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Jersey Number 25
Anthony O’Donnell
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- MF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 170
- Hometown:
- Staten Island, N.Y.
- High School:
- St. Joseph By The Sea
- Club Team:
- PDA
- Major:
- Sport Management
Career Stats
Senior (Fall 2022)
O'Donnell on Choosing Rutgers: "Choosing Rutgers was an easy decision for my family and I. Between the coaching staff, facilities, and the dream of playing Big Ten soccer, Rutgers has it all. I'm proud, as a local boy, that I've been given this opportunity and very thankful to everyone who helped me along the way."
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Senior (Fall 2022)
- Appeared in three games
- 2022 Fall Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Played in 16 matches with three starts
- Scored first collegiate goal on Sept. 20, the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Penn
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Appeared in six contests, including two starts in the final two matches of the season (averaged 87 minutes in those two games)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Appeared in 17 games, making seven starts
- Recorded first career assist at Hartford (Oct. 15)
- Rutgers' Mike Miller Most Improved Player award winner
- Won PSAL City Championship as a freshman starter at St. Joseph by the Sea High School
- State Cup Champions with Staten Island United playing up two age groups
- Training stints in Scotland with Dumferline, Motherwell, and Glasgow Rangers
- Son of Anthony and Nicole
- Has one sister, Ava
O'Donnell on Choosing Rutgers: "Choosing Rutgers was an easy decision for my family and I. Between the coaching staff, facilities, and the dream of playing Big Ten soccer, Rutgers has it all. I'm proud, as a local boy, that I've been given this opportunity and very thankful to everyone who helped me along the way."
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
| Nickname: | OD |
| One word to describe your Coach: | Energetic |
| Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: | Dave Masur |
| Best player ever competed against: | Billy Gilmour |
| Major: | Engineering |
| I chose my major because: | I want to get into the construction world |
| Favorite place to hang out on campus: | The Hale Center |
| The person I most admire is and why: | My dad because i like the way he carries himself from day to day and that's how i want to be. |
| If I wasn’t playing soccer, I’d be: | Either playing baseball or maybe even golf. |
| Favorite professional athlete: | Steven Gerrard |
| Favorite professional sports team: | Liverpool |
| One word to describe myself on the pitch: | Hardworker |
| One word to describe myself off the pitch: | Sociable |
| Few people know that I: | Love playing golf. |
| Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: | Dad |
| I started playing my sport because…: | My dad is originally from Scotland and he had me playing since i was young. |
| I chose Rutgers because…: | I wanted to play at the highest level and challenge myself. |
| Favorite cereal: | Honey of Oats with Strawberries |
| The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: | Ladder 49 |
| The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: | Mark Walhberg |
| Favorite musician/group: | Oasis |
| The first song I knew all the words to is: | Not Afraid Eminem |
| If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: | Playing more than one sport |
| Famous people I have met include: | Derek jeter, Steven Gerrard, Robbie Keane, Wayne Gretzy..... etc |
| Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: | Listen to music and don't eat a lot |
| Favorite all-time gift received: | Tickets to Anfield in the KOP |
| Pets I had growing up were: | A dog. |
| My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: | Firefighter |
| The place in the world I would most like to visit is: | Dubai |
| The website I visit most often is: | Dailymail.co.uk |
| My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) | Mr. Ferraro Chemistry Sophomore year of highschool |
| The quote that most resonates with me is: | I don’t count my situps. I only start counting once it starts hurting. |
| If my life was a book, the title would be: | Nonstop Lifestyle |
| If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: | Red |
| One thing on my bucket list is: | Skydiving |
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