2019 Men's Soccer Roster
DeShields, Michael
Jersey Number 5
Michael DeShields
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- McDonogh HS
Bio
2019 (Redshirt Junior)
Started in 21 of 22 matches...tallied 9 shots on the season, along with 1 game winning goal...held the fourth highest shot on goal percentage on the team...anchored a defense that maintained a 0.72 goals-against average...named Second-Team All-South Region
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in and started 18 games at center back, missing three games midseason due to injury ... Netted his first-career goal in a 2-1 victory over Boston College (Oct. 12) ... Played the full 90 minutes or more 11 times ... Took six total shots, two of them on target ... Helped Wake Forest record seven shutouts and allow less than a goal per game ... Deacs went 16-2 in games DeShields played in.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in 20 games, making 10 starts, appearing at both center back and outside back ... First goal of his career was a game-winner against Longwood (Oct. 10) ... Named to the ACC All-Tournament Team after helping the Deacs record shutouts over Virginia Tech and Virginia and a 2-1 win over Clemson ... Deacs outscored opponents 52-9 in games DeShields played, including 12 shutouts ... Made his first-career start and shot in a win over App State (Sept. 12) ... His next start, his first in ACC play, was in a 2-1 win at No. 4 North Carolina, as he played the full 90 minutes for the first time ... Played 90 minutes or more six times.
2016 (Freshman)
Redshirted.
Background
Led McDonogh High School to 21-0-1 record and the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association Class A state championship in 2015 ... Named Maryland Boy's Soccer Gatorade Player of the Year in 2015 ... Earned Baltimore Sun All-Metro selection three times and All-State First Team honors twice ... Was named an All-American once and played in the High School All-American game in December 2015 ... Anchored the defense that allowed just 10 goals in 2015 and recorded 13 shutouts on the season.
Started in 21 of 22 matches...tallied 9 shots on the season, along with 1 game winning goal...held the fourth highest shot on goal percentage on the team...anchored a defense that maintained a 0.72 goals-against average...named Second-Team All-South Region
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in and started 18 games at center back, missing three games midseason due to injury ... Netted his first-career goal in a 2-1 victory over Boston College (Oct. 12) ... Played the full 90 minutes or more 11 times ... Took six total shots, two of them on target ... Helped Wake Forest record seven shutouts and allow less than a goal per game ... Deacs went 16-2 in games DeShields played in.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in 20 games, making 10 starts, appearing at both center back and outside back ... First goal of his career was a game-winner against Longwood (Oct. 10) ... Named to the ACC All-Tournament Team after helping the Deacs record shutouts over Virginia Tech and Virginia and a 2-1 win over Clemson ... Deacs outscored opponents 52-9 in games DeShields played, including 12 shutouts ... Made his first-career start and shot in a win over App State (Sept. 12) ... His next start, his first in ACC play, was in a 2-1 win at No. 4 North Carolina, as he played the full 90 minutes for the first time ... Played 90 minutes or more six times.
2016 (Freshman)
Redshirted.
Background
Led McDonogh High School to 21-0-1 record and the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association Class A state championship in 2015 ... Named Maryland Boy's Soccer Gatorade Player of the Year in 2015 ... Earned Baltimore Sun All-Metro selection three times and All-State First Team honors twice ... Was named an All-American once and played in the High School All-American game in December 2015 ... Anchored the defense that allowed just 10 goals in 2015 and recorded 13 shutouts on the season.
Personal
Full name is Michael Dominic DeShields ... Born on April 23, 1998 ... Son of Jeanette Gibbs and Michael DeShields ... Is the oldest of four children ... Was also recruited by Clemson, NC State, Penn State, Villanova, UMBC and Loyola (Md.) ... Played prep with multiple players now playing at Villanova, Navy, Loyola (Md.), George Mason, UMBC, Cincinnati, James Madison and Maryland ... Volunteered in Maryland as a youth mentor, a youth soccer coach and as a patient coordinator at health fairs ... Majoring in Communication.
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