2023 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Javier Martin Gil
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 163
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Madrid, Spain
- Prev School:
- Ohio Valley
Honors
- MLS SuperDraft Eligible List: 2023
- All-MVC: 2022 (1st), 2023 (2nd)
- MVC Defensive Player of the Week: 9/12/23
- CSC Academic All-District Team: 2023
- MVC Scholar-Athlete Team: 2023 (2nd)
- MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2022-23
- MVC Honor Roll: 2022-23
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023
2023
Played and started all 19 games for the Bears this season...Started every game for the second straight year...Logged 1,634 minutes for the third-most on the team...Scored the tying goal with seconds remaining in the first half at Tulsa (9/5/23)...Had a game-winning assist the following game in home opener against VCU (9/9/23)...Also had assist in 5-2 win at Bowling Green in final regular season road game (10/27/23)...Had assist in NCAA Tournament Second Round at Stanford to give Bears lead in eighth minute...Named MVC Defensive Player of the Week (9/12/23)...Made All-MVC Second Team and MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team...Earned spot on CSC Academic All-District Team.
2022
Started every game in goal for the Bears during the 2022 season...Logged 1,376 minutes for the fourth-most on the team...Earned four assists including one in each match against Bradley and had two in the last three matches of the season...Had the lone assist for the Bears against Creighton in the NCAA Tournament... Named to MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll...Earned spot on MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.
2021
Appeared in 17 games with 11 starts and 952 total minutes...Scored his first goal against Evansville (11/14/21)...Added two assists and got off 10 total shots during the year...Was part of an offense that was ranked No. 12 in the nation for goal differential...Made the MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the Fall 2021 semester.
Ohio Valley University
Joined the Bears as a defender following two seasons (2019-20) at Ohio Valley University in West Virginia...Started and lettered both years as a Fighting Scot, helping lead the team to an undefeated conference record and a No. 3 national ranking his sophomore year.
Background
Was a decorated player in Spain, making stops at Real Madrid, Atletico de Madrid and Rayo Vallecano.
Personal
Javier Martín Gil was born on 5/25/00 in Madrid, Spain...Son of Jose Luis Martin and Maria Luz Gil...Has one brother, Jorge...Majoring in Economics.
