2018 Men's Soccer Roster
Jelani Pieters
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oswego, Ill.
- High School:
- Oswego East
2019 - Senior Season
Started all 18 games of the 2019 season • Scored four goals on 22 shots • Recorded five assists • Named to the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Division I Men’s Soccer All-South Regional Team
2018 - Junior Season
Appeared and started in 19 games • Recorded two goals and four assists • Both goals were game winners with the first coming against ETSU on 8/24 and the second against Duke on 11/7 • Recorded assists against Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Old Dominion and Virginia Tech.
2017 - Sophomore Season
Started all 22 games for the Tar Heels at forward • Scored nine goals and recorded seven assists to finish second on the team in points with 25 • Scored four game-winning goals to lead the team • Tied for fifth in the ACC for game-winning goals • Scored the game-winning goal against Virginia in overtime in Charlottesville and against SMU in the second round of the NCAA Championship • Scored in two of the four tournament games on the road to the NCAA Men's College Cup • Recorded a season high two assists against Virginia Tech • Seventh in total points in the ACC • Tied for eighth in goals and assists in in the ACC • Finished sixth on the team in minutes played with 1,771.
2016 - Freshman Season
After not featuring in a game during the 2015 season, Jelani appeared in 18 matches as a reserve forward for a club that reached the NCAA College Cup • Earned his first career assist in the 4-1 win over William & Mary • Registered 12 shots.
Prep - Oswego East
No. 148 in the College Soccer News Class of 2015 rankings • Member of Sockers FC since 2008 • Led club to back-to-back playoff appearances during sophomore and junior academy seasons • Tied for the team lead with 10 goals in 2013 and scored 11 goals the following season in 2014 • Played for Oswego East High School as a freshman, scoring 13 goals and 15 assists • Was named all-conference and honorable mention all-section • High honor roll student at Oswego East • Part of Mu Alpha Theta (Math honors society) • Member of the National Society of High School Scholars • Was honored by his school district for being an Illinois State Scholar.
Personal
Jelani Pieters is the son of Denville and Angela Pieters • Born in Winfield, Ill. • Father, Denville, played basketball for the Guyanese National Team, and mother, Angela, played basketball at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff • Rising Star in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy • Statistics and analytics major.
