2024 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Elie Kisoka
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Marseille, France
- High School:
- Lycée Jean-Perrin
Pronunciation:
2024 (Junior): Summit League Offensive Player of the Year ... Summit League Newcomer of the Year ... First Team All-Summit League ... Summit League All-Newcomer Team ... Summit League All-Tournament Team ... United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-West Region ... TopDrawerSoccer.com Postseason Top-100 (#25) ... TopDrawerSoccer.com Mid-season Top-100 (#69) ... Three-time Summit League Offensive Peak Performer of the Week (Aug. 26, Sep. 30, Oct. 14) ... NCAA Round of 16 Qualifier ... Summit League Champion ... Only player to appear and start in all 22 games ... Played 1,720 minutes on the year ... Scored a team-high 12 goals, tying single-season program record, ranking tops in the Summit and 16th in the NCAA ... Dished out nine assists, third-most in a single season in program history, ranking fourth in the Summit and 18th in the NCAA ... His 33 total points were the most in a single season in program history and ranked seventh in the nation ... Scored six game-winning goals on the year, tied for the most in the nation ... Also ranked top-five in the league in assists per game, goals per game, points per game, shot accuracy, shots per game and shots on goal per game ... Made collegiate debut in win at Saint Mary's on Aug. 22, playing 72 minutes and scoring 84th minute game-winner ... Scored equalizing goal in 84th minute of Aug. 24 draw with San Francisco ... Scored in 17th and 18th minutes of Sep. 6 win at NIU for lone brace of season ... Scored in 51st minute of Sep. 13 draw with Mercer, also tallying first assist of the season on Brevyn Cole's 89th minute equalizer ... Scored in 59th minute of Sep. 19 win over UNLV ... Assisted on Miguel Fernandez' 3rd minute goal in Sep. 24 win over Tulsa ... Scored 37th minute game winner and assisted on Jesper Van halderen's 87th minute goal in Sep. 28 win over St. Thomas ... Played full 90 minutes in 8-of-10 games from Oct. 5 through Sep. 21 ... Scored 14th minute game-winner against No. 3 Denver on Oct. 12 ... Scored in 27th minute against St. Thomas on Oct. 19 ... Scored 70th minute game-winner in Oct. 26 win over Omaha ... Scored in 19th minute of win over Avila, also assisting on a pair of Gabriel Fernandes goals ... Scored-or-assisted in all of Kansas City's postseason contests ... Played full 90 minutes of Nov. 16 Summit League Championship against top-seeded (No. 4) Denver, placing three shots on goal and scoring game-winner in 90th minute ... Assisted on Jeremy Francou's 83rd minute goal in NCAA First Round victory over Saint Louis on Nov. 21 ... Assisted on Sora Shibata's 51st minute equalizer in Nov. 24 NCAA Second Round victory over #15 (No. 11) Missouri State ... Assisted on Gabriele Galluccio's 6th minute goal in NCAA Round of 16 game at #2 (No. 9) Pitt on Dec. 1
High School/Club: Played with AS Chapelloise
Personal: Born Aug. 12, 2001 in Lille, France … Son of Valerie Detourbe and François Kisoka … Has four siblings - Francisco, Theo, Ylan and Jade … Favorite movies are the Harry Potter series … Favorite food is carbonara … Intends to major in marketing
Why Kansas City?: “I chose to play for Kansas City because I had a good feeling about the city, the university and especially the coaches. They showed a real interest in bringing me to help the team win.”
