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Elton Chifamba - Men's Soccer - Clemson University Athletics

#19  Elton Chifamba

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-9
Weight:
145
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Blacklick, Ohio
High School:
Licking Heights HS

Chifamba arrived in Clemson as one of the most highly regarded prospects in the 2021 recruiting class... Earned 35 minutes during the 2021 National Championship match versus No. 2 Washington... Has earned numerous U.S. Youth National Team call-ups.

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Awards & Recognition

2021 Season 

  • National Champion 
  • ACC Tournament Champion
  • Top Drawer Soccer Top-100 Freshman at No. 69

2023 Season (Junior)

  • Appeared in 16 games and started seven games
  • Recorded one assist against Presbyterian (9/05)
  • Recorded a career-high five shots on goal

2022 Season (Sophomore)

  • Assisted Ousmane Sylla’s goal vs. UAB.
  • Assisted on Ousmane Sylla’s game-winning goal against Indiana.
  • Has started in 19 games this season.

2021 Season (Freshman)

  • Tallied his first assist of the season against Georgia Southern on a goal from Tim Strobeck
  • Tallied his second assist of the season against Florida International University on a goal from Luis Felipe-Fernandez Salvador
  • Played 35 minutes in the National Championship against No. 2 Washington

Prior to Clemson

Elton Chifamba arrived in Clemson as one of the most highly regarded prospects in the 2021 recruiting class… Has earned numerous U.S. Youth National Team call-ups… A standout member of the Columbus Crew SC’s academy system… Recently trained with the Crew’s First Team during its 2021 MLS preseason camp… Has been a regular member of First Team training sessions with Columbus Crew SC… Has been a part of the Crew SC Academy since joining as a U12 player… A four-star recruit according to TopDrawerSoccer.com… Regarded as the best central midfield prospects in 2021… Committed to Clemson on Dec. 22, 2020.

Head Coach Mike Noonan on Chifamba…

“Elton is someone who we’ve valued for a very, very long time in the recruiting process. You have to give Elton a lot of credit because he wanted to be a Tiger… He’s a young man who is in the mold of what we want in a midfielder in terms of being a two-way player. He likes to defend but is als

International Competition

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My Interests Outside of Sports

Coaching, content-creation, crypto, fashion, fitness, food, music, travel, tv-shows, video-games

Major

Financial Management