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University of North Carolina Athletics
2025 Men's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 13
Luca Nikolai
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 181
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Düsseldorf, Germany
- High School:
- Albert Einstein Gymnasium
2025 - Junior Season
Started all 20 matches on defense and in the midfield for Carolina • Named second-team All-ACC • Played 1,783 of a possible 1,840 minutes during the season • Finished the season with three goals, seven assists and 13 points • His seven assists ranked second on the team and his 13 points were tied for third • Led the team in shots with 55 and ranked third with 15 shots on goal • Helped a defense that finished with an .850 goals against average and eight clean sheets.
2024 - Sophomore Season (JMU)
First Team All-Region • Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year • First Team All-Sun Belt • First Team All-State • Second Team All-ECAC • TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week Honorable Mention (9/17) • Ranked No. 20 in TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 • Earned an invite to the MLS College Showcase • Started in all 19 matches • Tallied four goals and added two assists, finishing the season with 10 points • Played all 90 minutes in 17 out of the 19 matches.
2023 - Freshman Season (JMU)
TopDrawerSoccer First Team Freshman All-American • College Soccer News First Team Freshman All-American • All-Sun Belt First Team • TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week (8/29 & 11/21) • Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week (8/29) • Ranked No. 18 in TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen • Ranked No. 6 in TopDrawerSoccer's Postseason Top 100 Freshmen • Played in and started 20 matches • Scored one goal and four assists for six points • Scored first career goal against Old Dominion • Recorded assists against Duquesne, UCLA, Radford and Pitt • Tallied assists in first three matches of the season • Took a season-high three shots against LMU in NCAA Round of 16 • Put seven of 15 shots on goal • Claimed the JMU Gold Star Award for pursuit of academic excellence.
Prep
Played club soccer with Borussia Mönchengladbach for 10 seasons.
Personal
Son of Christine and Marc Nikolai • Has one older sister • Majoring in management and society • Birthday is March 2.
Started all 20 matches on defense and in the midfield for Carolina • Named second-team All-ACC • Played 1,783 of a possible 1,840 minutes during the season • Finished the season with three goals, seven assists and 13 points • His seven assists ranked second on the team and his 13 points were tied for third • Led the team in shots with 55 and ranked third with 15 shots on goal • Helped a defense that finished with an .850 goals against average and eight clean sheets.
2024 - Sophomore Season (JMU)
First Team All-Region • Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year • First Team All-Sun Belt • First Team All-State • Second Team All-ECAC • TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week Honorable Mention (9/17) • Ranked No. 20 in TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 • Earned an invite to the MLS College Showcase • Started in all 19 matches • Tallied four goals and added two assists, finishing the season with 10 points • Played all 90 minutes in 17 out of the 19 matches.
2023 - Freshman Season (JMU)
TopDrawerSoccer First Team Freshman All-American • College Soccer News First Team Freshman All-American • All-Sun Belt First Team • TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week (8/29 & 11/21) • Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week (8/29) • Ranked No. 18 in TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen • Ranked No. 6 in TopDrawerSoccer's Postseason Top 100 Freshmen • Played in and started 20 matches • Scored one goal and four assists for six points • Scored first career goal against Old Dominion • Recorded assists against Duquesne, UCLA, Radford and Pitt • Tallied assists in first three matches of the season • Took a season-high three shots against LMU in NCAA Round of 16 • Put seven of 15 shots on goal • Claimed the JMU Gold Star Award for pursuit of academic excellence.
Prep
Played club soccer with Borussia Mönchengladbach for 10 seasons.
Personal
Son of Christine and Marc Nikolai • Has one older sister • Majoring in management and society • Birthday is March 2.
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