AJ Piela

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
Olentangy Liberty

2024: Started 10 matches in goal as a freshman, posting a 2-5-3 record ... Held a 2.00 GAA in 900 minutes ... Made 41 saves, finishing with a .672 save percentage ... Made his first collegiate appearance against UAB ... Tallied nine saves in the draw at Boston College ... Recorded his first career clean sheet against Milwaukee.

High School/Club: Graduated from Olentangy Liberty High School where he was a three-year varsity goalkeeper and a two-time All-Conference selection ... Three-time All-Conference selection with Ohio Premier ... ECNL All-American ... Played in U16/U17 2022 ECNL National Selection Game.

Personal: Parents are Chris Piela and Holly Kotte ... Has seven siblings – Breadon, Natalie, Josh, Austin, Nick, Joe, Michael ... Brother (Nick) played soccer at Detroit Mercy ... Considered Old Dominion, Creighton and Ohio State before choosing Louisville.

Favorites...
Hobbies – Basketball, water sports, football
Movie – Avengers: Age of Ultron
TV Show – Suits
Athlete – Heung-min Son
Food – Steak
Sports Teams – Cincinnati Bengals
Music Artist – Drake
Social Follow – Joe Burrow