2024 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Philip Naef
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Copenhagen, Denmark
Career Statistics
2024 Fall Academic All-Big Ten
2024
Appeared in 16 games as a sophomore while making three starts … Totaled 737 minutes of action with one goal and 10 assists (12 points) … Led the team with 10 assists on the season, becoming the first Bruin since Jackson Yueill in 2016 to record double-digit assists in a single season … His 12 points on the season were the third most on the squad … Recorded six points (1G, 4A) in UCLA’s 6-0 win over Maryland in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament … His four assists against Maryland match a single-game UCLA school record … Tallied six assists in a seven-game span from Sept. 16 to Oct. 21 (at No. 8 Wisconsin, vs. No. 16 Michigan, vs. Westmont, No. 2 Ohio State, at Rutgers, at No. 6 Maryland) … Became the first Bruin to record double-digit assists during the Ryan Jorden era … Scored his lone goal of the campaign in UCLA’s 6-0 win over Maryland in the quarterfinal of the Big Ten Tournament … Finished the season as a member of the Big Ten Fall All-Academic team.
2023
Appeared in 10 games as a freshman before an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season … Played a season-high 44 minutes off the bench in a 4-1 win over Virginia Tech on August 24... Played at least 20 minutes on four different occasions, vs. Virginia Tech, at Oregon State, LMU, and San Diego State.
High School/Club
Member of the Swiss U-19 National Team … Competed with a pair of prestigious European Clubs in BSC Young Boys and F.C. Copenhagen … Won a U-17 Championship with F.C. Copenhagen, and a Swiss National Championship with Young Boys.
Personal
Full Name: Philip Egelund Naef ... Born in Copenhagen, Denmark ... Aspires to play soccer professionally ... Parents are Sandro and Camilla ... Has two sisters, Jacqueline and Chloe, and a brother, Alexander.
