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Oniel Fisher

Position

Defender/midfielder

Height

5-9

Weight

155 lbs.

Class

Jr.

Hometown

Portmore, Jamaica

2014 – SENIOR SEASON: Drafted by the Seattle Sounders in the second round, 40th overall, in the MLS SuperDraft following the season … appeared in 17 games and made 16 starts … scored three goals, all of which were game-winners, and assisted on one other … named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 2 after scoring the only goal during UNM’s season-opening 1-0 win over No. 13 Akron on Aug. 29 … also scored game-winning goals at San Diego on Sept. 14 and vs. Missouri State on Oct. 12 … credited with an assist against VCU on Sept. 21 … played 1,208 minutes … finished his career with four goals and each was a game-winner … named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2013 – JUNIOR SEASON Emerged as a scoring threat with a goal against Penn State in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament (12-1-13) and assisted on UNM’s lone goal in Elite Eight victory at Washington (12-7-13)… Recorded first career point with an assist against UC Davis (9-26-13)… Became a regular at the right back position in his first season with the Lobos amassing 22 appearances and 18 starts in 2013… Part of a Lobo backline that recorded eleven shutouts… Finished the season with a team-high .571 shot on goal percentage… One of twelve Lobos to record at least 1,000 minutes played.

2012 – SOPHOMORE SEASON (TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE) NSCAA Junior College First Team All-American…NSCAA Junior College First Team All-West Region…Helped Tyler Junior College to the NJCAA National Championship… Tallied one goal and an assist in 14 appearances… Scored his goal against top-ten ranked Jefferson College (9-2-2012)… Picked up an assist in the Apaches’ 6-0 win over Kansas City Kansas Community College (10-4-2012).

2011 – FRESHMAN SEASON (TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE) Scored five times with two assists in just six appearances for TJC… Scored twice against Ranger College (10-8-11)… Other goals came against Lon Morris College (10-11-11), Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (11-4-11) and College of Southern Maryland (11-17-11)… Helped the Apaches to a third place finish in the NJCAA national tournament.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE Became the first Lobo recruit to ever make a country’s senior national team when he earned a full cap for the Jamaican National Team against Trinidad and Tobago in 2010… Made five appearances for Jamaica’s U-20 National Team.

PERSONAL Lobo Soccer’s first-ever Jamaican student-athlete… Born November 22, 1991 in Portmore, Jamaica… Son of Francine Parkins… Has a younger brother and sister… Favorite clubs are Manchester United and FC Barcelona.