2017 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Emmanuel Hamzat
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Hometown:
- Lagos, Nigeria
- High School:
- Santa Clara
Honors and Awards
Summit League Newcomer of the Year (2016)
First Team All-Summit League (2016, 2017)
Summit League All-Newcomer Team (2016)
Two-time Summit League Offensive Player of the Week
Summit League All-Tournament Team (2017)
United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-West Region (2017)
2017 (Senior)
Appeared in all 19 games for the Mavericks, posting a start in 14 matches…logged a season total of 1,100 minutes with his longest performance coming against Denver (Nov. 11) with 84 minutes played…he was third on the team in total points, racking up 16 points, with seven goals and two assists…he also registered 24 shots on the season with 14 of them being on target...scored the game-winning penalty kick to top Denver in the Summit League Championship match.
2016 (Junior)
Named Summit League Newcomer of the Year and garnered First Team All-League honors…placed on the Summit League All-Newcomer team…appeared in 18 games and started 14…finished the season with 14 points on six goals and two assists…notched two game-winning goals…made his first appearance on Aug. 26 vs. San Francisco…made his first start of the year at UConn on Aug. 28…tallied his first goal against Drake on Sept. 2…scored two goals at Bradley on Oct. 18…added a goal and an assist at Western Illinois on Oct. 22...finished second on the team in points and goals scored.
At West Valley College
Led West Valley College (CA) to a 31-8-5 mark over his two seasons and was twice named team MVP…twice selected as a NSCAA All-American, including a first-team selection in 2013…as a sophomore at WVC, he had 35 points on 13 goals and nine assists…during his career, produced 83 points on 26 goals and 31 assists.
Santa Clara High School
Graduated from Santa Clara High School…scored 46 goals over his junior and senior seasons…named Senior Player of the Year after scoring 28 goals…graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer.
Club
Competed with Central Valley Dynamo 94 Red under head coach John Shikashio…won the 2013 Surf Cup and were the 2013 NorCal Regional Champions.
Personal
Born in Lagos, Nigeria on Oct. 28.
