High School: Junior varsity top scorer as a freshman (23 goals in 16 games) before switching to play full time for Houston Dynamo Academy...Club Team/Academy: Disney Soccer Showcase Champion 2010... Top U16 goal scorer 2012,2013 ... Hold USDA Academy record for goals scored in a season ... Achieved FIFA E coaching license ... Nominated to the US Soccer U15/U16 Central Conference starting XI 2012-2013 ... National top goal scorer 2013 USSDA U16 Academy ... First Dynamo Academy U16 player to feature with the reserves (tallied an assist in the first game) ... Nominated to NSCAA2013 youth all American team.
Personal: Born Elochukwu Chizaram Ozumba in Warri, Nigeria ... Son of Bertram and Chinyere Ozumba ... Older Sisters; Ada and Chikwado Ozumba attend Texas A&M University and Texas State San Marcus respectively... Chose Northwestern over UCLA, Georgetown, Harvard, Penn and UNC Chapel Hill.
Coach Lenahan on Ozumba: "Elo is quite simply one of the best players and top recruits in the country. He was on the top of the list of some of the best program in the college soccer. His size and athleticism plus his ability to finish make him someone who should have an immediate impact on our team. There's a reason he led all Academy players in scoring last year and looking forward to teaming him up with two-time All-Big Ten player, Joey Calistrifor our own version of `Thunder and Lightning.'"