University of California, Santa Barbara

PORTLAND
2024
Played in six games before his season was cut short by injury, scoring twice and adding an assist … Set up the Pilots’ game-winning goal against Washington on Aug. 23 … Scored twice in Portland’s 7-2 rout of Multnomah College on Sept. 2.
 
2023
All-WCC Second Team … CSC Academic-All District … WCC All-Academic Team … selected 81^st overall in the third round of the MLS SuperDraft by the Seattle Sounders … Started in all 17 games, scoring a career-high nine goals and adding a career-best six assists … Ranked second in the WCC in goals, total points and points per game … Ranked third in the conference in goals per game and fifth in assists and assists per game … His 1.41 points per game ranked 28^th in the country … Scored two goals, including the game-winner, against UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 1.
 
2022
Appeared in 11 matches as a substitute, scoring a goal and recording two assists … Scored one of Portland’s four goals against Santa Clara on Nov. 5 … Assisted two of Portland’s six goals against Utah Tech on Sept. 25.
 
2021 (Fall)
Made seven starts in 16 appearances, scoring twice and adding an assist on the season … Tallied a goal on opening day (Aug. 27) against Air Force … Scored and assisted in Portland’s 4-0 win over No. 15 Northern Illinois on Nov. 3.
 
2021 (Spring)
All-WCC Honorable Mention … All-WCC Freshman Team … Played in all 10 matches of Portland’s COVID-affected 2020 season, making six starts … Scored four goals and provided two assists … Both assists came on his collegiate debut against George Fox, where he also scored … Also scored in a win over Pacific on March 7 and twice in a win over Multnomah on March 31.

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CLUB
Played for Santa Barbara Soccer Club … Won the Olympic Development Program National Championship in 2017 … Named to the ODP National Championship All-Tournament Team in both 2017 and 2018.

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HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Cate School … Tri-Valley League Player of the Year … All-CIF First Team … Two-time All-Tri-Valley League First Team honoree … Led the Rams to an undefeated season and Tri-Valley Championship in 2018-19 … Led Cate in goals three times … Led the team in assists twice.

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PERSONAL
Abubakar “Buba” Fofanah was born Dec. 12, 2001 in Tongo, Sierra Leone … Grew up in Kenema, Sierra Leone … The middle child of five siblings, has an older brother Morgan, older sister Cydney, younger brother Amadu and younger sister Umu … Studying Business Administration, Business Leadership and Digital Marketing at UC Santa Barbara … Plans to become a real estate agent after his soccer career ends.