Jordan Illian

Awards & Recognition

• Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (10/31)
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List (2023)

2023 (Freshman):

Named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 31 … Tied for second on the squad with three assists … Tied for third on the team with three goal and nine points … Fourth on the team with 15 shots and six shots on goal … Scored the game-winning goal against Coastal Carolina (10/27) with 33 seconds left … Total five points against Coastal Carolina (10/27), with a pair of goals and an assist … Notched his first collegiate goal against Georgia Southern (10/18) … Earned his first career assist against No. 2 UCF (10/22) … Tallied a season-high four shots against Coastal Carolina (10/27) … Played all 90 minutes in four matches … Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.

Pre-College:

Played at Indian River where he set a school record with 65 goals and added 58 assists … Led the Indians to the 2020 state championship … Was a four-time All-State and All-Conference selection … Was twice chosen as the Henlopen Player of the Year … Twice named a high school Regional All-American … Led Indian River to four division championship and the 2022 Henlopen Conference title … Also excelled in the classroom where her was a four-time honor roll and Academic Excellence Award recipient … Played during the club season for Sporting Delaware ECNL and River Soccer Club … Named First Team All-Conference ECNL Northeast … Led his team to two Northeast ECNL Conference championships … Twice qualified for nationals and named one of the top-16 teams in the country.

Personal:

Son of Chip and Tammy Illian … Has one brother, Justin, and a sister, Lauren … Sister played softball at Delaware Technical Community College and is a high school assistant coach … Brother is a high school assistant wrestling coach.

Why he chose South Carolina:

I was looking at several different colleges. I had spoken with the coaches on several occasions, and I felt very confident in what they are trying to accomplish for the program. Once I came down for my official visit, I knew I made the right choice. The campus is beautiful, the education program is top notch, and everyone was so friendly. I loved the energy and atmosphere at the soccer game we were able to watch. The biggest factor was that Carolina just felt like home.