Petter Soelberg
- position M
- height 5-6
- class Freshman
- Hometown Stockholm, Sweden
- High school Nacka Gymnasium
- position M
- height 5-6
- class Freshman
- Hometown Stockholm, Sweden
- High school Nacka Gymnasium
Petter Soelberg Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
- 2017-18 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- 2017-18 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
- Appeared in all 17 games, making 13 starts for the Gamecocks… finished the season with six points thanks to three goals… scored first goal of the season in the team’s 5-0 win vs. Wofford (9/19)… had the game-winning goal vs. UAB (10/27), his first career game-winner… his 29 shots and 18 shots on target each ranked third on the team… also a standout student, named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2017 (FRESHMAN)
- Started all 15 matches he appeared in as an attacking midfielder during initial collegiate season… finished fifth on the team with six points (2G, 2A) on 15 shots and six shots on goal… scored the team’s first goal of the season in a 2-1 win over USC Upstate (8/25)… first career assist came on the game-winning goal vs. North Florida (9/5)… also assisted on the game-winning goal in the Gamecocks’ 1-0 win vs. No. 13 Furman (9/19)… rattled home a goal during the first half of a tough 2-1 loss at No. 2 Wake Forest (9/26)… named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll and the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
PRE-COLLEGE
- Tallied 48 goals and 31 assists in 77 career club games… Played for Värmdo IF Div 2 Senior Football and Hammarby U19/U21 First Division in 2016… Played twice in the Gothia Cup Invitational, one of the top U17 soccer tournaments in the world… Served as a captain for the 2016 Adidas Swedish Talent Team, an honor awarded by scouts visiting UEFA Euro 2016… Played for Ipswich Town U18 and Hammarby U17 First Division in 2015… was team captain for his high school team for two seasons.
PERSONAL
- Born Feb. 6, 1998… son of Christer and Asa Soelberg… has one brother — Melker… chose South Carolina because of the outstanding facilities and the world renowned Darla Moore School of Business… Also had offers from New Mexico, UC-Santa Barbara and Wake Forest… list Lionel Messi, Connor McGregor and Zlatan Ibrahimovic as his favorite athletes… played forward for four years for Nacka Hockey Club, one of the best youth hockey teams in Sweden.
