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38 Noah Svanberg
Noah Svanberg
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    165
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Grand Rapids, Ohio
  • High School:
    Otsego
  • Position:
    F
  • g
    5
  • a
    5
  • pts
    15
  • gw
    1

Bio

Junior (2021-22): Served as team captain and named Second Team All-HCAC and OCSA Academic All-Ohio ... Played in 21 games with 20 starts ... Recorded five goals and five assists to tie for the most points on the team with 15 ... Tied for seventh in program history for assists in a season and 10th in total points ... Scored a hat trick in a 4-1 win over Hiram on 9/12 ... His hat trick was the first for the Yellow Jackets since 2009 ... Named HCAC Offensive Player of the Week twice.

Sophomore (2020-21): Named to HCAC All-Academic Team ... Played in nine games with eight starts ... Recorded a goal and an assist ... Totalled 11 shots, six of which were on goal.

Freshman (2019-20): Played in 20 games with 16 starts ... Tied for second on the team with 14 points off five goals and four assists ... Totaled 17 shots on goal for a .586 shots on goal percentage ... Netted one game-winning goal ... Earned the Swarm Award for Male Newcomer of the Year.

Prep: Four-year letterman in soccer at Otsego High School... Four-year letterman in football ... Awarded 1st Team NBC Midfielder 2015-2018 ... Received Second Team District Midfielder his freshman and sophomore seasons ... First Team District Midfielder his junior and senior seasons ... Earned Northern Buckeye Conference Player of the Year in 2018. 

Personal: Son of Johan Svanberg and Kimberly Murdoch ... Majoring in business management with minors and psychology and communications.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 20 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 2-1
Oct 23 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 2-0
Oct 27 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-2
Oct 30 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 4-2
Nov 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 1-0
Nov 6 at Hanover (Ind.) T, 0-0
  Total Conference
Games 21 9
Games started 20 8
Goals 5 2
Assists 5 4
Points 15 8
Shots 39 20
Shot Pct .128 .100
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Aug 28 Wilmington (Ohio)   - - - - -
Sep 1 Heidelberg L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 3 Capital L, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 5 Wooster L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 7 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 2-1 1 1 0 1 1
Sep 11 vs. Thiel W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 12 at Hiram W, 4-1 1 1 3 0 6
Sep 15 Baldwin Wallace L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 18 at Geneva W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 21 at St. Francis (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 22 at Albion (Mich.) W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 25 vs. Olivet (Mich.) L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 29 at Bluffton W, 2-1 1 1 0 1 1
Oct 2 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-2 1 1 1 2 4
Oct 6 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 9 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 13 Anderson (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 1 0 1 1
Oct 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 20 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 23 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 27 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 - 1 0 2
Oct 30 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 4-2 - - - - -
Nov 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 1-0 - - - - -
Nov 6 at Hanover (Ind.) T, 0-0 1 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Aug 28 Wilmington (Ohio)   - - - - -
Sep 1 Heidelberg L, 2-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 3 Capital L, 3-1 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 5 Wooster L, 1-0 1 2 .000 1 .500
Sep 7 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 2-1 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 11 vs. Thiel W, 2-1 1 3 .000 0 .000
Sep 12 at Hiram W, 4-1 1 5 .600 3 .600
Sep 15 Baldwin Wallace L, 2-1 1 4 .000 2 .500
Sep 18 at Geneva W, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 21 at St. Francis (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 22 at Albion (Mich.) W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 25 vs. Olivet (Mich.) L, 2-0 1 2 .000 0 .000
Sep 29 at Bluffton W, 2-1 1 2 .000 2 1.000
Oct 2 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-2 1 6 .167 1 .167
Oct 6 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 2 .000 0 .000
Oct 9 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 13 Anderson (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 20 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 2-1 1 4 .000 1 .250
Oct 23 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 27 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 4 .250 2 .500
Oct 30 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 4-2 - - - - -
Nov 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 1-0 - - - - -
Nov 6 at Hanover (Ind.) T, 0-0 1 0 - 0 -

Game Log - Misc.

Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Aug 28 Wilmington (Ohio)   - - - - -
Sep 1 Heidelberg L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 3 Capital L, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 5 Wooster L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 7 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 11 vs. Thiel W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 12 at Hiram W, 4-1 1 0 0 0-0 1
Sep 15 Baldwin Wallace L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 18 at Geneva W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 21 at St. Francis (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 22 at Albion (Mich.) W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 25 vs. Olivet (Mich.) L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 29 at Bluffton W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 2 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 6 Manchester (Ind.) L, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 9 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 13 Anderson (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 1 0 0-0 0
Oct 20 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 23 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 27 Earlham (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 30 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 4-2 - - - - -
Nov 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 1-0 - - - - -
Nov 6 at Hanover (Ind.) T, 0-0 1 1 0 0-0 0

Career Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
2019-20 20 16 5 4 14
2020-21 9 8 1 1 3
2021-22 21 20 5 5 15
2023-24 16 15 3 2 8
Total 66 59 14 12 40

Career Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
2019-20 20 29 .172 17 .586
2020-21 9 11 .091 6 .545
2021-22 21 39 .128 16 .410
2023-24 16 22 .136 8 .364
Total 66 101 .139 47 .465

Career Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
2019-20 20 1 0 0-0 1
2020-21 9 2 1 0-0 0
2021-22 21 2 0 0-0 1
2023-24 16 5 0 0-0 1
Total 66 10 1 0-0 3

Career Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2019-20 20 16 .25 .20 .70
2020-21 9 8 .11 .11 .33
2021-22 21 20 .24 .24 .71
2023-24 16 15 .19 .13 .50
Total 66 59 .21 .18 .61

Career Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2019-20 20 1.45 .172 .85 .586
2020-21 9 1.22 .091 .67 .545
2021-22 21 1.86 .128 .76 .410
2023-24 16 1.38 .136 .50 .364
Total 66 1.53 .139 .71 .465

Splits Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
Event          
Total 21 20 5 5 15
Conference 9 8 2 4 8
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location          
Home 9 8 2 3 7
Away 10 10 3 2 8
Neutral 2 2 0 0 0
Result          
Wins 9 8 5 4 14
Losses 11 11 0 1 1
Month          
September 12 12 3 2 8
October 8 7 2 3 7
November 1 1 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event          
Total 21 39 .128 16 .410
Conference 9 20 .100 8 .400
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 9 21 .095 8 .381
Away 10 13 .231 8 .615
Neutral 2 5 .000 0 .000
Result          
Wins 9 25 .200 10 .400
Losses 11 14 .000 6 .429
Month          
September 12 21 .143 10 .476
October 8 18 .111 6 .333
November 1 0 - 0 -

Splits Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
Event          
Total 21 2 0 0-0 1
Conference 9 1 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 -
Location          
Home 9 1 0 0-0 0
Away 10 1 0 0-0 1
Neutral 2 0 0 0-0 0
Result          
Wins 9 0 0 0-0 1
Losses 11 1 0 0-0 0
Month          
September 12 0 0 0-0 1
October 8 1 0 0-0 0
November 1 1 0 0-0 0

Splits Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event          
Total 21 20 .24 .24 .71
Conference 9 8 .22 .44 .89
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 9 8 .22 .33 .78
Away 10 10 .30 .20 .80
Neutral 2 2 .00 .00 .00
Result          
Wins 9 8 .56 .44 1.56
Losses 11 11 .00 .09 .09
Month          
September 12 12 .25 .17 .67
October 8 7 .25 .38 .88
November 1 1 .00 .00 .00

Splits Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event          
Total 21 1.86 .128 .76 .410
Conference 9 2.22 .100 .89 .400
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 9 2.33 .095 .89 .381
Away 10 1.30 .231 .80 .615
Neutral 2 2.50 .000 .00 .000
Result          
Wins 9 2.78 .200 1.11 .400
Losses 11 1.27 .000 .55 .429
Month          
September 12 1.75 .143 .83 .476
October 8 2.25 .111 .75 .333
November 1 .00 - .00 -

News Mentions

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Killam and Svanberg named to OCSA Academic All-Ohio Second Team

The Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association has named Defiance men's soccer junior goalie Orry Killam and junior forward Noah Svanberg to the...

December 20, 2021

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Men's soccer comes up short in HCAC Championship Game

The Defiance men's soccer team was defeated by Hanover in penalty kicks, 5-4 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship Game....

November 6, 2021

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Svanberg, Martinez and Maurer earn All-HCAC honors

Defiance junior forward Noah Svanberg (Grand Rapids, Ohio/Otsego) and freshman defender Josue Martinez (Dayton, Ohio/Fairmont) have been named to...

November 2, 2021

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Stiner named HCAC Athlete of the Week

Defiance senior Chase Stiner (St. Joseph, Ill./St. Joseph-Ogden) has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Soccer...

November 1, 2021

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Men's soccer defeats Franklin to advance to HCAC Semifinals

The Defiance men's soccer team defeated Franklin by a score of 4-2 on Saturday night to advance to Heartland Colligate Athletic Conference...

October 30, 2021

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Men's soccer wins thriller on Senior Day

The Defiance men's soccer team celebrated Senior Day against Earlham on Wednesday afternoon with a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Quakers....

October 27, 2021

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Men's soccer falls at Franklin

The Defiance men's soccer team was defeated by the Franklin Grizzles, 2-0 on Saturday afternoon. Defiance's Jacob Rygula made his Defiance history...

October 23, 2021

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Men's soccer takes down MSJ on the road

The Defiance men's soccer team defeated Mount St. Joseph 2-1 on Wednesday night to end their four-game losing streak and pick up a key Heartland...

October 20, 2021

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Men's soccer drops heartbreaker in 2OT

The Defiance men's soccer team suffered a heartbreaking loss to Anderson on Wednesday afternoon, falling to the Ravens 2-1 in the second overtime...

October 13, 2021

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Manchester hands men's soccer first HCAC loss

The Defiance men's soccer team suffered their first Heartland Collegiate Atheltic Conference loss of the season on Wednesday afternoon, falling to...

October 6, 2021

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Svanberg named HCAC Offensive Athlete of the Week

Noah Svanberg (Grand Rapids, Ohio / Otsego) has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Athlete of the Week after...

October 4, 2021

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Maurer, Svanberg power men's soccer past Transy

Two goals from junior Joshua Maurer and a goal and two assists from junior Noah Svanberg helped lead the Defiance men's soccer team to a...

October 2, 2021

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Men's Soccer earns win in HCAC opener at Bluffton

The Defiance men's soccer team earned a win on the road against rival Bluffton in their Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener on...

September 29, 2021

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Men's soccer loses heartbreaker to Baldwin Wallace in overtime

The Defiance men’s soccer team suffered a tough loss against Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday evening, falling 2-1 in overtime.

September 15, 2021

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Svanberg and Killam Named HCAC Athletes of the Week

The Defiance College men’s soccer team swept the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week awards with junior midfielder...

September 13, 2021

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Svanberg's hat trick gives men's soccer third consecutive win

Junior captain Noah Svanberg netted a hat trick in Sunday afternoon in a 4-1 win over Hiram.

September 12, 2021

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Quintana's goal sends men's soccer past Thiel

Sophomore Erdwin Quintana’s 79th-minute goal broke a 1-1 tie between the Defiance and Thiel men’s soccer programs on Saturday night.

September 11, 2021

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Maurer nets two goals to lead Men's Soccer past Adrian

Junior Josh Maurer netted two goals on the night to lead the Defiance men's soccer team to victory on the road against Adrian, 2-1.

September 7, 2021

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Men's soccer falls in close battle against Wooster

The Defiance men’s soccer team made a valiant effort on Sunday afternoon against Wooster in the closing game of the Purple and Gold Classic....

September 5, 2021

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Men's Soccer slips in home battle against Capital

The Defiance men's soccer team slipped in a tough home battle to Capital in non-conference action on Friday night in the Purple and Gold Classic,...

September 3, 2021

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Men’s soccer ready for return to Winsper-Knobel Memorial Field

On Wednesday, Sept. 1 the Defiance men's soccer team will play their first home game at Winsper-Knobel Memorial Field since 2019.

August 26, 2021

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Men's soccer picked to finish sixth in fall 2021 HCAC preseason poll

The Defiance College men’s soccer team placed sixth in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference preseason poll as announced by the...

August 18, 2021

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Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

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