Martin Vician

Durham, NC – Sep 13: NCAA Men's Soccer - North Carolina at Duke at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, NC on September 13, 2024. (Credit: Andy Mead/YCJ)

Photo by: Andy Mead/YCJ

Photo by: Michael Wade

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-4
Weight:
null
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Bratislava, Slovakia
High School:
Evangelical lyceum

2024 - Graduate Season
Appeared in 16 matches, earning the start 15 times throughout the year • Logged 1,109 minutes of action on the field • Played the full 90 once during the regular season, versus Mercer on Sept. 24 • Logged 100 minutes in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Furman • Led the Tar Heels with 10 goals and 21 points during the year • Scored a goal in seven matches • Opened the year with a goal in the season opening win at UAB • Had multiple goals in back-to-back matches against FIU and ETSU • Began ACC play hitting the back of the net against Duke • Had a goal and an assist in the home nonconference finale against College of Charleston on Oct. 8 • Scored a pair of goals against William & Mary on Oct. 15 • Earned Second Team All-ACC honors • A Second Team United Soccer Coaches All-South Region honoree

2023 - Graduate Season
Appeared in all 22 contests, earning the start in 20 matches • Made Carolina debut in the season opener against Loyola Maryland • Earned first start as a Tar Heel in the victory at East Tennessee State • Logged 1,543 minutes of game action • Played a season-high 108 minutes in the NCAA Tournament Third Round against Hofstra • Finished tied for first on Carolina with 10 goals and second on the team with 22 points • Scored a goal in seven contests • First career goal at Carolina came in the 82nd minute at VCU • Recorded first multi-goal game at Carolina in the win against UNCW • Scored two goals in the ACC Tournament Semifinal win at Syracuse • Had two scores in the NCAA Tournament Second Round victory over Memphis • Had an assist in the victory at VCU • Dished out an assist in the win over Elon • Led Carolina with 59 shots and 27 shots on goal throughout the season • Finished the year ranking in the top-10 among players in the Atlantic Coast Conference in shots on goal per game (2nd), shots per game (3rd), total goals (4th), total points (7th) and points per game (9th) • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2022 - Senior Season (at Harvard)
Earned Second Team All-Ivy honors • Garnered College Sports Communicators Academic All-District accolades • Started all 17 games • Ranked 25th in the NCAA in shot accuracy (.546) and 43rd in shots on goal per game (1.35) • Ranked first on the team in goals (six), third in points (13), second in shots (41), second in shots on goal (23) and second in game-winning goals (two) • Also had one assist on the year • Scored two goals apiece in back-to-back games with braces at Northeastern and vs. Quinnipiac • Notched three points on a goal and an assist vs. Fairfield • Netted the game-winning goal vs. No. 15 Penn.

2021 - Junior Season (at Harvard)
Earned Second Team All-Ivy honors • Received Academic All-Ivy praise • Garnered Ivy League Player of the Week twice (Nov. 8, Nov. 15) • Ranked 37th in the NCAA in goals per game (0.53) • Stood fifth in the Ivy League in points (19) • In Ivy League-only play, ranked first in goals (six), second in points (15) and fifth in assists (three) • Played in 15 games with 14 starts • Totaled 19 points on eight goals and three assists on the year • Scored two goals vs. Penn • Posted one goal and two assists at Cornell • Registered one goal and one assist at Columbia • Also scored once at Central Connecticut State, vs. Boston University, vs. Brown and vs. Dartmouth • Totaled 28 shots and 12 shots on goal on the season.

2020 - Sophomore Season (at Harvard)
Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019 - Freshman Season (at Harvard)
Appeared in four games before suffering a season-ending injury • Made career debut and scored first collegiate goal in the 71st minute at Vermont • Fired off three shots in the home opener against Merrimack.

Prep
2009-2017 SK Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) U10 to U19 (midfielder/forward) • 2017-2018 FC Banik Ostrava (Czech republic) U19/U21 (midfielder/forward) • 2018-19 FC Petrzalka Senior team (Slovakia) (midfielder/forward) • SK Slovan Bratislava U10 to U19 (Slovakia); 1. Division Youth League • FC Banik Ostrava (Czech Republic) U19; 1. Division Youth League • FC Banik Ostrava (Czech Republic) U21; 1. Division U21 League • FC Petrzalka Senior team (Slovakia); 2. Division Senior National League • Captain of SK Slovan Bratislava U10 to U19 • Season 2013-14 League title with SK Slovan Bratislava U15 and was the league’s top scorer • Had the most starts and goals for Slovakia’s youth national team with 51, also scoring 13 goals • Season 2015-16 runners-up in the national U19 league with SK Slovan Bratislava U19 • First place at the qualification tournament for UEFA U17 Championship in Hungary with the National Team • First place at the qualification tournament for UEFA U19 Championship in Turley with the National Team • Second place at the Panda Cup international tournament in China • Studied at bilingual section and graduated from English at C1 level.