Sola Abolaji

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Sola Abolaji
Personal information
Full name	Oluwanisola Abolaji
Date of birth	March 27, 1985 (1985-03-27) (age 23)
Place of birth	Carbondale, Illinois, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	midfielder/Defender
Club information
Current club	Colorado Rapids U23's
Number	4
Youth clubs
2003 2004 2005-06	Barton County Community College Northern Oklahoma College University of Buffalo
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2007 2007 2008-	Carolina RailHawks Vancouver Whitecaps Colorado Rapids U23's	10 (0) 01 (0) 02 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Sola Abolaji (born March 27, 1985 in Carbondale, Illinois) is an American soccer player currently playing for Colorado Rapids U23's in the USL Premier Development League in the United States. He is of Nigerian descent.

Abolaji joined the Carolina RailHawks following two successful seasons at the University of Buffalo. The defender played 18 games for the Bulls his senior year, scoring two goals and one assist, the helper coming on the game-winning goal in the Bulls' upset win over 19th-ranked Northern Illinois. In his junior year, Abolaji scored one goal and notched three assists in 15 games.

Before attending Buffalo, Abolaji played at Northern Oklahoma College, where he was named the team's defensive MVP while helping lead the Mavericks to the NJCAA Region II championship. Prior to that, Abolaji was at Barton County Community College in Kansas. While playing for the Cougars, Abolaji was named to the NJCAA Region VI All-Region second team in 2003.

While in college, Abolaji played for the Colorado Rapids U23's of the USL Premier Development League.

Abolaji was the first overall selection in the 2007 USL-1 Draft, making him the first athlete from the University of Buffalo to be drafted first overall in any professional sports draft. On July 29, 2007, Abolaji was traded to the Vancouver Whitecaps in exchange for Joel John Bailey. He was waived at the end of the season.

Playing style closely related to Micheal Essien, can play on both sides of the field as well as the center of the park. Known for his athletic and technical ability.