University of California, Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara
2017: Appeared in six matches with one start in his debut season as a junior … Made his UCSB debut after coming on as a substitute in the 71^st minute of a 1-1 draw at UC Irvine (Oct. 7) … Started his lone match of the season at Harder Stadium against Sacramento State (Oct. 25) … Took one corner kick … Totaled 153 minutes of action.

Santa Monica College/Suffolk County CC
Played every minute of every game for Santa Monica College in 2016 … Earned First Team All-Western State Conference and was named Defender of the Year … Finished with four goals, including three game-winners … Spent the 2014 season with Suffolk County Community College in Selden, N.Y. … Led the Sharks to the NJCAA Division III National Championship … Selected to the all-tournament team … Landed First Team All-Conference honors … Started in all 22 games played and played all 90 minutes … Tallied six assists on the year … Team Captain.   

AIK Academy
Played for the prestigious AIK Academy in Stockholm, Sweden from 2007-2014 … Captained the U-19 and U-21 squads … Participated in the highest youth soccer league in Sweden … Led the team to the Swedish National Championship in 2009 and a runner-up finish in 2013 … Called up to U-18 Swedish National Team Camp in 2013.

Personal
Adam Hakan Ek was born on Jan. 30, 1995 in Stockholm, Sweden to parents Hakan and Ulrica … Has two sisters, Alva (19) and Linn (11) … Plans to major in Economics and aspires to work in the finance sector … Can’t do without Netflix and HBO … Most memorable sports moment is playing in the Swedish Championship Final at home in front of thousands of people … Roots for AIK and Manchester United … Favorite athlete is David Beckham … Watches the TV show Friends and his favorite movie is The Dark Knight.