2011 Finished tied for first on the team in assists compiling them in a four-game span with one each against #7 UC Irvine on October 12 (
box score/
recap), vs. Cal State Northridge on October 19 (
box score/
recap), and at #15 UC Santa Barbara on October 22 (
box score/
recap) ... His assist vs. CSUN was on Ivan Garcia's game-inning goal in the 2-1 victory ...
2010 Picked up the first points of his career with an assist on a Cesar Diaz goal in the Highlanders 2-1 loss to seventh-ranked UC Irvine on October 27 (
box score/
recap) ... 11 of his last 12 appearances on the year were as a starter ...
2009 His first five appearance of the year were all starts ... Took a career-high three shots in the Highlanders 4-1 loss at Cal State Northridge on October 31 (
box score/
recap) ...
2008 Saw his first action as a collegian in UCR’s 3-0 loss at No. 14 UCLA on August 31 (
box score) ... Picked up the first start of his collegiate career in a 3-0 loss to Saint Louis on September 5 (
box score) ... Started six of seven matches from September 21 to October 18 before missing the final six games of the year with a quad strain ...
High School Letter winner in soccer at Carter High School ... Named First-Team All-Citrus Belt, First-Team All-County, and Second-Team All-CIF as a sophomore ... Played with the ODP team for four years and for the national team in 2006 ...
Personal Azeez A. Atanda is the son of Kola and Mary Atanda ... Considers his father to be his biggest athletic influence ... Majoring in business ... Roots for the Aresenal FC and the Los Angeles Lakers ... Lists Kobe Bryant and Zinedine Zidane as his favorite athletes ... Enjoys eating pizza ... “Phone Booth” is his favorite movie ... Favorite musical groups include Lil Wayne and Drake ... Hobbies include playing soccer ... Career goal is to play professional soccer ... His most memorable sporting achievement was playing for the national team ...
Azeez Atanda's Career Statistics
|
Year |
Team |
GP-GS |
G |
A |
Pts |
Sh |
Shot% |
SOG |
SOG% |
YC-RC |
GW |
PK-ATT |
|
2008 |
UCR |
12-7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
.000 |
2 |
.500 |
1-0 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
2009 |
UCR |
12-8 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
.000
|
2
|
.333
|
6-1
|
0 |
0-0
|
|
2010 |
UCR |
15-12 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
.000 |
1 |
.333 |
|
0 |
0-0 |
|
2011 |
UCR |
18-18 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
.000 |
2 |
.286 |
2-0 |
0 |
0-0 |
|
|
Totals |
57-45 |
0 |
4
|
4
|
20 |
.000 |
7
|
.350 |
9-1 |
0 |
0-0 |
