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2019 Men's Soccer Roster

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5 Sam Golan

  • Position Back
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 185
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Great Falls, Va.
  • High School Langley

Biography

Honors
All-CAA Third Team (2018, 2019)
CAA All-Rookie Team (2017)
One-time CAA Defensive Player of the Week
One-time College Soccer News National Team of the Week
Two-time W&M Provost Award (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
W&M’s Best Rookie Award (2017)
W&M’s Freshman Academic Achievement Award (2017)
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)

Senior Season (2020-21)
Graduated from W&M in December of 2020 and did not compete in the spring season … Named a W&M Provost Award winner. 

Junior Season (2019)
Named to the All-CAA Third Team for the second-straight year … Started all 18 matches along the backline and played all but 24 minutes this season, ranking second on the team among field players … Named the CAA Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 30 after he tallied a goal and an assist in a road win over Charleston … Earned a place on the College Soccer News National Team of the Week for his efforts during the week as well … A W&M Provost Award … Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll during both the fall and spring semesters.

Sophomore Year (2018)
A Third Team All-CAA selection at back … Only W&M Player to start all 18 matches in 2018 … Scored the equalizer on a header in the 87th minute of the Tribe’s 3-2 double OT win over Longwood (9/11) … Assisted on the game-winner in the Tribe’s 4-1 win over Charleston (10/26) … Tallied an assist on the equalizer in the 85th, pulling the Tribe even at two and sending the game to OT at Old Dominion … Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll …A W&M Provost Award winner.

Freshman Year (2017)
Named to the CAA All-Rookie Team … Ranked 60th on Top Drawer Soccer’s post season top 100 freshmen in the country … A W&M Provost Award … Started 20 of the Tribe's 21 matches … After coming off the bench in the opener at Big Ten regular season Champion Michigan, started the final 20 games of the year … Scored his first collegiate goal at home against UNCW on Sept. 23 and garnered CAA Rookie of the Week honors … Named CAA Rookie of the Week for a second time on Oct. 16 after helping the Tribe to a shutout wins over Elon (10/11) and Hofstra (10/14) … Took home the team’s Best Rookie Award as well as the program’s Freshman Academic Achievement Award.

Prep
Tabbed the 90th best recruit in 2017 by TopDrawerSoccer.com … A member of the U.S. Under-19 player pool … Competed in the 2016 Stevan-Vilotic Cele tournament, Sept. 1-5, in Subotica, Serbia with the U.S. Under-19 National Team … Helped lead Langley to state championships in both 2015 and 2017 … Named First-Team All-State in 2015 and 2017 … Also picked up First-Team All-Conference and All-Region nods both seasons … Tabbed First Team All-Met by the Washington Post in 2017 after earning honorable mention accolades in 2015 … Tallied 23 goals in 2017, including a hat trick in the state championship game vs. Battlefield … Finished the 2015 season with three goals and four assists, for 10 points from his backline position … Played his club soccer with the Loudoun 98B Red from 2013-15 and 2016-17 … Helped that team to three State Cup championships, a Region Championship, and two National Semifinals … Played a year in England for Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Academy in the Barclays U18 Premier League during 2015-16 … Earned the Academic Award for have a 4.0, and above, in 2014 and 2015.

Personal
Son of Nathan and Pamela Golan … His uncle, David, played soccer at South Carolina (1984-88), while his aunt, Stefanie, played soccer at Duke (1997-01). 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2017Freshman

    Back
    6'4" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2018Sophomore

    Back
    6'3" 185 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2019Junior

    Back
    6'3" 185 lbs
    5