2018 Men's Soccer Roster
Blotko, Simon
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Jersey Number 13
Simon Blotko
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dusseldorf, Germany
- High School:
- Wuppertaler SV
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 178
Bio
Senior (2018): ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Team captain ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... All-ACC Academic Team ... Appeared in all 20 matches of the season, making 19 starts ... Named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Sept. 24 ... Played a total of 1678 minutes ... Registered two assists from a defensive role ... Fired two total shots, one of which was on target ... His assists came in wins over Presbyterian (Aug. 31) and #14 Virginia Tech (Sept. 21) ... Finished his Wolfpack career with 70 appearances, 69 starts, and 13 assists in four seasons of action.
Junior (2017): ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Academic All-ACC … Team captain … Started all 18 matches and played all 1703 minutes of the season … Played an important role on a defense that allowed merely 1.11 goals per match … Dished out a total of three assists on the season, including two in a 3-0 win over Belmont on Oct. 3 … Showed great restraint throughout the season, only receiving two cautions all year.
Sophomore (2016): ACC Honor Roll ... Team captain … Started all 17 of NC State’s matches during the 2016 season, playing a total of 1506 minutes … Recorded a team-high five assists on the season … His five assists came in matches against North Florida (Sept. 4), Wright State (Sept. 27), Duke (Sept. 30), No. 26/21 UNCW (Oct. 19), and Boston College (Oct. 29) … Recorded three total shots from a defensive position, one of which was on target.
As a freshman (2015): ACC Honor Roll ... Played 16 matches, recording three assists ... Recorded nine total shots, three of which were on target.
Prior to NC State: Played with Wuppertaler SV, making the starting lineup in his first year on a senior team in the Oberliga ... Played in the U19 Bundesliga West as a U18 player for Fortuna Dusseldorf, participating in the Champions Trophy U19 international tournament ... Member of the U17 Bundesliga West team in 2011-12 ... Captain of U15 Wuppertaler SV in 2009-10 before joining the U17 Bundesliga West squad as a U16 player in 2010-11 ... Dressed for Bayer 04 Leverkusen from 2004-08.
Junior (2017): ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Academic All-ACC … Team captain … Started all 18 matches and played all 1703 minutes of the season … Played an important role on a defense that allowed merely 1.11 goals per match … Dished out a total of three assists on the season, including two in a 3-0 win over Belmont on Oct. 3 … Showed great restraint throughout the season, only receiving two cautions all year.
Sophomore (2016): ACC Honor Roll ... Team captain … Started all 17 of NC State’s matches during the 2016 season, playing a total of 1506 minutes … Recorded a team-high five assists on the season … His five assists came in matches against North Florida (Sept. 4), Wright State (Sept. 27), Duke (Sept. 30), No. 26/21 UNCW (Oct. 19), and Boston College (Oct. 29) … Recorded three total shots from a defensive position, one of which was on target.
As a freshman (2015): ACC Honor Roll ... Played 16 matches, recording three assists ... Recorded nine total shots, three of which were on target.
Prior to NC State: Played with Wuppertaler SV, making the starting lineup in his first year on a senior team in the Oberliga ... Played in the U19 Bundesliga West as a U18 player for Fortuna Dusseldorf, participating in the Champions Trophy U19 international tournament ... Member of the U17 Bundesliga West team in 2011-12 ... Captain of U15 Wuppertaler SV in 2009-10 before joining the U17 Bundesliga West squad as a U16 player in 2010-11 ... Dressed for Bayer 04 Leverkusen from 2004-08.