2022 Men's Soccer Roster
Faqi, Abdi
Jersey Number 7
Abdi Faqi
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 125
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mogadishu, Somalia
- High School:
- Toledo (Ohio) St. John's Jesuit
- Prev School:
- Toledo Celtics
Bio
Years of eligibility remaining including 2022-23Â academic year: 2
PRONUNCIATION
OB-dee FAH-kee
2022
2021
2020(-21)
2019
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
FAQI ON BGSU
“Bowling Green has been a huge part of my life since I was little, and getting the opportunity to play the sport I love there is a dream come true.”
COACH NICHOLS ON FAQI
“Abdi is an athlete with exceptional quickness and agility. In addition to his athleticism, he has tremendous technique and a work rate that will certainly cause problems for our opponents.”
FAQI'S CAREER STATS
PRONUNCIATION
OB-dee FAH-kee
2022
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Played in 10 matches off the bench
- Came off the bench to see action in the match at Loyola (Ill.) on the season's opening weekend
- Played 12 minutes vs. Michigan State at Cochrane
- Saw time in the Falcons' 3-1 win at Air Force, and played 16 minutes in the 6-0 win over Oakland
- Played 21 minutes of the 1-1 draw vs. #20 Akron, and also saw action in the win at Chicago State
- Played 12 minutes as BGSU blanked #20 Akron on the road
- Saw 11 minutes of action in the home win over Chicago State, a 3-0 victory
- Played seven minutes in the 3-1 win at Northern Illinois
- Saw 44 minutes of action and had a pair of shots in BG's home win over NIU
2021
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight season
- Played in 13 matches off the bench, and had two points on the year
- Saw action in the season opener vs. IUPUI
- Also came off the bench to play in BG's win at Cleveland State
- Saw time off the bench vs. #6/7 Marshall
- Played 22 minutes of the Falcons' 3-0 win over Wright State, firing a shot that went just wide
- Had a shot on goal in BG's 2-0 victory vs. Detroit Mercy
- Came off the bench in the Falcons' 2-1 win at Canisius
- Played 14 minutes of BGSU's 4-0 triumph vs. Georgia Southern
- Scored his first collegiate goal in BGSU's 3-0 win at Oakland
- Closed the scoring in the 38th minute of that victory, playing a total of 21 minutes on the night
- Saw action off the bench in the Western Michigan match, playing 14 minutes
- Had two shot attempts in just three minutes of action at West Virginia
- Played 14 minutes of the MAC Tournament semifinal at Northern Illinois
- Gave the Falcons 26 quality minutes in the second half of a 1-0 shutout win at Louisville in the first round of the NCAA Championships
- Played 39 minutes of the national tourney second-round match at Indiana
2020(-21)
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Came off the bench to play in eight of BGSU's 13 matches
- Played 18 minutes in BGSU's 3-2 win over Dayton in the season opener
- Saw action in the Falcons' scoreless draw vs. West Virginia
- Played 30 minutes of the Falcons' 2-1 win over NIU that clinched the MAC title, with a shot attempt
- Saw 15 minutes of action in the NCAA Championships match vs. Monmouth, with one shot
2019
- Played in seven matches off the bench
- Had one assist on the season
- Made his collegiate debut in BG's second match of the season, at Robert Morris
- Played 21 minutes of that 2-0 Falcon win
- Saw time in the Falcons' match on the road against #18/23 Kentucky, playing 18 minutes vs. the Wildcats
- Played 67 minutes off the bench vs. Canisius, scoring the first point of his collegiate career
- Had the primary assist on Chris Brennan's goal, which proved to be the game winner, in the 60th minute
- Had three shots, including one on goal, vs. the Golden Griffins
- Also saw time at Detroit Mercy, coming off the bench in that shutout victory
- Played 12 minutes of another 1-0 road win seven days later, this time at IUPUI
- Saw 33 minutes of action in the MAC opener at Akron, with a shot on goal, and played nine minutes at SIUE the following weekend
- Came off the bench to play 18Â minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 OT win over Akron
HIGH SCHOOL
- A graduate of St. John’s Jesuit H.S. (’19), where he played for coach Tom Shook
- Helped the Titans to the Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) title each year
- AÂ first-team all-conference selection as a senior in 2018
- Titans went 7-0-0 in the TRAC in 2018, outscoring opponents, 58-4
- Attended Toledo Islamic Academy as a freshman before spending three years at SJJ
- Captained the Titans as a senior
PERSONAL
- Born in Somalia
- Son of Abdulmajid and Shamso Faqi
- The oldest of six children
- Has a brother, Mahmud, and four sisters: Mulki, Sharifo, Muna and Kawsar
- A PPEL (philosophy, politics, economics & law) major at BGSU
- Played club ball for Toledo Celtics and Crew SC Academy
- Favorite athlete is Cristiano Ronaldo
- A philosophy major at BGSU
FAQI ON BGSU
“Bowling Green has been a huge part of my life since I was little, and getting the opportunity to play the sport I love there is a dream come true.”
COACH NICHOLS ON FAQI
“Abdi is an athlete with exceptional quickness and agility. In addition to his athleticism, he has tremendous technique and a work rate that will certainly cause problems for our opponents.”
FAQI'S CAREER STATS
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7-0 | 172 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2020(-21) | 8-0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 13-0 | 179 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .167 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL | 28-0 | 492 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .083 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 0-0 |
Eric Nichols Post-Match Interview (Sept. 5, 2025)
Saturday, September 06
Off The Pitch: Bennett Painter (Sept. 3, 2025)
Thursday, September 04
Eric Nichols Post-Match Interview (Sept. 1, 2025)
Monday, September 01
Bennett Painter Post-Match Interview (Aug. 21, 2025)
Friday, August 22
