2015 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Christoffer Wallander-Ianev
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 152
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Gavle, Sweden
- High School:
- Borgarskolan
As a Sophomore in 2015: Competed in four matches in 2015...helped the defense post a 4-0 shutout against St. John's (8/30) and a 4-1 victory at Wisconsin (9/27)...played a role in a key Big Ten road win at Penn State (10/9).
As a Freshman in 2014: Played in six games, notching starts against Michigan State (9/19), VCU (10/8), and Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament title game (11/16)…scored his first career goal against the Hoosiers in a critical start for the Terps in the Big Ten championship contest.
Before Maryland: Played right back for Borgarskolan and head coach Tore Lennartsson…Borgis won school championship…also competed for Gefle IF and coaches Toman Andersson and Johan Andersson…won state championship in 2012 and 2013…tallied one goal and four assists in 11 games in ’12 and five assists in 11 games in ’13…practiced several times with Gefle IF’s first team.
Personal: Christoffer Valfrid Wallander Ianev was born February 27, 1995 in Sweden...son of Ilia Ianev and Catharina Wallander… craziest ambition is to get rich playing poker…came to Maryland because ‘they are the best and loves the team spirit’...major is undecided.
