Outlook

Monty Almaliky (pronounced ALL-mal-kee) is an extremely gifted attacking player who has a knack for scoring goals and also creating opportunities for his teammates … Can play multiple attacking positions … Can play multiple attacking positions.

Freshman Year 2023

Earned All-Region 6 Division II and All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II first team … Played in 16 matches, nine as a starter … Was the team’s second leading scorer with 21 points … Tied for most goal scored with nine, which also tied for third in the conference … His 21 points were fourth most in the conference standing … Also tied for second on the team and in the conference with three game winning goals … Led the team, ranked second in the conference and tied for 11^th in the NJCAA going 3-for-3 in penalty kick goals … Twice during the season, he was honored as the KJCCC D-II Men’s Soccer Player of the Week … Picked up his first point of the season with an assist in a 4-2 loss at No. 4 Phoenix to open the season (8-18-23) … Followed by scoring the game winner in a 6-1 victory at Scottdale two days later (8-20-23) … Scored three second half goals to power the No. 13 ranked Cavaliers to a 4-1 home victory over Marshalltown (8-30-23) … Scored in the 52^nd minute for his first goal … His second goal came on a penalty kick I the 67^th minute and he completed the hat trick with an unassisted goal in the 79th minute … His hat trick was the first since September 21, 2016, a span of seven years … That effort earned him the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week for week three … Picked up his third game winning goal in a 2-0 victory at Southeast with an unassisted score in the 28^th minute (9-20-23) … That effort earned him the week 6 KJCC D-II Player of the Week … Netted the first and fourth goals to help the Cavaliers to a 4-1 victory over Allen (10-4-23) … Got JCCC on the board first in the sixth minute in a come-from-behind 5-3 win at Hesston (10-7-23) … Scored JCCC’s final goal of the season on a penalty kick against Neosho County in the first round of the Region 6 playoffs (10-26-23).

High School

Was a three-year starter for coach Dylan Fiegal at Wichita Heights High School, Wichita, Kan. … Graduated 2022 … Helped Wichita Heights win back-to-back Conference and Region championship in 2020 and 2021 …  Was at three-time Class 6A All-State selection … Earned second-team as a sophomore and junior, and first-team his senior year …. Was also a three-time first-team Wichita All-Metro selection … Named the Attacker of the Year in 2019 and 2021  … Was the team’s top scorer 23 goals and 10 assists for 56 points his senior year … Had six multiple-goal games highlighted three hat tricks … Tallied nine points with four goals and an assist in a 10-0 win at Wichita South (9-21-20) … Had three goals and two assists for eight points in a 10-2 triumph at Wichita Northwest (9-29-20) … Notched his third hat trick in a 10-0 win over Wichita East (10-10-20) … Tallied 10 goals and nine assists for 29 points as a junior and 12 goals and eight assists for 32 points as sophomore … Closed out his career with 45 goals, 27 assists for 117 points …  Also played for SW Sporting Wichita Elite 03 and for Barcelona Academy U18 in Casa Grande, Ariz. … Helped Wichita Elite 03 win the 15U National President Cup … Scored three goals in the event, two in the championship win over Heat FC … Was the team’s top scorer in state and regionals and second leading scorer at nationals … Helped his club team win the 2023 Futsal National Championship. 

Born

Born Muntader Khalaf Almiliky on May 17, 2004, in Wichita, Kan. … Nicknames are Monty and Bola … Son of Khalaf Almaliky and Rasha Talib … Has two brothers and two sisters … Major is undecided … Aspires to be a professional footballer in Europe … Also recruited by the University of Wisconsin, UNLV Northern Illinois University and Cowley College … Enjoys biking … Favorite food is sushi … Favorite fast food restaurant is In-N-Out … Favorite restaurant is Jun’s Sushi … Favorite TV show is The 100 … Favorite movie is End Game … Favorite sports movie is Goal … Favorite actor is Tom Cruise … Favorite book is Winning in the Locker Room First … Favorite music entertainer is Lil Baby … Favorite cartoon character is Mario … Favorite athletes are Ronaldinho, Lionenl Messi and Neymar … Favorite sports team are FC Barcelona and Arsenal … Greatest sports moment was winning nationals and scoring two goals in the final … Best player he has competed against is Houston Dynamo FC midfielder Brooklyn Raines … Notable alumni from his school are former Kansas Jayhawks All-American basketball player Perry Ellis, former NBA and Kansas All-American guard  Darnell Valentine and former NBA and Wichita State All-American forward Antoine Carr.