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Ethan Dekel Daks

  • position M
  • height 5-9
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Nottingham, England
  • High school Rushcliffe
  • position M
  • height 5-9
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Nottingham, England
  • High school Rushcliffe

Ethan Dekel Daks Bio

Awards & Recognition

  • United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Third Team (2023)
  • Sun Belt All-Conference First Team (2023)
  • Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (10/10/23)
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (2023)

2023 (Sophomore):

Earned United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Third Team honors … Named to the Sun Belt All-Conference First Team … Named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 10 … Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team … Led the team with three game-winning goals (Queens, #24 Kentucky, Old Dominion) … Second on the team with four goals … Second on the team with 1338 minutes played … Third on the team with two assists … Led the team with 33 shots and 17 shots on goal … Notched a goal and an assist against No. 7 West Virginia (10/12) … Played all 90 minutes six times.

2022 (Freshman):

Missed part of the season due to injury … Played and started in six matches … Tied for third on the team in assists … Recorded his first collegiate point against No. 2 Kentucky in the Sun Belt Tournament (11/6) … Played a season-high 81 minutes against UK (11/6).

Pre-College:

Played for the Nottingham Forest Academy… Called up to the England U-15 National Team and played two matches against the US… Selected to England’s U-16 International Camp… Selected to Israel’s U-17 and U-18 International Camps.

Personal:

Son of Ofer and Avivit… Has a brother, Shachar, and a sister, Tal… Grandfather Simcha played professional soccer in Israel for Beitar Netanya and Maccabi Netanya, and later managed Beitar Netanya. He was also on the Israel U-23 team… Chose Carolina because: Tony Annan and the rest of the coaching staff. Also the size of the school and historic background of it. The main reason was just stepping out of my comfort zone by leaving England. South Carolina was the place that intrigued me most… Chose Carolina over: Charlotte and Missouri State.