Eddie Ababio Class: Senior Hometown: Tampa, Fla. High School: Gaither Height / Weight: 5-11 / 165 Position: Forward Birthdate: 01/01/1988 Club Team: Hillsborough County United

Sophomore - 2007 Season

Played in 20 games and made 19 starts at defender ... Also added a scoring punch when shifted up front ... Finished with seven points coming from two goals and three assists ... Tallied a career-best four points in a 4-0 win over High Point Oct. 23 off two assists and a penalty kick goal ... Scored lone goal in a 2-1 loss against Campbell Oct. 30 ... Added an assist in a 2-1 loss to Maryland Nov. 9 ... Took 21 shots on the season, putting seven shots on goal ... Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III first team ... Earned Dean's List honors in the Spring 2008 semester ... Key part of a defense that posted a 0.93 goals against average and allowed only 20 goals on the year.

Freshman - 2006 Season

Played in 19 matches and started three ... Tallied five points on two goals and an assist ... Connected on two of eight shots to lead the team in shot percentage at .250 ... First career goal was the game-winner against No. 1 Virginia Sept. 22 in the 76th minute ... The 18-yard strike came just 44 seconds after he entered the match ... Also scored against High Point Oct. 3 ... Lone assist came against VCU Sept. 19 ... Started twice in the midfield and also started at outside back against VCU in place of Michael Harrington ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and earned Dean's List honors from UNC in both semesters.

Prep - Gaither High School

Earned Parade All-America honors in 2005 and 2006 at Gaither High School ... Member of the U.S. Under-17 National Team and helped the squad earn a spot at the 2005 Under-17 World Cup ... Was a part of the U.S. Soccer Under-17 Residency Program for 2004-05 ... Scored game-winning goal against Canada in first-ever Under-17 match ... Also selected as an NSCAA/adidas Youth All-America ... Named St. Petersburg Times Player of the Year ... All-State and all-county selection ... Played club soccer with Hillsborough County United and captured several team titles ... Graduated from high school in three years with a 3.9 grade point average ... Also played football for one season.

Personal

Edward Kwame Ababio is the son of Anthony Ababio ... Born Jan. 1, 1988, in Ghana ... Has one brother and one sister ... Majoring in biology at Carolina.

Eddie Ababio's Career Stats
Year	GP/GS	Shots	Goals	Assists	Points	GWG
2006	19/3	8	2	1	5	1
2007	20/19	21	2	3	7	0
Totals	39/22	29	4	4	12	1