Ian Albuquerque

Height:
5-7
Weight:
160
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
São Paulo, Brazil
High School:
The Pennington School

**2021 SETON HALL Co-FRESHMAN MALE SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR**
**2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**

2024: Has appeared in 8 matches so far this season... Logged an assist in a loss to Princeton (10/29/24).

2023: Did not appear in a match in 2023 due to a knee injury.

2022: Appeared in all 18 matches, earning the start in 14 of them… Logged 1,098 minutes and tallied 10 total shots and a pair of shots on goal… Logged all 90 minutes as part of a 1-0 shutout victory at Fairleigh Dickinson (9/9)… Fired three shots, including one on target, in a 2-2 draw at Xavier (9/24).

2021: Saw time in six matches for the Pirates totaling three points (one goal, one assist)... Scored his first career goal against Marquette (9/24) with a header in the final minutes... Picked up his first career assist at Creighton (10/23)... Logged 115 minutes on the pitch with two shots both coming on goal.

2020-21: Played in two matches... Saw 15 minutes on the pitch in the 2-0 victory over FDU (2/24)... In the 1-0 victory over Villanova (3/10), logged five minutes... Part of the 2020 BIG EAST Championship team... Named Seton Hall Co-Freshman Male Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Before SHU: Played varsity soccer at The Pennington School in Pennington, NJ... Named All-Prep and All-Area First Team during his junior season while earning the Pennington School Coaches Award his senior year... Totaled 12 goals and 17 assists in 45 games to help guide Pennington to three Mercer County Championships... Also spent time with Brazlian club teams Esporte Clube Pinheiros and Santidade FS.

Personal: Ian Cavalcanti de Albuquerque…son of Herica and Mauro Albuquerque…has one sister, Sophia…born Jan. 21, 2001.