Paul Wiese

2024 season:
• Assisted on Virginia’s second goal in a 3-0 win over Rider (8/22/24)
• Assisted on Virginia’s third goal in a 5-0 win over Saint Joseph’s (8/29/24)
• Assisted on the Cavalier’s game-tying goal against California (9/21/24)

2023 season:
• United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-Region Selection
• Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team
• Played in 19 games, making 16 starts
• First on the team in assists with 8, a single-season career-high
• Fifth most season assists in the ACC
• Named to 2023 All-ACC Academic team
• Assisted on Virginia’s game-tying goal in a 2-1 comeback win over Pitt (10/13/23)
• Recorded two assists against against High Point matching a single-game career-high (10/24/23)
• Assisted on Virginia’s game-winning goal in overtime over FIU in the NCAA second round (11/19/23)
• Named to the 2023-24 ACC Honor Roll

2022 season:
• Started all 19 matches for the Cavaliers
• Third on the team in minutes played
• Played the full 90 minutes in 10 contests while logging 110 on two postseason occasions
• Set up the game-winning goal in the final 15 minutes against Clemson to help UVA to a 1-0 win (10/15/22)
• Assisted the equalizing goal on the road at UNC to help Virginia overcome a two-goal deficit to draw with Carolina (10/28/22)
• Recorded three assists on the season with each coming against ACC opposition
• Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team
• Named to 2022 All-ACC Academic Team
• Named to the 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll

2021 season:
• Started 17 matches
• Led team and was eighth in the ACC in assists (6)
• Recorded an assist in three of the first four games of the season
• Third on the team in minutes played
• Was on the field for every minute of 13 contests
• Dished out career-best two assists, including assisting the game-winner, in collegiate debut against Western Michigan (8/26/21)
• Recorded an assist against Maryland (9/6/21), Syracuse (9/10/21), Denver (10/11/21) and Pitt (10/22/21)

Prep:
• Talent of the Year 2019 (of the state Mecklenburg Pomerania for all sports)
• Trained with the first team of Hansa Rostock in the 3^rd Bundesliga
• Was a full time starter for Bonner SC in the Regionalliga West
• Played club soccer for F.C. Hansa Rostock (2006-2020) and Bonner SC (2020-2021)

Personal:
• Majoring in global studies with a minor in entrepreneurship
• Born in Rostock, Germany
• Son of Jens Wiese and Astrid Wiese
• Has one sister, Laura