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2024 Men's Soccer Roster

97 William Kulvik

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Position D
  • Major Management
  • Hometown Oslo, Norway
  • High School Stabaek IF
  • Instagram williamkulvik
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Biography

Career Honors
  • 2024 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
  • 2024 First Team All-Big Ten
  • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/4/22)
  • 2021 All-Big Ten Freshman Team

As a Senior (2024)
  • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
  • All-Big Ten First Team Selection.
  • Played an d started in 19 matches, logging 1,691 minutes of action.
  • Finished season with two goals and two assists.
  • Took a shot and played all 90 minutes in NCAA First Round match against LIU (11/21).
  • Fired a shot on goal on the road against Rutgers (10/29).
  • Got the start against George Mason, playing 90 minutes and putting a shot on goal (10/15).
  • Went the full 90 minutes and fired a shot on frame against Michigan State (10/5).
  • Started against Penn State, playing all 90 minutes (10/1)
  • Started against Northwestern, playing all 90 minutes, taking one shot on goal (9/27)
  • Started against Indiana, playing all 90 minutes (9/21)
  • Started against Wisconsin, playing 90 minutes (9/13)
  • Started against Brown, playing all 90 minutes, taking one shot on goal (9/6)
  • Started against Virginia, playing all 90 minutes (9/2)
  • Started against Detroit Mercy, playing all 90 minutes, scoring two goals on three shots (8/30)
  • Started against Georgetown, playing all 90 minutes (8/25)
  • Started at UMBC, playing all 90 minutes, notching an assist (8/22)

As a Junior (2023):

  • Started and played 90 minutes against Missouri State (8/24).
  • Started and played 90 minutes in the 2-0 victory against UNC Greensboro (8/27).
  • Started and played 90 minutes against Wake Forest (9/1).
  • Started and played 90 minutes at Virginia (9/4).
  • Started and played 81 minutes against Michigan (9/14).
  • Started and played 90 minutes at Wisconsin (9/24).
  • Played a full 90 minutes in a start against Northwestern (9/29).
  • Recorded a shot on goal in a 70 minute start against Rutgers (10/3).
  • Played a full 90 minutes against Bowling Green (10/7).
  • Recorded a shot on goal in 90 minutes in a 6-4 win against Villanova (10/10).
  • Started and played 90 minutes at Michigan State (10/15).
  • Started and played 90 minutes against Indiana (10/20).
  • Played 45 minutes in the 3-0 win against navy (10/24).
  • Started and played 90 minutes at Ohio State (10/29).


As a Sophomore (2022):

  • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/4).
  • Started 19 matches and played 1,693 minutes.
  • Scored a pair of goals.
  • Played 90 minutes against No. 9 New Hampshire.
  • Scored his first career goal against Liberty (8/28).
  • Played 90 minutes against No. 20 Denver (9/2).
  • Played 90 minute vs. Virginia (9/5).
  • Played 83 minutes at No. 21 Georgetown (9/10).
  • Played 90 minutes at Michigan (9/16).
  • Scored against Michigan State (10/21).
  • Played 90 minutes at Penn State (9/20).
  • Started and played 80 minutes to help the Terps to a clean sheet against No. 13 Ohio State (9/25).
As a Freshman (2021):
  • All-Big Ten Freshman Team selection.
  • Played 15 matches and started 10.
  • Notched one assist and played 979 minutes.
  • Made his Maryland debut against UMBC (8/29).
  • Notched an assist against Pacific (10/16).

Before Maryland: 
  • Played for Stabaek IF and the Norwegian U-17 National Team.
  • 2x Norwegian champion with Stabaek in 2017 and 2018.
  • Was the development player of the year in 2017 and selected as the NF academy player of the year in 2016.
  • Son of Bjorn and Sofi Kulvik.
  • Father played second division soccer as a goalkeeper.
  • Has two siblings Jonathan and Sebastian.

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Historical Player Information

  • 96

    2021Freshman

    Defender
    6'1" 165 lbs
    96
  • 96

    2022Sophomore

    Defender
    6'1" 165 lbs
    96
  • 96

    2023Junior

    Defender
    6'1" 165 lbs
    96
  • 96

    2023-24Senior

    Defender
    6'1" 165 lbs
    96
  • 97

    2024Senior

    Defender
    6'1" 165 lbs
    97