Bio

Season: 4th

2013: Appeared and started in 15 games… registered 5 points on three assists and one goal… scored his one goal in a 5-2 win over Molloy (10/2)…helped anchor a defensive line that forced three shutouts.

2012: Appeared in 10 games and made 10 starts...registered three points on one goal and one assist...scored the team's lone goal in a 2-1 defeat vs. Bridgeport (9/22) and assisted on a goal in a 4-0 victory over Pitt-Johnstown (8/31)...helped anchor the Firebirds' defensive unit as well...earned Team Coach's Award at spring Student-Athlete Recognition luncheon.

2011: Played in 14 games and made seven starts...registered five points on two goals and one assist...took 11 shots...both goals were game-winners: scored game's only goal in 1-0 victory over Concord (10/1); scored game-winner in 2-1 victory over Pitt Johnstown (10/22).

High School: Akum is a 2011 graduate of High Point High School where he was named Most Improved during his junior year...He participated in soccer and tennis.

Personal: Son of Aveika Akum and Patricia Bukari...has two sisters - Anzeribiam and Vera...Health Edcuation major...career goals are to be a physical therapist and professional soccer player ...hobbies are watching movies and playing video games...other sports he enjoys playing/watching are tennis...favorite athlete is Laurent Koseielny(Arsenal center back)...favorite food is jollot rice...favorite movie is Man of Steel...favorite TV show is Game of Thrones...favorite music artists are Meek Mill and Wiz Khalifa...favorite website is Arsenal.com...greatest athletic influences are his father and uncle...most impressive person he's met is David Beckham...strangest superstition on game day is to wear dress socks under under game socks for every match.