Ziyad Fekri

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-7
Weight:
154
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Rabat, Morocco
High School:
André Malraux School

Career Honors:
• 2018 ACC Championship All-Tournament Team

2018: Started all 19 matches on the back line for the Cardinals during sophomore season... Key member of a defense that registered eight shutouts overall.

2017: Appeared in 17 matches overall while starting final 15 matches of the season along backline for No. 7 Cardinals... Played key role as Louisville registered 12 shutouts overall... Registered a pair of assists with both coming in NCAA Championship wins against San Francisco (second round) and Colgate (third round).

High School/Club: Played club soccer for FUS of Rabat from 2016-17 and Academie Royale Mohammed VI from 2012-16… Member of the Moroccan U19 National Team and finished second in 2016 TIDA event in Ivory Coast… Won 2017 national championship (U19) and was second in the U21 national championship… Team finished third in 2015 U17 national championship.

Personal: Born on October 14, 1999… Sone of Mohammed Fekri and Raida El Akil… Has one younger sister, Kenza Fekri… Majoring in finance… Person with greatest influence on athletic career is father Mohammed… Favorite food is hamburger… Favorite music is French rap… Chose Louisville after also considering UC Santa Barbara, Cleveland State, Elon and New Mexico.