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2021 Men's Soccer Roster

Jim Pierce

21 Benjamin Klingen

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wadersloh, Germany
  • Highschool Gymnasium Johanneum (Universitat Paderborn)

Biography

  • CAA Offensive Player of the Week (11/08)
  • All-CAA Third Team (2020-21)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2021)
  • Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention (2021)
  • All-CAA Second Team (2019)
2021
  • Named captain ahead of the 2021 season
  • Scored the tying goal in a 2-1 win at Harvard (9/14)
  • A two-goal effort tied and clinched the win in a 3-2 win at Quinnipiac (9/25)
  • Notched a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win over Delaware (10/9)
  • Assisted Ryan Massoud's goal in the 4-0 win over Brown (10/12)
  • Recorded three assists in the 7-0 win over the College of Charleston (10/30)
  • Two goals at JMU (11/6)
2020-21
  • Started and played in all six games for the Huskies
  • Recorded an assist in Stach Jaran's first career goal against Hofstra on Apr. 10
  • Logged a season-high of 110 minutes played against Hofstra on Mar. 21
  • Posted a season total of 11 shots on goal
2019
  • Started and played in 16 games for the Huskies
  • Second on the team with 10 points off four goals and two assists
  • Made his collegiate debut against Massachusetts on Aug. 30
  • Scored his first collegiate goal against Merrimack on Sept. 2
  • Recorded a goal and an assist in a 2-1 victory at UMass Lowell (Sept. 10)
Before Northeastern: Champions of Oberliga Westfalen (Division 5) in 2018 with eight goals and seven assists for SV Lippstadt 08, Germany

Personal: Son of Markus and Simone ... Father Markus played and coached soccer in Germany ... Majoring in Business Administration.

Why Northeastern? Quality of the business school and faculty ... convincing concept of a soccer program, the coaches have a goal for the future ... Co-op, which differentiates Northeastern from other schools

Favorite Memory? Being the leading scorer (8G, 7A) as the youngest player on the senior team in SV Lippestadt 08's championship winning season

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2019Sophomore

    Forward
    0 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2020Sophomore

    Forward
    0 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2020-21Junior

    Forward
    0 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2021Senior

    Forward
    6'3" 210 lbs
    21