, N.J. |
High School: | Paramus Catholic HS |
Position: | MF |
Honors
Soccer America All-Freshman (First Team, 2013)
Colege Soccer News All-Freshman (First Team, 2013)
Top Drawer Soccer All-Freshman (Second Team, 2013)
All-MAC (First Team, 2013)
as a Freshman (2013): All-MAC First Team honoree
... was one of the top freshmen in the country with a team-best
nine assists and four goals ... his nine assists represented the
second-highest total recorded by a freshman in the country ... it
was also the most by a Zips' freshman since Anthony Ampaipitakwong matched the total in
2007 ... was a game-changer with a pair of game-winning goals and
five assists that led to game winners ... recorded his first
collegiate brace with both goals in a 2-1 victory at Cleveland
State (Oct. 9) ... it was the most goals scored in a game by a Zips
freshman since Darren Mattocks did it during UA's national
championship year of 2010 ... stayed hot with the Golden Goal in
the 108th minute at Buffalo (Oct. 18) just two games later ...
assisted five goals over a two-game run against Western Michigan
(Nov. 9) and West Virginia (Nov. 15) ... his three assists against
the Mountaineers were the most in a match since Scott Caldwell
matched the feat in 2011 ... finished second on the team with 17
points.
Prior to Akron: No. 1-ranked recruit in the state of New
Jersey and No. 7 midfielder in the country, according to Top Drawer
Soccer … also rated a five-star recruit by TDS …
member of the U.S. Under-18 National Team player pool …
NSCAA Boys Youth All-American … member of the New York Red
Bulls Academy of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy … led
his Under-16 Academy team to the national title in 2012 with the
game-winning assist … ranked No. 35 on ESPNHS’s Top
150 Class of 2013.
Personal: Born Jan. 19, 1995 ... parents are Ahmed
and Nelli Najem ... has two older siblings, David and Maria.
Recent Games | ||
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Nov 6 | Penn State | W, 2-1 |
Nov 9 | at Western Michigan | W, 2-1 |
Nov 15 | West Virginia | W, 3-0 |
Nov 17 | Western Michigan | W, 4-1 |
Nov 21 | Indiana | W, 3-2 |
Nov 24 | at Marquette | L, 1-0 |
Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Games | 22 | 6 | ||
Games started | 20 | 5 | ||
Goals | 4 | 2 | ||
Assists | 9 | 3 | ||
Points | 17 | 7 | ||
Shots | 45 | 13 | ||
Shot Pct | .089 | .154 | ||
Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
Game-winning goals | 2 | 1 |
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 20 | Marshall | W, 4-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Aug 24 | at Saint Louis | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Aug 30 | at Col. of Charleston | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 1 | vs. Furman | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 6 | at St. John's (N.Y.) | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 8 | at Rutgers | W, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 13 | VCU | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 15 | San Diego St. | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 21 | Bowling Green | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 24 | Ohio State | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 29 | at West Virginia | W, 1-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 5 | Hartwick | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 9 | at Cleveland State | W, 2-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 1 |
Oct 15 | Wake Forest | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 18 | at Buffalo | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 0-0 | 1 |
Oct 23 | Michigan State | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 26 | Northern Illinois | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 30 | at Michigan | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 6 | Penn State | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 9 | at Western Michigan | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 15 | West Virginia | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 17 | Western Michigan | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 21 | Indiana | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 24 | at Marquette | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 22 | 20 | .18 | .41 | .77 | 2.05 | .089 | .86 | .422 |
Conference | 6 | 5 | .33 | .50 | 1.17 | 2.17 | .154 | 1.17 | .538 |
Exhibition | 1 | 1 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 1.000 |
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Home | 12 | 12 | .08 | .58 | .75 | 2.17 | .038 | .58 | .269 |
Away | 9 | 7 | .33 | .22 | .89 | 2.11 | .158 | 1.33 | .632 |
Neutral | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
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Wins | 17 | 15 | .24 | .53 | 1.00 | 1.71 | .138 | .82 | .483 |
Losses | 4 | 4 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 3.00 | .000 | 1.00 | .333 |
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August | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 2.00 | .000 | 1.00 | .500 |
September | 8 | 6 | .00 | .25 | .25 | 1.88 | .000 | .50 | .267 |
October | 7 | 7 | .57 | .14 | 1.29 | 2.71 | .211 | 1.29 | .474 |
November | 6 | 6 | .00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | .000 | .83 | .556 |
gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 22 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 45 | .089 | 19 | .422 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
Conference | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | .154 | 7 | .538 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Exhibition | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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Home | 12 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 26 | .038 | 7 | .269 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Away | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | .158 | 12 | .632 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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Wins | 17 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | .138 | 14 | .483 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
Losses | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .000 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
September | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | .000 | 4 | .267 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
October | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | .211 | 9 | .474 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
November | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | .000 | 5 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |