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Jersey Number 14
Alhaji Tambadu
- Position:
- MF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 162
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Stone Mountain, Ga.
- High School:
- Clarkston HS
- Major:
- Interdisciplinary Studies
HONORS AND AWARDS
2019 Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic Tournament MVP
Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week (9/3/19)
College Soccer News National Team of the Week (9/2/19)
AS A SENIOR (2021)
Started six of the 10 matches he appeared in for the Eagles this season... Scored a goal in the season opener against Presbyterian... Registered three shots... Missed some time due to injuries... Played 530 minutes...
AS A SENIOR (2020)
Played in all 10 matches, making eight starts, as a senior for the Eagles ... Logged 694 minutes of action ... Tallied one goal ... Took a team-high 11 shots, five on goal ... Scored a goal in the Eagles' 3-2 win over UAB on Sept. 26 ... Played all 90 minutes of the Eagles' Sun Belt Conference semifinal match vs. Coastal Carolina on Nov. 13, taking a season-high three shots.
AS A JUNIOR (2019)
Played in 17 matches, making 14 starts, for the Eagles as a junior ... Scored four goals on 21 shots, 12 on goal ... Logged 937 minutes of action ... Was named the MVP of the 2019 Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic for scoring three goals in the Eagles' pair of wins over UNC Wilmington and host College of Charleston on Aug. 30-Sept. 1 ... Was also named to the College Soccer News' National Team of the Week and earned Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors that week ... Tallied a goal at FGCU on Sept. 8 ... Played a season-high 90 minutes at Sun Belt foe Howard on Oct. 26.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
Played in all 17 matches, making 14 starts, as a sophomore for the Eagles ... Logged 1,067 minutes of action, taking four shots ... Played all 90 minutes of the Eagles' wins over North Florida (Aug. 31) and Florida Atalntic (Oct. 2) ... Played 101 minutes in the Eagles' 1-1 draw at UAB on Oct. 16.
AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
Played in 15 matches, making 11 starts, for the Eagles as a freshman ... Logged 954 minutes of action at his defensive midfield position ... Notched one assist and took three shots, one on goal ... Assisted on Adam Abdellaoui's game-winning goal in Georgia Southern's 1-0 victory at Campbell on Oct. 11 ... Played all 90 minutes in three matches, against Monmouth (Aug. 25), at North Florida (Sept. 1) and at Campbell (Oct. 11).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Clarkston HS ... Played club soccer for Atlanta United as a part of the US Developmental Academy ... Earned the club's Best Player award in 2016.
PERSONAL
Born Alhaji Tambadu on December 30, 1998, in Sierra Leone ... Son of Ramatu John ... Has a pair of sisters, Mariam and Martha, as well as a pair of brothers, Mohamed and Vernon.
MAJOR
Interdisciplinary Studies
2019 Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic Tournament MVP
Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week (9/3/19)
College Soccer News National Team of the Week (9/2/19)
AS A SENIOR (2021)
Started six of the 10 matches he appeared in for the Eagles this season... Scored a goal in the season opener against Presbyterian... Registered three shots... Missed some time due to injuries... Played 530 minutes...
AS A SENIOR (2020)
Played in all 10 matches, making eight starts, as a senior for the Eagles ... Logged 694 minutes of action ... Tallied one goal ... Took a team-high 11 shots, five on goal ... Scored a goal in the Eagles' 3-2 win over UAB on Sept. 26 ... Played all 90 minutes of the Eagles' Sun Belt Conference semifinal match vs. Coastal Carolina on Nov. 13, taking a season-high three shots.
AS A JUNIOR (2019)
Played in 17 matches, making 14 starts, for the Eagles as a junior ... Scored four goals on 21 shots, 12 on goal ... Logged 937 minutes of action ... Was named the MVP of the 2019 Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic for scoring three goals in the Eagles' pair of wins over UNC Wilmington and host College of Charleston on Aug. 30-Sept. 1 ... Was also named to the College Soccer News' National Team of the Week and earned Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors that week ... Tallied a goal at FGCU on Sept. 8 ... Played a season-high 90 minutes at Sun Belt foe Howard on Oct. 26.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
Played in all 17 matches, making 14 starts, as a sophomore for the Eagles ... Logged 1,067 minutes of action, taking four shots ... Played all 90 minutes of the Eagles' wins over North Florida (Aug. 31) and Florida Atalntic (Oct. 2) ... Played 101 minutes in the Eagles' 1-1 draw at UAB on Oct. 16.
AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
Played in 15 matches, making 11 starts, for the Eagles as a freshman ... Logged 954 minutes of action at his defensive midfield position ... Notched one assist and took three shots, one on goal ... Assisted on Adam Abdellaoui's game-winning goal in Georgia Southern's 1-0 victory at Campbell on Oct. 11 ... Played all 90 minutes in three matches, against Monmouth (Aug. 25), at North Florida (Sept. 1) and at Campbell (Oct. 11).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Clarkston HS ... Played club soccer for Atlanta United as a part of the US Developmental Academy ... Earned the club's Best Player award in 2016.
PERSONAL
Born Alhaji Tambadu on December 30, 1998, in Sierra Leone ... Son of Ramatu John ... Has a pair of sisters, Mariam and Martha, as well as a pair of brothers, Mohamed and Vernon.
MAJOR
Interdisciplinary Studies
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