EythorBjorgolfsson
- position Forward
- height 6-3
- Weight 195
- class Junior
- Hometown Jessheim, Norway
2022 (Senior): Named NCAA D1 Men’s Soccer All-American … NCAA D1 Men’s All-Southeast Region First Team honoree … MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist … Named Sun Belt Conference First-Team … Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team honoree … Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week (9/13/22, 9/27/22) … SEC Honor Roll … Sun Belt Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the Year … Scored 10 goals with two scored consecutively against Lipscomb … Two assists … 19 games played with 18 starts … 49 shots recorded with 26 on goal … Led team in goals scored … Drafted to Seattle Sounders FC as 38th overall pick.
2021 (Junior): Appeared in 14 matches, earning seven starts … Finished the year with 11 points off of five goals and one assists … Tied for the team lead with five goals … Had the game-winning golden goal in the 93rd minute versus Florida Atlantic as Kentucky won its second Conference USA Tournament title in program history … Named the C-USA Tournament Offensive MVP and to the All-Tournament Team … Also named to the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll … Netted two goals versus Wright State for the third multi-goal game of his career … Also tallied goals against Louisville and Coastal Carolina … Assisted Luke Andrews’ goal versus Notre Dame … Fired off 18 shots, including nine on target … Logged 652 minutes, including a combined 103 against Santa Clara and Clemson in the NCAA Tournament Second Round and Sweet 16, respectively.
2020 (Sophomore): Named to the All-C-USA Third Team, C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll, and Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll … Named the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week on March 16 … Appeared in 16 matches, starting in 15 of those … Led the team with 12 points … Scored four goals to be tied for the second-most on team … Tied for most assists on the team with four … Tied for most game-winning goals on the team with three … Attempted 21 shots, including 10 on goal (.476).
2019 (Freshman): Named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team … Appeared in 19 matches, starting in three of those … Led UK with four game-winning goals, also the third-most in C-USA … Recorded 13 points, the third-most on team … Scored five goals, the third-most on team … Recorded three assists … Attempted 23 shots, including 11 on goal (.478) … Scored the golden goal in the 101st minute of 2-1 double-overtime win over Loyola Chicago in the first round of NCAA Tournament on Nov. 21.