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9   John Niyonsaba
John Niyonsaba

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Auckland, New Zealand

High School:
King's College

Last College:
North Carolina

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 155

Position:
MF/F


05/03/2012

Fordham Athletics Host 78th Block F Dinner

Ryan Meara, Jen Mineau and Jim McElderry Win Top Awards at 2012 Awards Dinner

05/03/2012

Fordham Athletics Host 78th Block F Dinner

Ryan Meara, Jen Mineau and Jim McElderry Win Top Awards at 2012 Awards Dinner

03/26/2012

122 Fordham Student-Athletes Named to Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Fall 2011 semester

15 Men's Soccer Student-Athletes with 3.50 GPA or Better for Fall Semester Honored

03/14/2012

20 Men's Soccer Student-Athletes Honored at Ninth Annual Breakfast for Champions

307 Student-Athletes Recognized for Academic Excellence

12/06/2011

Fordham Men's Soccer Coach Jim McElderry Named NSCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year

Rams' Head Coach Receives First Major Coaching Award

11/11/2011

Men's Soccer versus Xavier

Men's Soccer versus Xavier

Transfer from North Carolina... Played high school soccer at King's College where he was named Sportsman of the Year and set the school-record for games played... Played internationally with the New Zealand Under 20 National Team in 2006 and 2007

2011: Named All-Atlantic 10 Second Team...Started all 19 games for the Rams...Tied for the team lead in goals (3) and assists (3)and led the team in points (9)...Recorded an assist at Adelphi (9/18)...Scored the game-winning goal at Manhattan (9/30)...Recorded an assist in an upset of #23 Xavier (10/7)...Scored the game's lone goal in a 1-0 win over #10 Charlotte (10/23)...Earned three points with a goal and a helper against La Salle on Senior Day (10/28).

2010: Started 16 of the 18 games in which he appeared...Tied for the team lead in assists (four)...Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 triumph over Columbia (9/15)...Picked up another helper four days later against Hofstra (9/19)...Assisted on the only goal of the game in a 1-0 shutout of Manhattan (10/2)...Recorded his final assist of the season in a 3-0 win over George Washington (10/22)...Scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 victory at UMass (10/29).

2009: Played in 17 games as a sophomore... Made 15 starts... Scored the game-winning goal for Fordham at Duquesne (10/11)... Sent in the lone goal at Saint Louis (10/23)... Registered two assists, one at Charlotte (10/25) and one against La Salle (11/8)... Finished the season fourth on the team in points with six and tied for fourth in assists.

Before Fordham: Played three games at North Carolina... Named King's College Sportsman of the Year in 2007... Played in a school-record 158 games at King's while serving as team captain in final year... Also played club soccer with Central United in 2007 and Auckland City in 2008... Gained international experience with the New Zealand Under 20 National Team in 2006 and 2007... Also played volleyball at King's.

Personal: Majoring in Finance... Has two brothers.

CAREER TOTALS
Games Played: 54
Games Started: 50
Points: 21
Goals: 6
Assists: 9