Position: Forward
Height: 6-4
Class: Junior
Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.
Previous School: St. Peter's

2011: NSCAA All-America Third Team … NSCAA East Region First Team … Daktronics, Inc. East Region First Team … ECAC Offensive Player of the Year … ECAC All-Star …ECC Player of the Year … ECC First Team …three-time ECC Offensive Player of the Week … played in 20 games, making 18 starts … finished second on the team and in the conference in points scored (32), points per game (1.60) and goals (14) … led the team and the ECC in game-winners (7) … scored two goals and tallied an assist in the season-opening win over Saint Anselm (Sept. 1) … scored the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Bridgeport (Sept. 24) … scored the lone goal in the Pioneers’ 1-0 victory over St. Thomas Aquinas (Oct. 8) … had a hand in both goals in a goal and an assist in a 2-2 draw with NYIT (Oct. 12) … scored the game-winner in the Pioneers’ 3-1 NCAA Regional victory over Nyack (Nov. 12). 

Prior to LIU Post: played for one season t Kingsborough Community College, where he earned All-America, all-region and all-conference honors … was a five-time rookie of the week … earned all-city, all-state and all-region honors while suiting up for St. Peter’s … was named the NY Player of the Year in 2009 … scored 89 goals in his four years  and lead the Eagles to three CHSAA Championships and one city championship.

Personal: Younger of Abdullah and Fadime’s two sons … has an older brother, Umit … has a cousin, Tuncay Sanli, who is a professional soccer player in England … lists his favorite athlete as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the person he admires most as his brother … speaks fluent Turkish … majoring in business management.