2016 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 24
Abdul Kooistra
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- MF/D
- Hometown:
- Madison, Wis.
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 167
2016: Did not see game action
2015: Did not see game action
High School: Abdul joins the Badgers rated as a four-star prospect according to TopDrawerSoccer.com. A local product from Madison, Wisconsin, he has played midfielder and defender. He played club soccer with Rush Wisconsin U15-U17 and, most recently, a member of the FC Wisconsin Nationals U-17/18 as part of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.
Abdul played high school soccer at Madison Memorial, where he was coached by Ben Voss. He also competed in junior varsity basketball.
Personal: Major is undeclared.
Trask on Kooistra: “Abdul is a very versatile player who had an outstanding year with the FC Wisconsin nationals in the USSDA. Ben Shepard and Bill Solberg have done a great job preparing Abdul for the next step of his career here at Wisconsin. Abdul ended up as the second-highest scorer on the FC Wisconsin team and will be looked at in a number of roles.”
Tiemeyer on Kooistra: “Abdul is a local product from Madison who made the trek to Milwaukee this past year to play at the academy level. He is a very versatile, left-sided player that shows prowess in front of goal, but can also play in the back.”
Kooistra's Career Statistics as of November 11, 2015
2015: Did not see game action
High School: Abdul joins the Badgers rated as a four-star prospect according to TopDrawerSoccer.com. A local product from Madison, Wisconsin, he has played midfielder and defender. He played club soccer with Rush Wisconsin U15-U17 and, most recently, a member of the FC Wisconsin Nationals U-17/18 as part of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.
Abdul played high school soccer at Madison Memorial, where he was coached by Ben Voss. He also competed in junior varsity basketball.
Personal: Major is undeclared.
Trask on Kooistra: “Abdul is a very versatile player who had an outstanding year with the FC Wisconsin nationals in the USSDA. Ben Shepard and Bill Solberg have done a great job preparing Abdul for the next step of his career here at Wisconsin. Abdul ended up as the second-highest scorer on the FC Wisconsin team and will be looked at in a number of roles.”
Tiemeyer on Kooistra: “Abdul is a local product from Madison who made the trek to Milwaukee this past year to play at the academy level. He is a very versatile, left-sided player that shows prowess in front of goal, but can also play in the back.”
Kooistra's Career Statistics as of November 11, 2015
| Career Game Highs | |
| Shots | -- |
| Shots on Goal | -- |
| Goals | -- |
| Assists | -- |
| Points | -- |
| Point streak | -- |
| Multi-point games | -- |
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