University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Career Highlights:
• Two-time Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection (2023-25)
• Two-time Horizon League Fall and Spring Honor Roll selection (2023-25)

2024:
• Played in seven games, making one start at Purdue Fort Wayne (10/19)
• Tallied two shots, including one on goal against No. 9 Western Michigan (10/22)
• Played a season high 39 minutes at Robert Morris (11/1)

2023:
• Didn't see action

Purdue Fort Wayne:
• Appeared in one game against Wright State (Oct. 9) playing in 25 minutes recording one shot
• Played in four matches during the Spring 2021 season, recorded a shot on goal vs. Detroit Mercy (March 30) and vs. Wright State (April 5).

High School: 
• Played for Vardar Academy for six years
• Helped lead Vardar to three consecutive playoff appearances 
• No. 2 ranked player in Michigan for Top Drawer Soccer. 
• Four-year letter winner as a kicker for the football team with career-long field goals of 44 and 42 yards.
 
Personal:
Full Name: Zain Akeel
Parents: Shereef Akeel and Dahlia Afr
• Father played collegiate soccer at Eastern Michigan University
Siblings: Four brothers, Adam, Tariq, Dean, and Kaiden
• Tariq played collegiate soccer at Brown University as well as professional soccer in Finland, Adam played collegiate soccer at Albion, and Dean played collegiate soccer at Oakland University
Major: Business Administration
Reasons for choosing Detroit Mercy:
Loves the campus atmosphere