2006: Was called up to the Jamaican U-20 national team in late January and played for the squad at FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifications in late February ... One of six Aztecs to play in all 19 games ... Tied for fifth on the team with six points on two goals and two assists ... Had an assist in each of his first two games in SDSU[apos]s wins over Albany (Aug. 25) and Rutgers (Aug. 27) ... Scored a goal on his only shot to help the Aztecs past California on Sept. 24 ... Followed that up with the game-winning goal in SDSU[apos]s 2-1 victory over Oregon State on Sept. 29 ... Also had a season-high four shots and two shots on goal against the Beavers ... Aztecs were 4-0 when he registered at least one point.
2005: Saw action as a true freshman in 17 of the team[apos]s 19 contests ... Earned starts in five consecutive games from Oct. 28-Nov. 13 ... Scored the first goal of his collegiate career in a 1-0 triumph over cross-town rival San Diego on Oct. 24 ... Had an assist in his first collegiate game against Rutgers on Sept. 2 ... Also recorded an assist on SDSU[apos]s lone goal in a 2-1 overtime loss at California on Nov. 4 ... Finished the season with 13 shot attempts ... Had three shots on two occasions, Nov. 6 at Stanford and Oct. 24 at San Diego ... Played a career-high 94 minutes in the Aztecs[apos] double-overtime tie versus Washington on Oct. 28.
High School: Four-year varsity team member at Trinity High School in Louisville, Ky. ... Region 2 selection all four years ... Named to the Kentucky all-state team ... Member of the U-16 United States national team ... Part of the German all-star team in 2000 ... Chose SDSU over schools such as North Carolina, Indiana, New Mexico, Duke and Maryland.
Personal: Omar Esudas Suraj-Persad was born on March 27, 1987, in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... Son of Mr. Suraj-Persad and Gerry Persad ... Father is a pilot for UPS ... Majoring in political science.