Ramzi Ouro-Akondo

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-10
Weight:
168
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lome, Togo
High School:
Minneapolis Southwest
Prev School:
Keliix Intra

Feature Stories:
Ramzi Ouro-Akondo Earns Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year (Nov. 9, 2020)

2021 (Fr.): Made Marquette debut and played 15 minutes against Green Bay (Aug. 26).

Prior to Marquette: Originally from Lome, Togo, Ouro-Akondo lives in Minneapolis and played his high school soccer at Minneapolis Southwest for head coach James Plaisance ... A two-time team captain, Ouro-Akondo was named the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year in Minnesota as a senior ... Named one of five Mr. Soccer Finalists in the state, he was also his high school's Male Athlete of the Year as a senior ... A three-time first team all-state selection, Ouro-Akondo also made second team all-state as a freshman ... He earned Offensive Player of the Year honors in both his junior and senior seasons ... He played club soccer for Keliix Intra, where the team won the President's Cup for the state of Minnesota, advancing both the regional and national tournament, where they finished as national runner-up.

Personal: Born Nov. 15, 2002 in Lome, Togo … Parents are Alassani Ouro-Akondo and Nafissatou Gerarldo … Has two older siblings, Oubeida and Faydane ... Also has three younger siblings, Abdul-Rahman, Samira and Amira … Majoring in sports journalism.

Why He Chose MU: "I chose to attend Marquette because I’ve heard about how great the school is and how awesome the culture around the school is. The level of education the school provides helped close the deal for me."