| Fatai Alashe | |
| Fullname: | Abdul-Fatai Alashe |
| Birth Date: | 21 October 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Southfield, Michigan, United States |
| Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vardar SC |
| Collegeyears1: | 2011–2014 |
| College1: | Michigan State Spartans |
| Collegecaps1: | 86 |
| Collegegoals1: | 8 |
| Years1: | 2013 |
| Clubs1: | Reading United |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | Portland Timbers U23s |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs3: | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Caps3: | 85 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Clubs4: | → Reno 1868 (loan) |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | → FC Cincinnati (loan) |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | FC Cincinnati |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Clubs8: | Columbus Crew |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2021 |
| Clubs9: | Sacramento Republic |
| Caps9: | 13 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | November 8, 2021 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | January 30, 2018 |
Abdul-Fatai Alashe (born October 21, 1993) is an American professional soccer player.
Alashe spent all four years of his college career at Michigan State University where he made a total of 86 appearances for the Spartans and tallied eight goals and eight assists.[1]
He also played in the Premier Development League for Reading United and Portland Timbers U23s.[2] [3]
On January 15, 2015, Alashe was drafted 4th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes.[4] He made his debut on March 7 in a 1–0 defeat to FC Dallas,[5] and scored the first league goal in Avaya Stadium history two weeks later in a 2–1 win over the visiting Chicago Fire.[6]
On July 30, 2018, Alashe signed a deal to join FC Cincinnati on loan from San Jose for the remainder of the 2018 season, then joining the team permanently for the 2019 season for $135,000 in allocation money.[7]
On August 17, 2020, Alashe was traded to Ohio rivals Columbus Crew in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, and potentially a conditional $50,000 of General Allocation Money depending on performance.[8] Columbus declined their contract option on Alashe following their 2020 season.[9]
On March 24, 2021, Alashe joined USL Championship club Sacramento Republic FC.[10] Alashe was released by Sacramento following the 2021 season.[11]
In January 2016 Alashe received his first call up to the senior United States squad for friendlies against Iceland and Canada but had to withdraw through injury.[12]
Alashe is of Nigerian descent.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Open Cup | MLS Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2015 | Major League Soccer | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2017 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| FC Cincinnati | 2019 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Columbus Crew | 2020 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MLS Total | 99 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 7 | |||
| Reno 1868 FC (loan) | 2017 | USL Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| FC Cincinnati (loan) | 2018 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Loan Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Career Total | 108 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 8 | |||
Columbus Crew