Mohamed Thiaw

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Weight:
176
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lexington, Ky.
Prev School:
Cincinnati State CC
High School:
Bryan Station

Previous School: Cincinnati State

Career Honors:
• 2017 All-ACC Second Team
• 2016 All-ACC First Team
• 2016 TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI Second Team
• 2016 NSCAA All-South Region Second Team

2017: Named as an All-ACC Second Team honoree while scoring eight goals with two assists in 19 matches, including 17 starts... Had a trio of game-winning goals against Syracuse (Sept. 15), IUPUI (Sept. 19) and FAU (Oct. 10)... Registered first career hat trick against FAU, the first for a Louisville player since Dylan Mares had three goals in a win over Winthrop in the second round of the NCAA Championship on Nov. 18, 2012... Scored 20 goals in two collegiate seasons with the Cardinals.

2016: Earned All-ACC First Team honor, named to TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI Second Team and was NSCAA All-South Region Second Team selection in first season with the Cardinals... Ranked second in the nation with seven game-winning goals and was 14th in the NCAA and second in the ACC with 12 total goals... The 12 goals were the fourth highest single season total in school history... Also started all 22 matches at forward and added two assists for Louisville... Delivered game-winning goals against UConn (Sept. 2), No. 1 Notre Dame (Sept. 16), Saint Louis (Sept. 20), No. 16 Virginia (Sept. 24), Belmont (Oct. 4), No. 3 Syracuse (Oct. 7) and NC State (Oct. 23)... Twice named ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 20 & Oct. 11).

Before UofL: Played two seasons for Cincinnati State Technical and Community College and was a two-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American… Led the Surge in goals and points and finished sixth nationally among junior college players with 25 goals and 61 points… Also earned Ohio Community College Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors and was named First Team All-Region by both the NJCAA and the NSCAA.

High School/Club: Played three seasons of prep soccer at Bryan Station earning First Team All-State honors as a junior in 2012 after scoring 25 goals in 13 matches… Missed most of senior season in 2013 due to ACL injury… Connected for five goals as a prep sophomore… Played club soccer for Lexington FC.

Personal: Born Jan. 24, 1995 in Dakar, Senegal… Parents are Malick Thiaw and Aida Ka… Has one sister, Ndeye Thiaw, and one brother, Birane Thiaw… Majoring in sport administration.