Marshall University Athletics
2017 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Jamil Roberts
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Langport, England
2020-21 (Senior)
2020 College Cup National Champions
2020 NCAA Tournament Offensive Most Outstanding Player
2020 First Team All-Conference USA
2020 MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List
2020-21 NCAA Top 10 Game Winning Goals (3rd – 4)
2021 MLS Superdraft, third round selection, No. 77 overall to Sporting Kansas City
2021 ESPY – Nominated for Best Play (Game-winning goal vs. Indiana)
VIDEO Game Winners in the NCAA Tournament (from NCAA Championships)
GP/GS: 18/16 … Etched his name forever in the story of the Marshall Men’s Soccer program and has been a major piece to the successful rise to National Champions under head coach Chris Grassie … Season was played in the spring of 2021 instead of the fall of 2020 due to COVID-19 … Was drafted in the third round of the MLS Superdraft on Jan. 21, going 77th overall to Sporting Kansas City, opted to play out the spring season with the Herd then join the pros in the summer … Finished Herd career second all-time in career assists with 20, sixth all-time in career goals with 19 and sixth all-time in career points with 58 … Logged 1,499 minutes, played every minute of five matches … Dangerous athlete in the attacking third with speed, vision, leg strength and aggressiveness … Finished second on the team with five goals, five assists and 15 total points … Came through clutch throughout the season as four of his five goals were game-winners and two of the five assists also came on game-winners … Totaled 41 shots with 16 on goal, good for second on the team in both categories … Played all 110 minutes in season-opener against Ohio Valley (Feb. 13), took two shots … Scored a goal and recorded two assists versus West Virginia Tech (Feb. 21) playing just the second half, the two assists moved him into fourth all-time in career assists (17) … Recorded third assist of the year against Old Dominion (March 27) moving into a tie for third all-time … Took second all-time in career helpers, assisting on game-winner versus Florida Atlantic (April 3) … Scored second goal of the season and first game-winning goal of the year at UAB (April 10) in the 38th minute, played all 90 minutes … Had two shots and took three corner kicks during Herd’s Conference USA Championship win over No. 12 Charlotte (April 18) … Assisted on golden goal in the 97th minute to defeat No. 23 Fordham in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … Had one shot on goal in 110 minutes against No. 1 Clemson (May 6), and was Herd’s fifth player in the penalty kick shootout and converted Herd’s fourth attempt to keep it tied at 4-4, Marshall went on to win 7-6 in PKs … Scored game-winner in the 70th minute of Elite 8 win over Georgetown (May 10), receiving cross from Vitor Dias for tap in on the near side, Herd won 1-0 … Notched second-straight NCAA Tournament game-winner in 1-0 victory over No. 16 North Carolina (May 14) in the 60th minute of the Final Four, sending in low shot right between keeper’s legs, also played all 90 minutes … Recorded third-straight NCAA tournament game-winner with Golden Goal in the 98th minute of National Championship victory over No. 3 Indiana (May 17), knocked in the rebound on the far side off a shot from Dias and then the celebration began … Final kick of collegiate career gave Herd its first ever National Championship … Along with finishing in the top 10 all-time in assists, goals and points, in Herd career played in 72 matches with 62 starts, logged 5,832 minutes and is credited with 10 game-winners … Won two Conference USA Championships and a National Title before moving on to the professional ranks.
2019 (Junior)
2019 United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First Team
2019 All-Conference USA Second Team
2019 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week: Nov. 11
2019 Top 10 NCAA Total Assists (6th – 10)
2019 Top 10 NCAA Assists Per Game (6th – 0.56)
GP/GS: 18/15 … Made 15 starts while appearing in 18 matches … Helped lead Marshall’s offense to finish fifth in the nation in total goals (47) and seventh in total points (134) … Second on the team with eight goals, led with 10 assists and second in points with 26 … Led Conference USA in assists, assists per game (0.56) and in points per game (1.44) … Finished sixth in the NCAA in total assists and assists per game … His 10 assists is tied for most in a single-season in program history with Andy Zulauf (1981), Greg Ogle (1982) and Shawn Sizemore (1993) … Tallied 45 total shots with 22 on goal, both good for second on the team … Credited with three game-winners … Logged 1,388 minutes on the pitch, payed every minute of five matches … Made season-debut at Northern Kentucky (Sept. 2) and had two shots … Scored two goals including game-winner versus Butler (Sept. 6) … Recorded first assist of the year in third match played against East Tennessee State (Sept. 10) … Tallied an assist in three-straight matches (Sept. 17-27) with one each against UTRGV, Akron and then career-high two at Old Dominion … Scored one goal and two assists in win over UAB (Oct. 5) … Scored fourth goal of the year and two more assists in win at Loyola Marymount (Oct. 15), goal credited as game-winner his second of the year … Scored both of Marshall’s goals in 2-1 win at No. 19 FIU (Nov. 8) that clinched the Conference USA Regular Season Title and the No. 1 seed in the C-USA Tournament … Was named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week for performance at FIU … Notched assist on lone goal in Herd’s C-USA Tournament, second round win over Kentucky (Nov. 15) … Scored Marshall’s first ever goal in the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 24) finding the back of the net in the 10th minute versus West Virginia in the second round … Recorded final goal of the year with a successful penalty kick in loss at No. 6 Washington (Dec. 1) in third round of the NCAA Tournament … Tied for fifth all-time at Marshall with 15 career assists … Just outside of program top 10 in career goals (14) and points (43).
2018 (Sophomore)
2018 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week: Nov. 5
GP/GS: 18/18 … Started and appeared in 18 matches during sophomore campaign … Versatile player who logged 1,657 minutes, fourth most on the team … Finished second with five goals ... Also second on the team with four assists and 14 total points … Credited with two game winners … made season debut with start against Duquesne (8/23) in the season-opener … Recorded first assist of the year against Oakland (8/27) … Scored first goal of the season in win over Old Dominion (9/29) … Credited with the game-winner against Purdue Fort Wayne (10/9) … Scored the game-winner in the 107th minute and assisted on the equalizer at South Carolina (10/30) … Netted two more goals and an assist in the Herd’s 5-1 win over Florida Atlantic on Senior Night (11/3) … Was named Conference USA Player of the Week after combining for three goals and two assists in the South Carolina and Florida Atlantic matches … Recorded an assist in the second round of the Conference USA Tournament against top-seeded Kentucky (11/9) … Logged over 100 minutes in five matches including a season-high 108 at UAB (9/22).
2017 (Freshman)
Games Played/Games Started: 18/13 … Made first career start at home against Evansville (Aug. 27) … Stepped full-time into the starting lineup against New Mexico (Sept. 30) and started the final 10 matches of the year … Played 1,288 minutes as a defender/midfielder … Fiery player scored his first career goal as the game-winner against South Carolina (Sept. 16) in the 65th minute … Assisted on Marshall’s lone goal in the 72nd minute of the 1-0 win over No. 21 Kentucky (Oct. 14) … Sent a long pass from the left side into the box that was headed in by Lewis Knight … Played every minute of eight matches … Finished season with one goal, one assist and three points … Took 22 shots with 13 on goal.
Personal: Born June 14, 1998 … Son of John-Paul and Kelly Roberts … Has two younger brothers Johnny-Cess (five) and Juke (three) … Chose Marshall because, “After meeting the coaches I knew that Marshall was the best place for me to develop as a player.” … Majoring in health sciences.
