University of South Carolina Upstate

High School/Club: A four-year letterman on the Woodmont High School team…Helped lead the Wildcats to a second place finish in Region I-4A in 2014…Also led the team to an appearance in the 4A state tournament the same year…Finished the season with a goal and three assists...Played club soccer for Furman United…Helped lead the team to the championship of the Rock Hill Tournament.

Personal: Born on Sept. 16, 1996 in Dohuk, Iraq…Son of Basheer and Bohar Barzenji…Has a brother, Alend…His dad played volleyball in Iraq…Was accidentally burned by boiling water when he was two-years-old…Injury left a scar on his arms, chest and neck…Philosophy is scars are like tattoos but with better stories.

Hobbies/Favorites: Likes sports and reading…Likes to eat pizza…Favorite movie is Pirates of the Caribbean…Likes watching SpongeBob on television…Favorite actor is Johnny Depp and favorite actress is Blake Lively…Likes listening to Drake…Fall is his favorite season…The Quaran is his favorite book…Favorite quote is, “It’s not about how hard you hit, it’s all about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.”…Neymar is favorite sports figure…Dream job is to be a Professional Soccer Player.