2015 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Elis Bjornsson
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 180
- Hometown:
- Reykjavik, Iceland
- Previous School:
- Reykjavik University
2015 (Sophomore): Named second team All-Big South … Starter at left back in all 19 matches played ... Finished the season with two assists ... Provided the assist on Tobenna Uzo’s second goal in 2-0 win at VCU (Aug. 30) … Assisted on Bryce Follensbee’s goal in a 2-nil win over Presbyterian College (Oct. 7) … Key contributor on the backline for a Chanticleer defense that ranked 10th in the NCAA with a 0.66 goals against average ... Helped lead Coastal to 10 shutouts, resulting in the nation’s 12th-best shutout percentage (0.50) … Aided Coastal in limiting opposition to a mere 4.05 shots on goal per game … Assisted the Coastal defense limit opposition to a .064 shot percentage … Attempted 13 shots with seven falling on goal … Took 35 corner kicks, including a season-best seven against Radford (Oct. 31).
2014 (Freshman): Starter at left back in 13 of 22 mates played, including the first 10 of the season ... Finished the season with three goals and a team-high seven assists ... Provided the assist on Ricky Garbanzo's game-winning goal in CCU's 3-2 victory over No. 8 UConn (Aug. 29) ... Netted the game-winner at No. 21 Charlotte (Sept 5) with seven seconds remaining in double-overtime to give Coastal a 2-1 victory ... Scored the eventual game winner as the Chants blanked South Carolina 3-0 (Sept. 16) ... Found the back of the net at Clemson during the regular season (Oct. 21) ... Recorded assists at No. 2 Maryland (Sept. 1), vs. UAB (Sept. 20), at Liberty (Oct. 18), vs. Longwood (Nov. 8) ... Named the Big South Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 22 ... Played a combined 137 minutes and dished out an assists against both Florida Gulf Coast and Clemson in the NCAA Tournament ... Helped the Chanticleer defense to rank 39th in the country with a 0.85 goals against average ... Aided the defense to nine shutouts during the 2014 campaign ... Helped the Coastal backline limit opposition to a .106 shot percentage ... Saw 1,175 minutes of action ... Attempted 20 shots on the season with 12 coming on frame for a .600 shot on goal percentage.
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Appeared in 55 club matches in Iceland, scoring five goals ... Named the Most Potential Player of his club team in 2011 and the Most Potential Player of the senior team in 2013.
