San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Fatai Alashe has been nominated for the <span style=\"\\&quot;font-size:14px;\\&quot;\"><span class=\"\\&quot;s1\\&quot;\">2015 AT&amp;T Rookie of the Year award, Major League Soccer announced on Tuesday.<br /><br />Born in Southfield, Michigan , the Nigerian - American was No. 4 pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 15, 2015.<br /><br />Fatai Alashe made his professional debut in the top flight in San Jose Earthquakes</span></span><span style=\"\\&quot;font-size:14px;\\&quot;\"><span class=\"\\&quot;s1\\&quot;\"><span class=\"\\&quot;body1\\&quot;\">&rsquo; 1 - 0 loss to Dallas at Toyota Stadium and started 27 out of the 28 matches he featured in during the regular season.<br /><br />The 22&nbsp; - year - old registered his name on the scoresheet in games against Chicago Fire ( March 23) and Seattle Sounders (September 13) and was credited with two assists over the course of the season.<br /><br /></span></span></span><span style=\"\\&quot;font-size:\" 14px;\\?=\"\">Cyle Larin (Orlando City) and&nbsp;</span><span style=\"\\&quot;font-size:14px;\\&quot;\"><span class=\"\\&quot;s1\\&quot;\"> Matt Polster(Chicago Fire) have also been shortlisted for the award , and the winner be announced on November 10.<br /><br />Since the award was introduced in 1996, two players of Nigerian descent in the shape of Maurice Edu and Tesho Akindele have been voted the MLS Rookie of the Year.<br /><br />Photo Credit : mlssoccer.com<br /></span></span>