Ashton Kamdem

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-10
Weight:
159
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
West Chester, Ohio
High School:
Lakota West

2024: Started all 19 games in which he appeared in for Akron...recorded a pair of goals on the strength of six shots with one coming on goal...member of defensive unit for the Zips that posted nine shutouts...recorded assists at Marquette (Oct. 26) and versus No. 24 Georgetown (Nov. 14) in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals.

2024 ACCOLADES: Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21).

2023: Appeared in 17 games for Akron, including earning seven starts...recorded three shots, including one on goal...helped direct the Zips’ defensive efforts to post eight shutouts on the campaign, including clean sheets versus Southern Indiana (Sept. 4), No. 11 Florida International (Sept. 11), No. 15 Notre Dame (Sept. 19), Northern Kentucky (Oct. 3), DePaul (Oct. 7), Cleveland State (Oct. 10), Xavier (Oct. 14) and Butler (Oct. 28).

2023 ACCOLADES: Rated No. 98 on TopDrawerSoccer.com Preseason Top-100 list.

2022: Appeared in all 20 games for Akron, including 18 starts...recorded three goals and five assists for 11 points on the strength of eight shots, with five falling on net...tallied goals versus Wright State, Northern Illinois, and Chicago State...contributed assists against No. 3 Pittsburgh, Bowling Green, Chicago State, Cleveland State and Northern Illinois...helped the Zips’ defensive efforts to collect seven shutouts.

2022 ACCOLADES: Named to 2022 TopDrawerSoccer.com Men's National Freshmen Top-100 Postseason (No. 31) and Midseason (No. 18) lists.

PRIOR TO AKRON: Gained valuable playing experience with FC Cincinnati, where he earned numerous starts in MLS Next Pro for FC Cincinnati 2.

PERSONAL: Majoring in biomedical sciences...son of Alain and Viviane Kamdem.