Bolu Akinyode

Height:
6-0
Weight:
181
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lagos, Nigeria
High School:
Red Bulls U18

2014: Started 15 of 16 matches played... Ranked third on the team with eight points (three goals, two assists)... Tied for third at Seton Hall with three goals... Compiled a career-high three points, recording an assist in the second minute and scoring his career-best third goal of the year later in the first half in a 3-3 tie against Marquette (11/1)... Registered a pair of shots as a starting midfielder in a 1-1 tie at Villanova (10/15)... Cleaned up a deflection the box to score his second goal of the season against Xavier, marking the first multi-goal season of his career (10/11)... Notched his first assist of the season, initiating the play that led to the game-winning score in a 1-0 win over Monmouth (9/23)... Played a full 110 minutes in the midfield, recording a shot on goal, in a scoress draw against No. 18 George Mason (9/19)... Finished with a shot attempt in 90 minutes of action in the midfield at No. 21 Delaware (9/10)... Scored his first goal of the season and the third of his career, a game-winner, in a 2-0 victory over UMass Lowell in the home opener (8/31)... Logged a full 110 minutes in a 1-1 tie at Rhode Island in the season opener (8/29). 2013: Started 17 games at midfield compiling a goal and two assists for four points... Started and logged 90 minutes in the season-opening win over Rhode Island (8/30)... Notched the first assist of his career, aiding Max Garcia's score in the third minute, in a 3-3 draw with Drexel (9/1)... Saw 110 minutes of action in a 1-1 tie at Monmouth (9/6)... Recorded his second assist of the year on the Pirates' game tying goal in the 76th minute of a 5-4 win over Delaware (9/10)... Played a full 90 minutes and had a strong look at scoring the game-tying goal with a late shot on net at Princeton (9/15)... Logged 90 minutes of playing time and finished with a shot on goal against Bucknell (9/21)... Scored his first goal of the season, cleaning up a deflection in front of the net, in the 35th minute of Seton Hall's 2-1 victory over Villanova (10/9)... Played a full 90 minutes in the midfield of a 3-1 BIG EAST victory over DePaul (10/19)... Started at midfield and had one shot in 90 minutes in a 3-2 win over No. 22 Creighton (10/26). 2012: Started all eight BIG EAST games, firing two shots on goal... Made his first start of the year against Saint Peter's, recording one shot (8/24)... Started and played a complete game in a 2-0 victory over Army (8/27)... Played 90 minutes in the midfield and recorded a shot against Princeton (8/31)... Logged 85 minutes as a starting midfielder in Seton Hall's 2-1 win at Delaware (9/19)... Started and played all 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss at Syracuse (9/22)... Had a shot on net and played a full 90 minutes at midfield in a 2-1 win over Providence (10/3)... Saw 78 minutes of action as a starter in the midfield in a 4-1 win over Pittsburgh (10/6)... Fired a career-high two shots on net at NJIT (10/9)... Had a shot on goal in 90 minutes of action at No. 5 Marquette (10/20)... Played all 90 minutes in the first round of the 2012 BIG EAST Tournament while having one shot (11/1). 2011: Made 15 starts and 16 overall appearances during his first season with Seton Hall... Ranked third on the team, logging 1,385 minutes of action... Started and saw his first collegiate action come against Rider (8/26)... Scored the first goal of his career, the game-winner, in Pirates' 3-1 victory over St. Peter's (9/12)... Played a season-high 110 minutes in SHU's 3-3 tie against Delaware (9/1) and again in 0-0 tie with No. 1 Maryland (9/20)... BIG EAST Academic All-Star High School/Personal: Rated #13 recruit in the state of New Jersey by TopDrawerSoccer.com... Captained the Red Bull U16 Academy squad... Played for U14 Nigeran National Team... Selected to Super-Y Olympic Developmental Program Camp... Born May 30, 1994.