Outlook

Faisal Arshad (FAY-sel R-shad) is a versatile player  who can play multiple positions … Has a great motor that runs for days … Very energetic … Likes to move the ball forward ... Signed to play professionally in the Indonesian Pro League.

Sophomore Year 2022

Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a GPA of between 3.80.3.99 ... Was one of only two players to start all 21 matches … Tallied two assists on the season … His first assist gave JCCC an early 1-0 lead in an eventual 3-1 win over Crowder (8-20-22) … His second assist led the third score in a 4-0 win over Central (9-7-22).

Freshman Year 2021

Played in 10 matches, three as a starter … Finished the season with a goal and an assist for three points … Earned his first point with an assist on Johnson County’s third goal in a 5-4 overtime loss at Neosho County (9-22-21) … Netted his first goal in the fourth minute to help power the Cavaliers to an 8-2 blowout victory over Hesston (9-29-21) … Fired one shot on goal for a shots-on-goal percentage of 1.000 … Was also part of JCCC’s defensive pool in the back that allowed 34 goals, a goals against average of 1.97 with two shutouts.

High School

Was a four-year starter for coach Dylan Fiegel at Wichita Heights High School, Wichita, Kan. … Graduated 2021 … Selected honorable mention All-State by the Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association as a senior … Was a three-time Greater Wichita Athletic League selection … Earned second-team as a sophomore and first-team as a junior and senior … Helped Heights to a 13-4-1 mark and a Regional championship his junior year … Finished his career with 25 goals and 23 assists for 73 points … Had five goals and six assists as a freshman, six goals and six assists as a sophomore, two goals and four assists as a junior and set season highs with 12 goals and seven assists his senior season … Played club soccer for Sporting Wichita coached by Dallas Fiszel … Helped the team to a President’s Cup championship in 2018 … National Honor Society member. 

Personal

Born Faisal Muhammed Arshad on January 14, 2003, in Bandung, Indonesia … Son of Irvan Anas and Reny Ellyasheva … Has two brothers … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Friends University, Southeast Community College and Bellevue Community College … Favorite food is pizza … Favorite fast-food restaurants are Chipotle and Chick-fil-A … Favorite TV show is The Arrow … Favorite movie is Star Wars … Favorite book is Rich Dad Poor Dad … Favorite music entertainer is Lil Wei … Favorite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant and Declan Rice … Favorite sports teams are the Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle Seahawks and West Ham United F.C. … His greatest sports moment was scoring two goals for a comeback win over Wichita North High School … Notable alumni are NBA players Darnell Valentine and Antoine Carr, former Kansas basketball player Perry Ellis, and former MLB pitchers Darren Dreifort and Mike Pelfrey.