2020 Men's Soccer Roster
Milo Garvanian
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Albuquerque, N.M.
- High School:
- George Washington
Selected with the 25th pick in the second round (54th overall) by CF Montréal in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft.
2022 - Fifth-Year Season
Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Third Team • Tabbed to the All-ACC Second Team • One of five Tar Heels to start all 19 contests • Ranked third on the team with 1,672 minutes • Tied for the team lead with four goals and four assists • Led the roster with 12 points for a new single-season career best • Scored UNC’s first goal of the year in the 30th minute during the season opener vs. Air Force, also assisting Key White’s game-winner • Converted the game-winning penalty kick against both South Florida and Notre Dame • Tallied another goal in the 67th minute vs. Virginia Tech after assisting another Key White goal • Assisted Akeim Clarke’s game-winner against VCU and Til Zinnhardt’s first goal at NC State • Finished the year with 26 shots, including a team-high 13 on goal • On the defensive end, helped limit opponents to an average of 6.3 shots per game for the lowest amongst ACC teams • Part of UNC’s back line that held VCU shotless until the 89th minute, the longest streak for holding an opponent without a shot in the ACC all season • Tabbed to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Aug. 29 • Landed on Top Drawer Soccer’s DI Midseason Top 100 Watch List.
2021 - Senior Season
One of five Tar Heels who started all 20 games, also logging 1826 minutes for the third-most on the team • Ranked fourth on the roster with 10 points on the year from four goals and two assists • Scored both of UNC’s goals versus LMU on Oct. 19, the first multi-goal game of his career • Had the golden goal from a penalty kick in the 106th minute against Syracuse on Nov. 3, also notching a goal at Virginia Tech on Oct. 24 • Took the third most shots on the team with 27, including eight on target • Tabbed ACC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 26.
2020 - Junior Season
Started all 18 games, one of just three Tar Heels to do so • Led the team with four assists • Four points on the season was tied for third on the roster • Collected assists on Oct. 2 at Duke, Oct. 27 at Clemson, May 2 in the NCAA Tournament against Charlotte and May 6 in the NCAA Third Round versus Stanford • Assisted Joe Pickering's game-winner against the Cardinal when Pickering headed Garvanian's corner kick into the net for the only goal of the game, sending UNC to the NCAA quarterfinals • Logged 1722 minutes, the second most on the team • Played a career-high 110 minutes on four occasions.
2019 - Sophomore Season
Saw action in 13 games and earned three starts • Assisted Jelani Pieters’ goal in the 26th minute against Duke on Sept. 23 • Fired off nine shots, including three on goal • Had two shots on target against West Virginia on Oct. 8 • Played a season-high 81 minutes versus App State on Oct. 29.
2018 - Freshman Season
Featured in 16 games during his first year in Chapel Hill, starting eight of those matches • First career goal was the game-winner in overtime against Pitt on Sept. 8 • Recorded three assists: one against Jacksonville on Sept. 3, Clemson on Sept. 28 and Virginia Tech on Nov. 4 • Logged 659 minutes, including a season-high 70 against Notre Dame on Sept. 21.
Prep
3-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer • Ranked No. 109 in the country by Top Drawer Soccer • Captain for the Colorado Rapids in the USSDA for 2017-18 • Reached the 2017 National Semi-Finals in the 2017 Academy Playoffs • Named to Academy Central Conference Best XI in 2017 • Also ran track his freshman year in high school and participated in the mile and high jump.
Personal
Milo Garvanian is the son of Bryce Pittenger and Michael Garvanian • Has a brother, Nishan, and a sister, Anais • Father played soccer at Rollins College and also played professionally for the Orlando Lions • Birthday is January 17 • Majoring in environmental science.
