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2023 Men's Soccer Roster

Alexis Esparza-Medina
Gail Burton/UMBC Athletics
Ian Feldmann/UMBC Athletics
Ian Feldmann/UMBC Athletics
ART PITTMAN
Gail Burton/UMBC Athletics
Alexis Esparza-Medina

18 William Forby

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Vegle, Denmark
  • Highschool Campus Vegle

Biography

Accolades:

  • Named to 2021 America East Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll

2022

  • Competed in all 18 games and started in three September contests 
  • Produced a season-best four assists 
  • Dished out helpers in two of the three Retriever goals versus St. Peter’s 
  • Initiated the sequence which led to Calheira’s late game-tying goal versus Vermont

2021

  • Started all 19 games in the midfield 
  • Recorded three goals and one assist
  • Tallied his first career goal in wild 4-3 setback at Maryland
  • Scored the game’s first goal in the 2-0 win against Binghamton 
  • Also recorded the game’s first goal in a critical 1-1 draw at UAlbany
  • Made a brilliant pass to set up Jackson Becher’s game-tying goal at NJIT in the Retrievers’ eventual 3-2 victory
  • Played a total of 1,636 minutes on the season and compete for 90 or more minutes on nine occasions.

2020 (spring 2021)

  • Started all eight contests in the Retriever midfield
  • Recorded shots in seven of eight contests, including four in the finale at NJIT (4/9)
  • Produced his first collegiate point, an assist, on Taylor Calheira’s late goal vs. St. Joseph’s (4/3)

BACKGROUND DATA: 

  • Most recently competed for AC Horsens in the Danish U19 League
  • Recorded a goal and an assist in his each of last two competitions once the 2019-20 season briefly resumed in late February
  • His team won the U-17 title in the 2017-18 season
  • Also considered Hofstra
  • Interested in a career as a professional player or in business

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2020-21Freshman

    MF
    6'0" 180 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2021Sophomore

    MF
    6'0" 180 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2022Junior

    M
    6'1" 188 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2023Senior

    Midfielder
    6'1" 185 lbs
    18
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