2022 Men's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 31
Bjarne Thiesen
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Kiel, Germany
- High School:
- Berufsbildungszentrum Schleswig
- Prev School:
- Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
- United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Second Team
- All-Sun Belt Second Team
- Preseason MAC Herman Trophy Watch List
- Started all 18 games on defense
- Led the team with 1,578 minutes played
- Played all 90 minutes in 15 contests
- Scored game-winning goal against American (Sept. 6)
- Contributed to six shutouts
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
- United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team
- TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Third Team
- United Soccer Coaches All-North Region First Team
- Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team
- TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week Honorable Mention (Dec. 7)
- TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week Honorable Mention (Oct. 26)
- Played and started in all 21 matches, totaling 1,980 minutes
- Finished No. 3 on the team in minutes played
- Played 90 or more minutes in 17 of 21 matches
- Finished with two goals on the year; totaled 16 shots (six on goal)
- Helped back line post nine clean sheets on the year
- Scored the game-winning goal against Penn State on Sept. 3
- Also found the back of the net on Oct. 23, against Elon
2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman)
- Played in eight games, all starts, in 726 minutes of action
- Finished with two goals and one assist for five total points
- Fired three shots on the year, all of them on goal
- Scored on a penalty kick in his WVU debut on Feb. 26, at Charlotte
- Tallied the game-winning goal against Northern Illinois on March 6, with a 12th-minute penalty kick
- Recorded his lone assist of the year at SIUE on March 21
- Helped the Mountaineer back line complete six clean sheets on the season
- Played in 90 or more minutes five times
High School
- Attended Berufsbildungszentrum Schleswig for schooling
- Played his club soccer with Holstein Kiel for coach Nicola Soranno
- Three-time federal state cup winner
- Promoted to the Youth Bundesliga squad
Personal
- Son of Dirk Thiesen and Astrid Lorenzen
- Has one brother
- Birthday is October 31
- Majoring in general business
- Previously attended Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel in Germany
- Dean’s List
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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