Leon Krapf

Carry The Culture - NC State Men's Soccer 2025

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Beyond the Howl - Ep. 2 Men's Soccer

Thursday, October 10

Hall of Fame: Sam Okpodu

Monday, May 13

Friday, September 05

Thursday, September 04

Wednesday, September 03

Friday, August 29

REDSHIRT SENIOR (2021):

Played in and started in all 17 matches during the 2021 campaign
Clocked all but 13 minutes in goal for the Wolfpack
Posted GAA mark of 1.14 with a .688 save percentage and 44 saves
Helped the team secure shutouts in five games; ended career with 25 shutouts to rank second in program history
Season-high six saves during the Pack's Sept. 10 match against Clemson
Preserved clean sheet against UNC Asheville with a penalty kick save in the 87th minute
Finished career with overall GAA mark of 1.11, the best in program history
Named to ACC Preseason Watch List ahead of the season
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American
2021 All-ACC Academic honoree

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2020-21):

Appeared and made the stat in all 15 of the Wolfpack's contests during the 2020-21 campaign
Played all 1,452:32 in goal for NC State
Recorded six shutouts, with two of those games marking shutout victories
Posted a GAA of 1.12 and a save percentage of .679
Made career-high seven saves during Wolfpack's October 23 match against Clemson. Six of those saves were made in the first half, tying his previous career high
2021 All-ACC Academic honoree and named to the 2010-21 ACC Academic Honor Roll
CoSIDA Academic All-District for the first time in his career
ACC Postgraduate Scholarship recipient
2021 Mathews Medal recipient, the highest non-academic honor at NC State

JUNIOR (2019):

Sustained a season-ending injury in the 54th minute of the Wolfpack’s season-opening win over Loyola on Aug. 30
Allowed zero goals and made zero saves
Named to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll

SOPHOMORE (2018):

Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 24 after making three saves during a shutout win over No. 14 Virginia Tech
Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15 after posting two shutouts in wins at Longwood and vs. No. 1 UNC-Chapel Hill
Played every single minute in goal (1827:44) for all 20 of the Wolfpack's matches, posting a record of 10-7-3, a GAA of 1.15, and a save percentage of .711
Recorded 7 shutouts and made 59 saves while allowing just 24 goals
His 1.15 GAA ranks as the 6th best single-season GAA in program history
2018 All-ACC Academic Team honoree and named to the 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll

FRESHMAN (2017):

Started all 18 matches of the season and played every single minute in goal for the Wolfpack, posting seven clean sheets and an 8-6-4 record
Made 43 saves while allowing just 20 goals
Recorded a goals against average of 1.06 and a save percentage of 0.683
Recorded five saves in two separate matches and made three or more on seven occasions
Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 11 after making five saves in the win over No. 3 Clemson
2017 All-ACC Academic Team and named to the 2017-18 ACC Academic Honor Roll

PREP/PERSONAL:

Spent eight seasons playing for 1. FC Nürnberg of the German 2. Bundesliga under head coach Pellegrino Mattarazo
Made multiple appearances with the U15 and U16 German National Teams
Selected to the U14/U15/U16/U17/U18 All-Bavarian Teams
U17 German Futsal champion
Earned an award from 1. FC Nürnberg for exemplary behavior
Chose NC State because he believes it is the perfect place to combine an academic and athletic career and that the school provides the best conditions for him to be successful
Outside of soccer, is very interested in politics, music, and economics
Favorite TV shows are House of Cards and Suits
Favorite book is Du packst das by Oliver Kahn

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