Naeem Charles - 2016 Men's Soccer - LIU Brooklyn
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#11 Naeem Charles
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-11
Weight: 150
Class: Redshirt Junior
Hometown: Trinidad and Tobago
Previous School: Westinghouse (BW Gottschee Academy)
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2015: Northeast Conference All-Tournament Team honoree... Dynamic attacker who played in all 21 matches, starting 19... Ranked fourth on the team with 10 points... Tied for second on squad with four assists and stood in fifth with three goals... Registered all three goals against NEC opponents (Fairleigh Dickinson, Central Connecticut, St. Francis Brooklyn)... Final goal of year came on free kick against rival Terriers in NEC Tournament semifinals... Added assists in wins over St. Bonaventure, Georgia Southern, NJIT and CCSU.
2014: Started 16 of 17 games for LIU as a midfielder and forward... Recorded four assists on the season, which was second-most on the team... Was tied for fourth on the team in both shots with 13 and shots on goal with four... Scored game-winning goal in Blackbirds' 1-0 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson.
Background: Played high school soccer at Westinghouse High School with current LIU teammate Nathaniel Brown... Two-year captain of the team... Finished the 2011-12 season as the PSAL's leading goal scorer with 32... Also finished fifth in PSAL with 17 assists... Led George Westinghouse in scoring from 2009-13... Member of United States Soccer Development Academy.
Personal: Son of Liz Henry and Wednell Pierce... Has three siblings... Majoring in sport science. |
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