Bo Oshoniyi

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Bo Oshoniyi
Full name	Adegboyega Oshoniyi
Date of birth	November 3, 1971 (age 35)
Place of birth	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height	6'1
Playing position	goalkeeper
Youth clubs
1990-93	Southern Connecticut
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000-06	New York Centaurs Columbus Crew Connecticut Wolves Charleston Battery Atlanta Silverbacks Kansas City Wizards	13 (0) 13 (0) 21 (0) 27 (0) 28 (0) 96 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 2 December, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Adegboyega "Bo" Oshoniyi (born November 3, 1971 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American soccer goalkeeper who last played for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer.

Oshoniyi played college soccer at Southern Connecticut State University, where he helped lead the team to Division II championships in 1990 and 1992. He finished his career at the school with a record of 67 wins, 8 losses, and 7 ties.

After graduating, Oshoniyi joined the New York Centaurs of the USL First Division in 1995. Upon the creation of MLS, Oshoniyi was selected in the fifth round of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft by the Columbus Crew. He started 13 games with the Crew, but was beaten out for the job by Brad Friedel, who was acquired in mid-season. Oshoniyi was released by the Crew after 1996 and played the next year with the Connecticut Wolves of the First Division. He moved to the Charleston Battery in 1998, and the Atlanta Silverbacks in 1999.

Oshoniyi returned to MLS in 2000, when he was selected 39th overall in the MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution. He played no games for New England, however, but played one game with the Kansas City Wizards, and was part of their MLS Cup-winning squad, with which he would remain until the end of the 2006 season. Until 2005, he was the backup keep for Tony Meola, but started getting more games as Meola went down with injury. He took over as the starter in 2005 and continued through the 2006 season, after which he was waived by the team.[1]

[edit] Career statistics

As of August 22, 2006

Club	Season	Apps.	Goals	Clean Sheets
Kansas City Wizards	2006	29	0	5
Kansas City Wizards	2005	32	0	7
Kansas City Wizards	2004	9	0	5
Kansas City Wizards	2003	1	0	0
Kansas City Wizards	2002	13	0	1
Kansas City Wizards	2001	11	0	3
Kansas City Wizards	2000	1	0	1
Columbus Crew	1996	13	0	2