Lorenzo Valentini - Men's Soccer - Northwest Nazarene University Athletics

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Johnny Knittel

Johnny Knittel

Johnny Knittel

Lorenzo Valentini #27 D

Position:

Defender
Height:

6-7
Weight:

180
Class:

Graduate Student
Major:

Master of Business Administration
Hometown:

Saarbrücken, Germany
Highschool:

Gymnasium am Rotenbühl

Summary
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Season
Career
Historical

Career

Tied for 10^th in NNU’s DII history for goals with 10
Tied for 5^th in NNU’s DII history for penalty kicks made with 2
Tied for 7^th in NNU’s DII history for games played with 62
2^nd in NNU’s DII history for games started with 62
2^nd in NNU’s DII history for minutes played

2022 (Grad Student)

D2CCA First Team All-Region
United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Region
First Team All-GNAC
CSC Second Team Academic All-American
GNAC All-Academic Team
GNAC Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 9-11
Played in and started all 22 games for the Nighthawks
Recorded one goal and one assist on the season
2^nd in NNU’s DII history for minutes played in a season
Helped the Nighthawks to seven shutouts on the season

2021 (Grad Student)

United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-Region
First Team All-GNAC
GNAC Defensive Player of the Week for Nov. 8-14
CoSIDA Academic Third Team All-American
CoSIDA Academic First Team All-District 8
GNAC All-Academic Team
Played and started in all 16 games on defense, one of just two Nighthawks to start every game
Only came off the field for seven minutes all season
Had one goal and one assist from his defensive position
Tallied the game-winning goal with the first score in NNU’s 3-0 win over Texas Permian Basin on Sept. 16

2020-21 (Senior) *fall season canceled due to COVID-19, played shortened spring season

CoSIDA Academic Third Team All-American
CoSIDA Academic First Team All-District 8
GNAC Defensive Player of the Week for Feb. 22-28
GNAC Defensive Player of the Week for April 5-11
GNAC All-Academic Team
Started all seven games on defense
Tied for the team lead with three goals
Received the W.A. “Art” Horwood & Ralph E. Neil Award at the end-of-the-year Kettle Awards ceremony

2019 (Junior)

GNAC Newcomer of the Year
First Team All-GNAC
Started 17 games on defense for NNU
Second on the team with five goals and 11 points, adding one assist
Tied for eighth in the GNAC in goals
Two of the five goals came against Seattle Pacific on Oct. 10

Before NNU:

Lorenzo attended Gymnasium am Rotenbühl for high school

Personal:

Lorenzo is from Saarbrücken, Germany
Son of Marco and Susanne
Has one brother, Franco

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2019Sophomore

Defender

6'5" 175 lbs

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2020Junior

Defender

6'5" 175 lbs

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2021Graduate Student

Defender

6'7" 180 lbs

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2022Graduate Student

Defender

6'7" 180 lbs

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