Elo Ozumba

Height:
6-2
Weight:
180
Position:
F
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Strake Jesuit College Prep

2017: Saw action in 18 games, with 10 starts ... Ranked second on the team in shots, with 22 ... Netted a goal in 3-2 defeat of Western Illinois (Oct. 9) ... Recorded a .500 SOG%.

2016: Made appearances in 18 games, including 15 starts … Tied for second on the team with seven points on three goals and one assist … Averaged 1.22 shots per game … Scored Northwestern’s lone goal versus Wisconsin (Sept. 14) … Found the back of the net against Michigan (Sept. 25) … Recorded a goal at Michigan State on Oct. 22 … Picked up an assist vs. Notre Dame at Toyota Park … Tallied a pair of shots on net against Florida Gulf Coast (Aug. 26) and Michigan (Sept. 25) … Academic All-Big Ten.

2015: Appeared in all games and scored three goals ... Tied for second on the team with 16 shots ... Came off the bench and played 40 minutes in the season opener against Colgate ... Scored a goal off the bench in the 2-1 win over UIC ... Took three shots in 34 minutes against Indiana ... Scored in the 4-2 loss against Rutgers ... Scored the equalizing goal in the scond half against Notre Dame in a 1-1 draw ... Played 30 minutes in the 2-1 win over Penn State ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2014: Named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team ... Appeared in 18 games in his first season with the Wildcats ... Finished second on the team with four assists ... Tallied first career assist in a 3-0 win over Hofstra ... Had an assist in a 2-0 win at Northern Illinois and an assist in a 2-1 win over Penn State ... Posted 14 shots and six shots on goal.

High School: Junior varsity top scorer as a freshman (23 goals in 16 games) before switching to play full time for Houston Dynamo Academy...Club Team/Academy: Disney Soccer Showcase Champion 2010... Top U16 goal scorer 2012,2013 ... Hold USDA Academy record for goals scored in a season ... Achieved FIFA E coaching license ... Nominated to the US Soccer U15/U16 Central Conference starting XI 2012-2013 ... National top goal scorer 2013 USSDA U16 Academy ... First Dynamo Academy U16 player to feature with the reserves (tallied an assist in the first game) ... Nominated to NSCAA2013 youth all American team.

Personal: Born Elochukwu Chizaram Ozumba in Warri, Nigeria ... Son of Bertram and Chinyere Ozumba ... Older Sisters; Ada and Chikwado Ozumba attend Texas A&M University and Texas State San Marcus respectively... Chose Northwestern over UCLA, Georgetown, Harvard, Penn and UNC Chapel Hill... Major is economics.