Education
Abolaji attended Eaglecrest High School in Aurora, Colorado, and played college soccer at Barton County Community College in Kansas, where he was named to the NJCAA Region VI All-Region second team in 2003.
Abolaji attended Eaglecrest High School in Aurora, Colorado, and played college soccer at Barton County Community College in Kansas, where he was named to the NJCAA Region VI All-Region second team in 2003.
College and Amateur
He transferred to Northern Oklahoma College in 2004, where he was named the team"s defensive Most Valuable Player and helped lead the Mavericks to the NJCAA Region II championship. He then transferred again, to the University at Buffalo, where he spent his junior and senior years. While in college, Abolaji also played for Colorado Rapids U23"s in the USL Premier Development League.
Professional
Abolaji was the first overall selection in the 2007 USL-1 Draft by the Carolina RailHawks, making him the first athlete from the University of Buffalo to be drafted first overall in any professional sports draft.
Having played just 10 games for the RailHawks, Abolaji was traded to the Vancouver Whitecaps in exchange for Joel John Bailey on July 29, 2007, but later left the team after a coaching change. Name "Oluwanisola" means "God creates Wealth" in Yoruba.