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Mouhameth Thiam

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Position
5'5''
Height
142 lbs.
Weight
Senior
Class
Dakar, Senegal
Hometown
Oregon State
Previous School
Mouhameth Thiam - Men's Soccer - Virginia Cavaliers

Mouhameth Thiam Pronunciation

2023 Season:
• ACC Co-Midfielder of the Year
• All-ACC First Team selection
• Top Drawer Soccer second-team All-American selection
• United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-South Region selection
• ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 17)
• Started in all 19 games
• Recorded the second-highest point total on the team with 14
• Scored five goals while adding two assists
• Contributed to six of Virginia’s game-winning goals in 2023
• Netted the game-winning goal to power UVA to a 2-1 win over Maryland (9/6/23)
• Scored and assisted on both of UVA’s goals in a crucial comeback victory over No. 11 Pitt (10/13/23)
• Netted the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over North Carolina (10/27/23)

Oregon State (2020-2023)/Radford (2019)

2022 (Oregon State):
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• Started all 17 matches
• Scored five goals and recorded four assists
• Scored an tallied an assist vs. Portland on Oct. 14
• Found the net vs. Washington on Oct. 21
• Scored vs. Stanford on Oct. 9

2021 (Oregon State):
• Finished the season third in the conference in the goals category (7) and tied for sixth in the points category (17)
• Scored goals in three consecutive games spanning from Nov. 11 to Nov. 28
• Notched five game-winners on the season, including a goal against St. John’s (NY) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 21), and the sole goal against New Hampshire in the Sweet 16 round of the tournament (Nov. 28)
• Scored goals in both matches against Washington, marking the game-winner that toppled the No. 1 ranked Huskies on the road (Oct. 22) as well as a goal in the No. 1 ranked Beavers’ home clash with the Huskies on Nov. 11 that secured OSU’s first Pac-12 title
• Tallied three assists on the season
• Started nine of the 18 matches he appeared in, recording 1034 minutes on the pitch
• Logged a season high of 110 minutes against Washington on Nov. 11

2020 (Oregon State):
• Appeared in 13 matches, making 11 starts
• Scored three goals and tallied six assists
• Scored twice and recorded an assist against Eastern Oregon in the season-opener (Feb. 3)
• Tallied three assists vs. California on March 6
• Named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week on March 9
• Played the full 90 minutes on four occasions.

2019 (Radford):
• Big South All-Freshman Selection in 2019
• Made 16 starts for Radford last season
• Finished his freshman season with five goals and three assists
• Ended 2019 10th in the Big South and first on his team in goals scored

Background
• All-Pac-12 First Team in 2022
• Led Oregon State to a Pac-12 title and Elite Eight appearance as the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament in 2021
• Oregon State’s leader in goals (5), assists (4) and points (14) in 2022
• Scored 15 goals, and 13 assists to total 43 points at Oregon State (2020-22)
• Made four appearances in NCAA Tournament matches

Personal
• Pursuing a certificate in public leadership