Biography
NIU Career: Two-time MAC Player of the Year (2020-21 and 2021) … Three-time First Team All-MAC honoree (2019, 2020-21, 2021) … 2018 MAC Freshman of the Year … Appeared in 69 total matches, making 68 starts, scoring 39 goals with nine assists … His 39 goals are fourth-most in NIU history while his 87 points are sixth best in program history.
2021: Named MAC Player of the Year … Earned College Soccer News All-America Third Team recognition … Named to Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Third Team … Claimed First Team All-MAC honors … Earned United Soccer Coaches All-North Region First Team honors … Named MAC Tournament Most Valuable Player and to the MAC MAC All-Tournament Team … Earned Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week honors twice (Nov. 2 and Nov. 16) and College Soccer News National Team of the Week honors twice (Sept. 21 and Nov. 2) … Named MAC Player of the Week on Sept 13 and Sept. 20 … Started all 20 matches … Scored a nation’s best 16 goals and recorded five assists … His 16 goals this season are tied for the third-most in a single-season in school history … Ranked third in the country with 37 total points … Tied for the national lead with seven game-winning goals … Tallied game-winners against Eastern Illinois (Sept. 7), Marquette (Sept. 10), Western Illinois (Sept. 18), Green Bay (Sept. 25), Akron to clinch the MAC regular season (Oct. 30), Bowling Green in the MAC Semifinals (Nov. 11) and Georgia State in the MAC Final (Nov. 14) … Had a school-record streak of eight consecutive matches with a goal between Sept. 4 and Oct. 2, including matches against St. Thomas (Minn.), Eastern Illinois, Marquette, Milwaukee, Western Illinois, Chicago State, Green Bay and Western Michigan … Tallied three goals against Western Illinois (Sept. 18) and two against both St. Thomas (Minn.) (Sept. 4) and Eastern Illinois (Sept. 7) … Recorded a total of 88 shots, including 48 on target … Played a season-high 110 minutes against Bowling Green (Oct. 16) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 21) … Played the full 90 minutes, or more, 11 times and a season total of 1,693 minutes.
2020-21: Named MAC Player of the Year and earned First Team All-MAC honors … Scored nine goals, most in the MAC and eighth nationally, and recorded two assists … Had 20 points, most in the MAC and 14th nationally … Named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on March 16 … Three-time MAC Player of the Week (March 1, March 15 and April 5) … Scored two goals three times, against Chicago State (Feb. 26), against SIU Edwardsville (March 31) and at SIU Edwardsville (April 7) … Scored the game-winning goal in the 62nd minute against Akron (March 14) … Also scored against DePaul (Feb. 17) and at Western Michigan (March 28) … Had assists against DePaul (Feb. 17) and Chicago State (Feb. 26), recording a season-high five points against the Cougars … Recorded 53 total shots, including a season-high seven against DePaul (Feb. 17) and Chicago State (Feb. 26) … Played a season-high 110 minutes against DePaul (Feb. 17) … Played the full 90 minutes, or more, 10 times and a total of 1,211 minutes.
2019: Named to the All-MAC First Team … Tied for eighth in the MAC with six goals and tied for fourth with three game-winning goals … Ranked ninth in the conference with 14 points … Had a pair of assists … Netted game-winning goals against Bradley (Sept. 15), Western Illinois (Sept. 28) and Eastern Illinois (Oct. 8) … Also scored goals against Marquette (Sept. 13), Purdue Fort Wayne (Sept. 20) and West Virginia (Oct. 18) … Had a three-match goal streak from Sept. 13 to Sept. 20 … Tallied assists against Bradley (Sept. 15) and Western Michigan (Oct. 25) … Had 46 total shots, including 19 on target … Recorded a season-best four shots on goal at Bowling Green (Nov. 12) … Playing 1,326 minutes, including a season-high 104 against Green Bay (Sept. 6) … Played the full 90 minutes, or more, six times.
2018: Named MAC Freshman of the Year … Named Co-MAC Player of the Week on October 23 … Tied for eighth in the MAC in points with 16 … Tied for fourth in the MAC in goals with eight … Ranked third in the MAC in shots with 57 and tied for second in shots on goal with 28 … Appeared in all 18 matches, making 17 starts … Scored eight goals and tallied 16 total points … Had a two-goal game against Drake (Oct. 16) … Netted the game-winning goal against Cincinnati (Aug. 24) … Also scored goals against Green Bay (Aug. 27), Purdue Fort Wayne (Sept. 7), Eastern Illinois (Sept. 20), SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 6) and Akron (Oct. 20) … Tallied 57 total shots, including 28 on target … Had a season-high five shots on goal against Drake (Oct. 16) … Played a total of 1,437 minutes, including a season-high 105 against SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 6) … Played the full 90 minutes (or more) in seven matches.
Prior to NIU: Won the US Club Soccer 2018 U19 Super Group National Championship with Olympiacos Chicago … Scored 52 goals and had nine assists as a senior at Bradley-Bourbonnais High School in 2017, helping the Boilermakers to a third-place finish in the Illinois 3A State Tournament while earning all-state honors … Also helped Bradley-Bourbonnais to a third-place state finish in 2016, scoring 44 goals with seven assists to earn all-state honors … Has spent time in the Chicago Fire Academy.
Personal: Majoring in sociology.
