Andre Shinyashiki

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Bava and the second or paternal family name is Shinyashiki.
Andre Shinyashiki
Personal information
Full name Andre Bava Shinyashiki
Date of birth (1997-06-11) 11 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2011–2012 Nacional-SP
2013–2014 Pequeninos do Jockey
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Montverde Academy
2014–2018 Denver Pioneers 83 (51)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Colorado Rapids U-23 26 (18)
2019–2022 Colorado Rapids 86 (16)
2018–2019 → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 2 (0)
2022–2023 Charlotte FC 26 (6)
2023–2024 Neftçi 32 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024

Andre Bava Shinyashiki (born 11 June 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer. He was named the recipient of the 2019 MLS Rookie of the Year award as well as the 2018 men's soccer Senior CLASS Award, a national recognition awarded to the top men's collegiate senior in college soccer.

Career

Youth and college

Shinyashiki played early in his youth for the Brazilian youth club Pequeninos do Jockey. He then played high school soccer for the Montverde Academy in Florida.[1] While at Montverde, he was named the Montverde Academy Soccer Tournament (MAST) MVP, earning All-Tournament Team honors and winning the MAST Golden Boot. Shinyashiki helped lead Montverde to an unprecedented 117-match unbeaten streak and national championships in 2013 and 2014.[1]

Shinyashiki played in college for the University of Denver Pioneers. Entering the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Shinyashiki was ranked the 79th best player in the nation of the high school class of 2015 by CollegeSoccerNews.com. TopDrawerSoccer.com had listed Shinyashiki on their All-American watch list. He finished his freshman season making 19 appearances, 16 of which were starts, and scored 5 goals. He finished the season being named the Summit League Newcomer of the Year.[2]

During Shinyashiki's sophomore and junior years, he scored nine goals each season. During the 2016 season, he helped the Pioneers earn their first ever final-four (College Cup) appearance at the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.[3]

Shinyashiki's senior year began with him scoring 19 goals in 9 matches.[4] He finished the season with 28 goals in 21 matches, setting the goals record for the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, and the most goals in a single NCAA college soccer season in 20 years, three behind Wojtek Krakowiak's 31 goals in 1998.[5] Shinyashiki was listed as one of the runners-up for the Hermann Trophy and the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award. His college career ended with him being awarded the Summit League Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year[6] and the Senior CLASS Award for men's soccer.[7]

Professional

From 2017 to 2018, Shinyashiki played in the Premier Development League with the Colorado Rapids U-23 team.[8][9]

On 11 January 2019, he was selected by Colorado Rapids with the fifth pick of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. On 2 March 2019, against the Portland Timbers, he scored his first professional goal in his debut to tie up the match in the 94th minute[10] on a snowy pitch in blizzard conditions, with an ambient air temperature of 18° F (-8° C).[11]

After his successful debut season with the Rapids, Shinyashiki was selected as the 2019 MLS Rookie of the Year. Shinyashiki had seven goals and three assists across 31 appearances (18 starts) in his rookie campaign. Shinyashiki established himself as an impact player for Colorado as the club compiled an unbeaten 5-0-3 record in regular season matches where he recorded either a goal or an assist.

Shinyashiki continued his success in 2020, starting 14 of Colorado's 19 matches, including the Rapids' first-round playoff loss. Shinyashiki scored four goals and added one assist in the last eight matches of the regular season.[12] Shinyashiki was named to the MLS Team of the Week after scoring in Colorado's 3-1 win over Seattle Sounders FC in Week 22.[13]

Shinyashiki was transferred to Charlotte FC in May 2022 in exchange for a guaranteed $225,000 in 2022 General Allocation Money (GAM).[14] During his time at Charlotte FC, Shinyashiki scored 6 goals in 26 appearances.

His contract with Charlotte FC was mutually terminated on August 1, 2023. On the same day, he moved to Azerbaijani club Neftçi PFK.[15] He played a total of 38 official matches for the club and scored 5 goals. On November 26, 2024, Shinyashiki's contract with Neftçi was mutually terminated.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 May 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colorado Rapids 2019 MLS 31 7 — — — 31 7
2020 15 4 — 1 0 — 16 4
2021 32 4 — 0 0 — 32 4
2022 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1
Total 86 16 0 0 1 0 1 0 88 16
Colorado Springs (loan) 2019 USL 2 0 — — — 2 0
Career total 88 16 0 0 1 0 1 0 90 16

Personal life

Shinyashiki's father Roberto is a Brazilian psychiatrist and author.[18] Shinyashiki is of Japanese descent through his father and Italian descent through his mother.[19] Shinyashiki is eligible to represent Brazil, Japan and Italy in international soccer.[citation needed]

On May 2, 2023, The Charlotte Ledger published an article revealing that Shinyashiki was linked to a report of sexual assault filed with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.[20] Shinyashiki was released by Charlotte FC shortly thereafter.[21]

Honors

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Catching Up With Andre Shinyashiki ('14)". montverde.org. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ "League Announces Annual #SummitMSOC Awards". thesummitleague.org. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ^ "2016 College Cup - The Final Four - Tale Of The Tape". CollegeSoccerNews.com. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. ^ Kennedy, Paul (25 September 2018). "Denver's Andrew Shinyashiki ups total to 19 goals in nine goals". Soccer America. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. ^ Shipp, Kelly (7 November 2018). "The Summit League Announces 2018 Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". thesummitleague.org. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Denver's Andre Shinyashiki Wins 2018 Senior CLASS Award for Men's Soccer". seniorclassaward.com. Overland Park, Kansas. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Andre Shinyashiki – 2017 Colorado Rapids U-23 statistics". USLLeagueTwo.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Andre Shinyashiki – 2018 Colorado Rapids U-23 statistics". USLLeagueTwo.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  10. ^ Boehm, Charles (8 March 2019). "Rapids' Andre Shinyashiki dominates 2019's first AT&T Goal of the Week vote". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  11. ^ MLSsoccer staff (3 March 2019). "#SnowClasico3: The best images from Colorado vs Portland". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Andre Shinyashiki". Archived from the original on 2019-03-28.
  13. ^ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Week 22 was all about dynamic duos". Archived from the original on 2020-11-02.
  14. ^ "Official: Charlotte FC acquire forward Andre Shinyashiki from Colorado Rapids". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  15. ^ "Charlotte FC, Andre Shinyashiki mutually terminate contract". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  16. ^ "Andre Şinyaşiki ilə müqaviləyə xitam verildi | Neftçi pfk". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  17. ^ Andre Shinyashiki at Soccerway. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  18. ^ "Bogert: Who is Andre Shinyashiki? Colorado's rookie sensation opens up | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  19. ^ "Novo brasileiro na MLS detém recorde absurdo na escola e é filho de um dos maiores palestrantes do país | Blogs". ESPN.
  20. ^ Walton, Carroll (2023-05-02). "BREAKING: Charlotte FC player linked to sex assault report". The Charlotte Ledger. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  21. ^ Club, Charlotte Football. "Charlotte FC and Andre Shinyashiki Mutually Terminate Contract | Charlotte FC". Charlotte Football Club. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  22. ^ "Colorado Rapids forward Andre Shinyashiki named AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year". Major League Soccer. October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.