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2021 Men's Soccer Roster

5 Sam Pollard

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Major Sports Management and Human Resources
  • Hometown Perth, Australia
  • Highschool Ocean Reef Senior HS
  • Instagram sammpollardd

Biography

FMU:  3-year returning starter....Conference Carolinas All-Conference Team (first-team) 2021....USC All-Region (first team) 2021....D2CCA All-Region Team (second team) 2021....Team MVP 2021....Career totals entering 2021: 49 matches, 49 starts, 5 goals, 15 assists, 63 shots...Veteran....PBC All-Conference (first team) 2020, 2019....2020 Pre-Season All-PBC Team (as D)....Started all 11 matches during covid-shortened 2020 season....Played all but two minutes....Started all 22 matches as a sophomore (2019)....USC All-Region (third team) 2019....D2CCA All-Region Team (first team) 2019....Team MVP 2019....Led team in minutes played (missed only 37 minutes)....Ranked 9th in the PBC with 5 assists....10 of 22 shots were on frame....2019 PBC Pre-Season All-Conference Team....Started all 16 matches as a freshman....PBC All-Conference (second team) 2018....Third on the team in scoring with 12 points (3 goals, team-high 6 assists)....Second on the squad with 33 shots....20 of 33 shots were on target (.606)....Peach Belt Conference rankings: 4th in assists, 12th in points, 16th in shots....Could start in the central midfield as a freshman....Enrolled at FMU in spring 2018 semester....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2019....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2019 (spring), 2020 (spring, fall), 2021 (spring, fall).

PERSONAL: 

  • Born Samuel James Pollard in Blackburn, England
  • Graduate of Ocean Reef Senior High School, where he played for coach Gavin Falco-Brown
  • Team captain
  • Nickname is Sam

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

  • As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Soccer Player
  • Favorite Superhero: Batman
  • Favorite Athletes: Theo Hernandez and Mike Tyson 
  • Favorite Sports Team:  Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City
  • Favorite Movie or TV Show: Power and Top Boy
  • Favorite Food: Chicken Tikka Masala 
  • Favorite Vacation Spot:  Bali, Indonesia 
  • Instagram Account: sammpollardd
  • Favorite Music Artist: Central Cee, Lil baby and Meekz
  • Favorite Thing About FMU:  The soccer team
  • Favorite Off-Field Activity:  Shopping
  • Goals for Upcoming Season:  Compete for the National Championship
  • Why you first chose your sport: Soccer is a big part of the culture in England

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2018Freshman

    MF-F
    5'11" 160 lbs
    9
  • 5

    2019Sophomore

    MF-F
    5'11" 160 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2020Junior

    MF
    5'11" 160 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2021Senior

    MF/D
    5'11" 0 lbs
    5