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2025 Men's Soccer Roster

5 Sjur Drechsler

  • Position Defender
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 195
  • Hometown Stavanger, Norway
  • High School St. Svithun Vgs
  • Prev School Limestone
  • Major Sports Management

Biography

2024: Played and started the first four games, accumulating 347 minutes played. ...Did not finish the season due to injury and took a medical redshirt. ...Member of the SSC Fall Honor Roll.

2023: Started all 20 of his appearances for a team-high 1761 minutes played. …Recorded four goals, including the game-tying overtime goal in the third round of the NCAA Tournament versus West Florida. ...Tallied two assists. …United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Year. ...USC All-American First Team. ...USC Scholar All-American First Team. …USC All-Region First Team. …All-SSC first-team honors. …CSC Academic All-District team. ...D2 CCA All-South Region First Team. ...NCAA All-Tournament Team. ...SSC All-Tournament Team. ...NCAA Super Region 2 Champions. ...Final Four appearance.

2022: Started 17 out of 18 games. …helped anchor Florida Tech’s impressive defense throughout the season. …Defense only allowed 16 goals on the year, leading the SSC in goals against average (.89). …and shutouts (6). …Tallied one assist. …Named D2CCA All South Region First Team and United Soccer Coaches (USC). …Named USC All American. …Earned All-SSC Honors First Team. …SSC Tournament Champions. …NCAA Sweet 16 appearance....Named to the 2022 Fall SSC Honor Roll. ...Named to the Florida Tech Athletic Director's Honor Roll 

Previous: Transfer from Limestone. …Earned Second-Team All-Southeast Region and First-Team All-SAC honors as a freshman … Started all 17 games … Anchored the top ranked defense in the South Atlantic Conference … defensive unit surrendered just 18 goals on the year, leading the SAC in goals against average (1.03) and shutouts (7) … added two goals, both game-winners, and three assists for seven points on the offensive end … helped team record a pair of clean sheets against Belmont Abbey (9/2) and at North Greenville (9/7) … led the defense in three straight shutout wins (9/15 – 9/25) … that streak included a 2-0 clean sheet at No. 9 Lenoir-Rhyne (9/18) … scored first career goal, the game-winner, in a 7-1 road decision at Newberry (9/29) … chipped in assists and helped defensive register a clean sheet in a 4-0 win over Mars Hill (10/2) … tallied an assist in an extra-time win at Catawba (10/9) … finished with an assist against Coker (10/16) … played all 110 minutes in a scoreless draw at Queens (10/23) … delivered the golden goal in the 110th minute of a 3-2 win over Lenoir-Rhyne in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/19).
 
High School: Graduate of St. Svithun Videregaende Skole
 
Club: Played 18 years for FK Vidar
 
Personal: Sjur is the son of Paal and Elisabeth Drechsler and has two brothers, Erlend and Mads …He is majoring in Sport Management. …Chose Florida Tech for the prestigious academics and the beach.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2022Sophomore

    Defender
    6'4" 190 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2023Junior

    Defender
    6'4" 190 lbs
    5
  • 5
    C

    2024Senior

    Defender
    6'4" 195 lbs
    5
    C
  • 5
    C

    2025Graduate Student

    Defender
    6'4" 195 lbs
    5
    C