2014 (M) Soccer Roster
Roster
David Abidor
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Northbrook, Ill.
- High School:
- Glenbrook South
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011-13 (Dayton): Played in 16 matches for the Flyers including 12 starts as a junior … Posted lone point of junior season on an assist against Loyola-Chicago (9/28) … Registered a shot attempt in seven of 10 matches spanning from early September through early October 2013 … Only shot on goal came against Lipscomb (9/8) in junior campaign… Started all 18 games in the midfield as a sophomore ... All-America selection by Jewish Sports Review ... Recorded three assists ... Posted 13 shot attempts ... Recorded a .385 shots on goal percentage ... Played a number of positions, including defensive midfield … Named to Preseason A-10 All-Rookie Team … Started all 17 games he appeared in as a freshman. .. Played a total of 1,467 minutes, which ranked fourth on the team ...Tied for fourth on the team in assists with two … Took a total of four shots ... Tabbed the team’s Rookie of the Year.
CLUB/PREP CAREER: Spent summer of 2014 with IMG Academy team of the Premier Development League (PDL) in Bradenton, Fla., playing alongside fellow Jays Eric DeJulio, Myles Englis and Connor Sparrow … Named to PDL Team of the Week on July 3 and claimed honorable mention recognition twice in summer 2014 … Competed for the U.S. Soccer Development Academy and in prep soccer for Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, Minn. ... Claimed a national championship with the Columbus Crew U-19 squad … Helped Shattuck U-18 club to the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship Match in July 2010 ... Aided Shattuck to a first-place finish at the Disney Showcase in 2009 ... Trialed at West Ham United in spring 2009 … Chicago Magic U-16 team finished third in developmental academy competition … His 2008 Sockers FC squad won the Dallas Cup … Varsity player as a sophomore at Glenbrook South.
PERSONAL: The son of Boris and Anna Abidor, David was born on October 5, 1992, in Chicago ... Majoring in finance … Enrolled at Creighton in January of 2014 and participated in the Bluejays’ spring season.
