Fast Facts: Lalas Abubakar

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Abubakar (pronounced: ah-BOO-bah-car), comes from the University of Dayton, where he made 61 appearances (60 starts) in three years.
In addition to being chosen as the 2016 Atlantic 10 Conference Defender of the Year, he made the First Team All-Midwest Region in 2015 and the First Team Atlantic 10 All-Conference his Junior and Senior year.
Growing up, Abubakar looked up to Brazilian National Team defender Thiago Silva and tried to emulate him on the field.
Abubakar has previous international experience playing for the Ghana Under-20 National Team.
In 2016, he won the PDL Championship with the Michigan Bucks, which he describes as his favorite soccer memory.

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