Sammy Adjei was named head women's soccer coach and assistant athletic director for the department on March 21, 2023 and completed his third season at the helm in 2025 by leading the Cougars to their best record ever. For his efforts, he was named by his peers as the CACC Women's Soccer Coach of the Year.
Caldwell women's soccer has enjoyed three outstanding seasons under Coach Adjei, earning home CACC Tournament games and for the past two seasons advancing to the CACC Championship Game.
Prior to his arrival at Caldwell, Adjei served as the head coach of former local CACC rival Bloomfield College's women's soccer program from April 2020 through March 2023. In the fall 2022 season, he led Bloomfield to its second-best record in program history since 2005.
He is the College Pathway Director at SFL Club NJ and the CEO of Soccer Virtuoso. Adjei served as an assistant coach at the USL 2 level (semi-pro) in 2021 for FC Copa and was also an Olympic Development Program Coach from 2020-2022.
As a player, Adjei was an NSCAA All-American in 2012 and was inducted into the Iona University Men's Soccer 2010s All-Decade Team. He played soccer professionally for the New York Red Bulls in the U.S.A. and Naestved Boldklub in Denmark. He also represented the United States at the youth national team level and his native, Ghana, U-20 National Team.
Adjei holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Marketing from Iona University and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Rider University.
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Overall |
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CACC |
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|
|
| Year |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
Postseason/Notes |
| 2020* |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
(ccd, COVID) |
| 2021* |
3 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
|
| 2022* |
3 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
|
| 2023 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
CACC Quarterfinals |
| 2024 |
12 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
CACC Finals |
| 2025 |
13 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
CAC Final, Coach of the Year |
| Totals |
38 |
33 |
16 |
24 |
22 |
10 |
|
| at CU |
32 |
12 |
11 |
22 |
4 |
7 |
|
* at Bloomfield College (2020-2022)
