2018 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Anderson Asiedu
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hoboken, N.J.
- High School:
- St. Benedict's Prep
2018 – Appeared in 18 games as a true senior, making 17 starts … Totaled 1,387 minutes on the field … Recorded one goal and two assists for four points … Was invited to the 2019 MLS Combine … Had 22 shots on the year, fourth-most on the team … Named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team … Member of the Pac-12 All-Academic Team … Before the season, was listed as No. 88 on TopDrawerSoccer’s preseason player rankings … Had an assist in UCLA’s season-opening 4-0 win at Coastal Carolina … Picked up his lone goal of the year on Oct. 28 at Oregon State … Also had an assist against Cal on Nov. 1, giving him points in two straight games … Had a season-high four shots in Corvallis on Oct. 28 … Had multiple shots in a season-high five straight games to close out the season.
2017 -- All-Pac-12 second team selection … made 16 starts in the midfield … finished tied for fourth on the team in points with six (2g, 2a) … tied for third on the team with two goals … logged 1392 minutes in the midfield … recorded first career goal with UCLA against San Diego State (Oct. 15) … netted second goal in 3-2 loss at California (Nov. 5) … assisted on first goal in 2-1 win against CSUN (Sept. 24) … tallied assist on game-winning goal against Oregon State at home (Oct. 26).
2016 (Monmouth) -- Named to All-MAAC second team … Earned a spot on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List … Started 17 games for the Hawks … Added one assist against Columbia by causing a turnover and passing ahead to Areman … Racked up 17 shots with four on goal.
2015 (Monmouth) -- Started all 20 games played, scoring twice and adding four assists … Was named to the All-Northeast Region and All-MAAC First Teams, while also earning MAAC All-Rookie Team accolades … A Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Freshman Team selection … Scored his first-career goal to put the Hawks on the board first in a 3-1 victory over Villanova (Sept. 12) … Assisted on game-winning goals against Holy Cross (Sept. 19), Seton Hall (Sept. 22) and Manhattan (Oct. 21), while also adding an assist in a 2-0 win over Siena (Oct. 3).
High School/Club -- Ranked No. 36 recruit in the country by Top Drawer Soccer … Ranked No. 38 recruit in the country by College Soccer News … 2014 National Champion with St. Benedict’s Prep … St. Benedict’s ranked No. 1 High School Team in the nation and won the New Jersey Parochial State Championship … A Top Drawer Soccer Fall High School All-America First Team honoree … Also earned Top Drawer Soccer Fall All-East Region and New Jersey Fall All-State … Also played club soccer for USSF Development Academy and Players Development Academy, which earned the 2014 National Championship.
Personal -- Full Name: Anderson Kumi Asiedu … born in Dormaa Ahenkro, Ghana … parents are Todd and Grace Leong … has two sisters Erin and Sara and one brother Matthew … decided to attend UCLA because it provides both a world class education and a top college soccer program … admires French professional soccer player N'Golo Kante and Croatian professional soccer player Luka Modric ... lists hobbies as Listen to music, traveling, and spending time with family and friends ... majoring in African-American studies.
