University of California, Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara

2021

• Played 58 minutes between the UCSD game on 8/26 and in Stanford on 9/6

2018: Zade Ghani did not appear in a match this season.

High School/Club
Played for Notre Dame Prep in Scottsdale, Ariz. as a freshman and senior … Named Varsity Freshman Player of the Year after scoring nine goals … Named Team MVP as a senior … Played club for the Scottsdale Blackhawks (2008-2014), Sereno Sc (2014-15) and Sc Del Sol (2015-18) … Led his club to a Far West Regional League Championship … Regional Semifinalists … Dallas Cup Semifinalists … Named Region 4 Top-18 … ODP Regional tournament top scorer.

Personal
Zade Ghani was born on Apr. 13, 2000 to parents Zana Alnaqib and Rod Ghani in Columbus, Ohio … Has one sibling, Leith (21) … Currently undeclared major but aspires for a career in the medical field … Roots for Arsenal … Favorite athletes are Mohammed Salah and Neymar … Favorite TV Show is Breaking Bad … Favorite movie is Pulp Fiction and his favorite book is The Life of Pi by Yann Martel … Would love to play with Ronaldinho … Most memorable sporting moment is scoring a game winner as a freshman in high school playoffs … Can’t do without his dog … When he’s not playing soccer he is spending time with family and friends … Before a game he listens to music … Describes himself as outgoing.