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North Park University Athletics

2025 Men's Soccer Roster

8 Christian Vaaland

  • Position Defender
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 180
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Stavanger, Norway
  • High School WANG Toppidrett Stavanger
  • Club Team Vidar FK

Biography

2024: Appeared in a pair of games before his season was hampered due to injury.

2023: Named a Second Team All-CCIW selection and Third Team All-Region VIII honors by the USC … Appeared in 16 games and made as many starts … Logged a pair of goals and an assist … Was a part of seven shutouts, including six shutout wins … Had goals at Carthage (Oct. 18) and at Wheaton (Oct. 21), adding three shutout wins in league play … Added four shots on goal.

First career assist: vs. Benedictine (Sept. 1)

2022: Appeared in 20 games and made 18 starts … Anchored a Viking defense that allowed only 20 goals all season (0.95 per game) and 99 shots on goal … Scored four goals, including one against then-No.23 North Central (10/12) … Championed nine shutouts, including one at Wheaton in the CCIW Tournament (11/2) … Totaled 10 shots on goal and had a game winner against Lake Forest (9/20) … Was also named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).

2021: Started in defense for 21 games, scoring 1 goal on the season against Elmhurst (10/02) … Started in all of North Park’s 9 shutout victories … Named to CCIW All-Conference First Team as a Freshman and was also a Second Team All-Region pick … Started all 4 NCAA Tournament games, including a shutout win against St. Olaf (11/19).

First career goal: at Elmhurst (Oct. 2)

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2020Freshman

    Defender
    6'2" 190 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2021Freshman

    Defender
    6'2" 190 lbs
    14
  • 8

    2022Sophomore

    Defender
    6'3" 185 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2023Junior

    Defender
    6'3" 185 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2024Graduate Student

    Defender
    6'3" 185 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2025Graduate Student

    Defender
    6'3" 180 lbs
    8