Christoffer Bjarre Solbakken - 2018 Men's Soccer - LIU Brooklyn


 #6 Christoffer Bjarre Solbakken

Position: Midfield
Height: 5-9
Weight: 154
Class: Redshirt Junior
Hometown: Baerums, Norway
Previous School: Norges Toppidrettsgymnas (Staebek IF)
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2018: Named to the NEC’s Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Fall Academic Honor Roll… Played in 14 games for LIU, including 13 starts… Finished the year with three goals and an assist… Scored his first goal of the year at New Hampshire… Had the game-winning goal in LIU’s 2-1 win over La Salle… Also scored a goal and had an assist in LIU’s NEC Championship win over Bryant.

2017: Named to both the NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the NEC Fall Academic Honor Roll… Came back midway through the season from injury, and became LIU’s second leading scorer… Finished the season with four goals, including two game winners… Only took 11 shots, giving him a team high .364 shot percentage…  Saw action in ten games, including six starts… Had the game-winning goal in LIU’s 3-2 defeat of CCSU… Also scored the lone goal for LIU in a 1-0 defeat of Bryant… Also scored goals against Fairleigh Dickinson and St. Francis Brooklyn… Played a season high 108 minutes in LIU’s OT defeat of CCSU.

2016: Did not play due to injury.... Named to 2016 Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2015: One of the top defensive midfielders in the Northeast Conference... Played in 19 matches, starting 18... Scored first collegiate goal in 4-0 win over St. Bonaventure... Played 100-plus minutes in three matches, including Northeast Conference Tournament semifinal against St. Francis Brooklyn... Member of NEC's Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Background: Played four years at The Norwegian College of Elite Sports (Norges Toppidrettsgymnas)… Won championship with U19 team in 2014 after coming in second in 2013… Was named as most improved player on the team in 2013… Was acknowledged as top 5 on his team in 2014, making him eligible to represent the first team.
 
Personal: Son of Helge Solbakken and Cecilie Bjarre… Has a brother, Haakon, and a sister, Helene… Also a cross-country skier… Majoring in business management.

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