Sam Raben

Height:
6-0
Weight:
165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greenwood Village, Colo.
High School:
Cherry Creek HS

Career Summary
Started all 91 games of his career since stepping foot on campus, the third-most starts in program history ... Played 8,187 career minutes, totaling more than 1,900 minutes every season ... Tallied six career assists out of the center back position ... Anchored a defense which recorded 46 shutouts over his four seasons, more than half of the games he played in ... Led the Deacs to a 73-11-7 record in his four seasons, more wins than any other Division I program in that time.

2018 (Senior)
Capped off his career by earning third team All-ACC and third team All-South Region from United Soccer Coaches ... Served as a team captain ... Signed a homegrown contract with the Colorado Rapids of the MLS after the season ... Played the full 90 minutes or more in every game ... His lone point of the season came on an assist in a 2-1 victory over Boston College (Oct. 12) ... Helped the Deacs record seven shutouts, including over ACC foes No. 8 NC State (Sept. 7 and Nov. 4) and Clemson (Sept. 21), as well as in the NCAA Tournament over Colgate (Nov. 18).

2017 (Junior)
Served as the anchor of the defense, and was the only defender to start all 23 games ... Has now started all 70 games since he arrived to campus ... Recorded a pair of assists in road wins over No. 8 Louisville (Sept. 9) and NC State (Sept. 23) .. Helped Wake Forest post 13 shutouts, as well as a top-five goals-against average in the nation ... The Deacs recorded six straight shutouts for a shutout streak of more than 600 minutes, second-longest in program history ... Took eight total shots, three of them on goal ... Played the full 90 minutes or more 20 times, including in each of the final 17 games ... Led the team with more than 2,000 minutes played.

2016 (Sophomore)
Started all 25 games Wake Forest played in 2016, which means he's now started all 47 games the Demon Deacons have played since he arrived before the 2015 season ... Provided three assists on the season, giving the primary assist on Ema Twumasi's game-winning bicycle kick against Cal Poly (Aug. 28) that made SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays of the Day at No. 5 and assisted on Jon Bakero's game-winner against FIU (Sept. 20) ... Also assisted on a goal in the Oct. 15 victory over then-No. 2 Louisville ... Helped the Deacs record 14 shutouts and reach the NCAA College Cup final.

2015 (Freshman)
Started all 22 games on defense for Wake Forest ... Did not record a point on the season and only attempted one shot on the year ... Was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 20 after helping Wake Forest shut out North Carolina, ending its 16-game unbeaten streak ... Helped Wake Forest record 12 shutouts on the season and a stellar 0.58 goals against average on the season ... Also assisted with Wake Forest's five-game shutout streak that tied the program record for most consecutive shutouts ... Was on the back line for the second-longest shutout streak in program history that lasted 543 minutes from Oct. 2 through Oct. 20 ... Finished the season on Top Drawer Soccer's Top 100 Freshmen in the Nation list at No. 13 after checking in at No. 13 in the midseason release.

Background
Attended Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village, Colo. ... Played in the Colorado Rapids Academy ... State Cup Champion (2011-12) ... Region IV Semi-Finalist in 2012 ... U.S. Soccer National Cup Champion in 2010 ... Named second team All-State and All-Conference in 2012 ... Starting varsity centerback in 2012 and named captain in 2013.

Personal
Son of David and Carrie Raben ... Sister Lizzy Raben plays soccer at Duke and played in the College Cup Final in 2015.