2016 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Abu Danladi
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Takoradi, Ghana
- High School:
- Dunn HS
Notes -- Selected first overall by Minnesota United FC in the 2017 Major League Soccer Super Draft.
2016 -- Honorable mention All-Pac 12 selection … named to MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List … Preseason All-Pac-12 team selection … Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI first team honoree … played in only 11 matches, making eight starts, due to injuries … logged 744 minutes … led team with career-best seven goals and finished second on the team with 16 points … ranked first in the Pac-12 with 1.45 points per game, second in goals per game with 0.64 and third in goals with seven … led the conference with 3.55 shots per game … played first game against top-ranked Akron on Sept. 5 and scored twice in 11 seconds, the third-fastest consecutive goals scored in NCAA history … scored goal in 4-0 win vs. CSUN on Sept. 12 … assisted on Jackson Yueill’s game-winning overtime goal against No. 13 UCSB on Sept. 17 … netted two goals including the game-winning goal in a 4-3 win at Oregon State on Nov. 6 … tallied three points including the game-winning goal against Colgate in the opening rough of the NCAA Tournament … scored the only goal in a 2-1 loss at No. 4 seed Louisville in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
2015 -- First team All-Pac-12 selection … second team Top Drawer Soccer Best XI selection … NSCAA All-Far West team selection … honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic selection … appeared in 19 games, making 17 starts at striker, logging 1,291 minutes … posted six goals and a team-high 10 assists (22 points) on the season … set new career-highs in goals, assists and points … was one of four UCLA players to score 20+ points, ranking third on the team … finished the season tied for third in assists, tied for fourth in points and tied for eighth in goals among Pac-12 Conference players … led the team in shots (61) and shots on goal (29) … scored his first goal of the season at Maryland on September 4 to force overtime … assisted on Jackson Yueill’s goal at Georgetown on September 7 … racked up two assists in a 4-1 win over Cal Poly on September 18 … assisted on Seyi Adekoya’s second goal in an overtime win over UC Irvine on September 27 … had a goal or an assist in six-straight games from October 16 to November 6, recording 16 points over that stretch … named Pac-12 Player of the Week for games from October 26 to November 1 … scored the team’s only goal in a loss to Stanford on October 16 … scored a season-high two goals in a 6-0 win over California on October 19 … scored a goal and assisted on Seyi Adekoya’s goal in a 2-2 draw at Stanford on October 23 … scored the team’s second goal at California on October 25 … racked up a season-high three assists in a 4-2 win at Akron on November 1 … logged two assists in a 4-1 win over Oregon State on November 6.
2014 -- Top Drawer Soccer Freshman of the Year … first team Soccer America All-Freshman selection ... first team College Soccer News All-Freshman selection ... first team Top Drawer Soccer All-Freshman Best XI selection … honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection … ranked the No. 1 overall freshman in the country by Top Drawer Soccer … appeared in 12 games, making nine starts at striker, logging 821 minutes … tallied five goals and a team-high tying six assists (16 points) on the season … averaged a team-high 1.33 points per game … scored his first-career goal in a loss to American on Sept. 5 … recorded his first-career assist on the first goal of a victory over No. 1 Washington on Oct. 16 … scored two goals in a shutout of Oregon State on Oct. 19 … was named Pac-12 Player of the Week for his performances (Oct. 13-19) … scored the game-winning goal in the regular season finale win over San Diego State on Nov. 16 … led the Bruins in postseason scoring with one goal and five assists (seven points) … assisted on the overtime game-winning goal to defeat San Diego in the NCAA Tournament Second Round on Nov. 23 … assisted on the first goal in the NCAA Tournament Third Round win over Cal on Nov. 30 … tallied one goal and two assists in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals against North Carolina on Dec. 6 to help the Bruins advance to the College Cup … assisted on the second goal of the College Cup semifinals victory over Providence on Dec. 12.
High School/Club -- Attended Dunn High School (Los Olivos, Calif.) for four years (2011-14), earning three letters in soccer under head coach Mark Geriak ... 2013-14 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year ... ranked No. 22 on College Soccer News’s list of Top 150 Recruits for 2014 … also ranked as the No. 29 club player in the country by Top Drawer Soccer … earned All-CIF honors in 2012 and 2013 … named the team MVP in both 2012 and 2013 and the team captain in 2013 and 2014 … competed for the Santa Barbara Soccer Club under head coach Rudy Ybarra … led Santa Barbara SC to a number six national ranking ... served as a guest player for the South Coast Strikers in the summer of 2012 … played for the South Coast Strikers at the 2012 Milk Cup in Northern Ireland … was the second leading scorer in the tournament, scoring seven goals, including four against Tottenham Hotspur’s academy team … graduate of Ghana’s Right to Dream program, which helps young men from Ghana further their education with opportunities in the United States and other countries …also earned a letter in volleyball at Dunn High School in 2012.
Personal -- Decided to attend UCLA for the great education, great soccer program, beautiful campus and to be closer to his host family and friends ... Parents: Daniel and Lariba ... has five siblings, Awudu, Salifu, Ibrahim, Musa and Awulatu ... Full name: Abu Danladi ... Political Science major.
