CAREER RECORDS AND NOTES
2024: Signed with Houston Dynamo 2...
Career: Played in 65 games and started in 61 in four years, scoring six goals including three in his final senior season...
Season: 2022: Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year... First team All-Big Ten... Named Big Ten Player to Watch prior to the start of the 2023 season...
Season: 2022: Selected to second team All-Big Ten... Earned a spot on third team All-North Region...
2023 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year... First team All-Big Ten... Named Big Ten Player to Watch prior to the start of the 2023 season...
Season: Played in and started all 18 games at defender...Collected three goals on the season...Contributed to all eight shutouts...Tallied 1484 minutes...
at no. 5 Pitt (8/24): Played all 90 minutes and recorded one shot... Le Moyne (8/27): Led back line to record shutout... St. John's (9/4): Contributed to the team's second 2-0 shutout... at Ohio State (9/15): Anchored defense in 3-0 shutout victory…Maryland (9/19): Played all 90 minutes to lead team to second shutout in Big Ten play… at UNCG (9/23): Led back line in shutout… at no. 13 Michigan State (10/1): Contributed to third shutout in Big Ten play… no. 12 Northwestern (10/13): Registered first goal of the season in top-15 victory… at Rutgers (10/17): Tallied five shots including two on goal… Michigan (10/22): Scored goal on a penalty kick in team’s 4-0 victory… Detroit Mercy (10/25): Notched third goal of the season... Ohio State (11/8): Scored second goal in the penalty shootout to help the team advance to the championship...
2022 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Selected to second team All-Big Ten... Earned a spot on third team All-North Region...Named to Big Ten Preseason Watch List...
Season: Played and started in 15 games on the backline... Played 1337 total minutes on the season...Contributed to the teams two shutouts... Scored one goal at no. 9 Maryland...
Rhode Island (8/26): Played all 90 minutes in regular season home opener... No. 18 West Virginia (9/2): Helped Nittany Lions to a 3-2 victory on the backline for their first win of the season... Wisconsin (9/16): Played on the backline all 90 minutes to contribute to the 1-0 shutout...at No. 9 Maryland (9/20): Scored first goal of the season and third of his career in the eventual 3-3 draw... No. 15 Akron: Contributed 90 minutes as a center defender in the 1-0 senior day shutout win...
2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...
Season: Played and started 19 games on the backline…Contributed to all eight shutouts…Scored two goals and added one assist for five total points…Totaled 1,589 minutes on the pitch...
Syracuse (8/29): Played 81 minutes on backline in Nittany Lions’ first shutout of season. at West Virginia (9/3): Scored first career goal on rebound play in the box in team’s attempt to come from behind in second half. American (9/6): Recorded first career assist on eventual game-winning goal in Nittany Lions’ 3-1 win. at Michigan State (10/1): Played all 90 minutes on backline to help Nittany Lions to first conference shutout on road. No.7 Maryland (10/26): Played season-high 94 minutes in Nittany Lions’ comeback 3-2 overtime win. at Wisconsin (10/31): Helped Nittany Lions to dominate offensively and claim first Big Ten Regular Season title since 2013…Took one shot. Michigan (11/10): Contributed a full 90 minutes on backline in third-straight shutout…Helped goalkeeper Kris Shakes fend off 17 shots by Wolverines…Took one shot. No. 17 Indiana (11/14): Played all 90 minutes in Penn State’s dominant 3-0 victory over Hoosiers to claim first Big Ten Tournament title since 2005. Hofstra (11/21): Scored one goal in NCAA Tournament Second Round...
2020-21 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in all 13 games with nine starts on the backline...Contributed to three consecutive shutouts...Considered Top 100 Freshman (No. 85) by Top Drawer Soccer...Totaled 892 minutes on the pitch to lead freshman class...
No. 21 Maryland (2/19): Made Penn State debut as second-half starter. at Northwestern (3/19): Made first career start on backline...Played all 92 minutes in Nittany Lions’ overtime victory and first shutout of season. Ohio State (3/23): Contributed to second consecutive shutout. Wisconsin (3/27): Helped backline to third-straight shutout...Took one shot. vs. UMass (5/2): Made NCAA Tournament debut...
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Competed with the Philadelphia Union Academy for four seasons under Jeff Cook…Played one season with Chargers Academy in U.S. Soccer Development Academy…Signed a USL Academy contract with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in Feb. 2020 and trained with first team before season ended due to COVID-19 pandemic…Attended YSC Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania...
PERSONAL
Son of Sandra and Yomi Awodesu…Has one younger brother, Ayo, and one younger sister, Sade…Major is business...