Abdou Samake

Class:
Senior
Position:
D
Height:
6-2
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec
High School:
Louis-Riel

At Michigan
• All-Big Ten Tournament Team (2019)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2017-19)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2017-18)

Senior (2019)
• All-Big Ten Tournament Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 22 matches in defense recording a pair of assists.
• Tallied an assist against Oakland (Sept. 17)
• Recorded an assist versus SIUE (Sept. 2)

Junior (2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Seen action in 14 matches on defense (seven starts).

Sophomore (2017)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Started 16 matches on the U-M back line as a centerback, and came off the bench one two occasions
• Had one shot on goal and played the entire match in a 2-1 overtime victory against Omaha (Oct. 14)
• Recorded an assist in 90 minutes of action in a 2-1 victory over Wisconsin (Sept. 8)
• Registered a shot in 90 minutes of play in a 1-0 victory over Dartmouth (Sept. 4)
• Started and played 90 minutes in the season opener against William & Mary (Aug. 25)

Freshman (2016)
• Missed season due to injury

Prep
· Louis-Riel, Ottawa, Canada (2016)
· Played for the Montreal Impact's U-18 and U-16 Academy squads, reaching the USSDA semifinals in back-to-back seasons
· U-18 squad was ranked No. 1 in the United States Soccer Development Academy in 2014-15, and was a member of a backline that allowed only 17 goals in 27 matches
· Moved from Mali to Canada at age 7

Club
· Montreal Impact Academy

Personal
· Born October 7, 1996, in Bamako, Maili
· Name is pronounced AB-doo Sah-mah-KAY
· Son of Mamadou & Christine Abdoulaye
· Enrolled in School of Literature, Science and the Arts