Honors & Awards
- WAC All-Freshman Team (2024)
- WAC All-Academic Team (2024)
2024 Season
Made an immediate impact in his first season at SDSU… Appeared in 15 matches and made 12 starts, including all eight WAC matches and was named to the WAC All-Freshman team… Helped the Aztecs record shutouts in six of their eight WAC matches… Had two assists… Played 1,06 minutes (73/match)… Played all 90 minutes in eight of the last nine matches... after the season was named to the WAC All-Academic Team.
Prior to SDSU:
Played for West Bromwich Albion where he was team captain and helped win the 2022 Premier League 2 Cup… Played 1,779 minutes in the 2022-23 season… Also played for Birmingham City FC.
Personal:
Born in Cameroon… Lists William Saliba and Antonio Rüdiger as his favorite athletes… Majoring in communications.
Coach Hopkins’ Take:
“Cianole was a mid-year enrollee and an exciting prospect. He is versatile to play center back as well as potentially in a defensive midfield role. He brings a ton of experience at high levels in Europe, and we are excited to watch him grow in our team and culture.”