2012 Yearbook - University of North Carolina

Freshman • M • 5-10 • 165 • Douglasville, Ga. • South Paulding
Prep - South Paulding High School
Ranked No. 52 in the country by ESPN • Moved to the United States in
2007 after growing up in The Gambia • Earned All-County first team honors
in 2010 • Set the school record for goals scored with 22 in a season •
Played in the Disney Soccer Showcase along with appearing in the Atlanta
Cup during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons • Played club soccer for
Cobb FC.
Personal
Nyambi Jabang is the son of Lamin Jabang • Born May 5, 1994 in Brikama,
The Gambia • Brother played soccer at Quincy University • Plans to major
in business administration.
RS Sophomore • M • 5-10 • 180 • Greensboro, N.C. • Page
Redshirt Freshman - 2011 Season
Appeared in 16 games with one start • Earned the start against rival Duke
Sept. 30 • Started in place of an injured Kirk Urso and filled in along the
backline • Saw time off the bench in both the midfield and up top as well •
Registered a shot against NC State in the ACC Quarterfinal Nov. 8.
Freshman - 2010 Season
Redshirt season • Did not see any game action for the Tar Heels.
Prep - Page High School
Attended Page High School in Greensboro, N.C. • Member of the 91 NC
Olympic Development Team from 05-08 (won Region III in 08, national
semi-finalists) • Selected for 07-08 Region III ODP team• Member of
Triangle United 91 Gold • Helped team to U16 and U17 State Cup championships
as well as Region III championship •. National semifinalists in
08 with Triangle United • National Runnerup in 09 • Team captain in 07
and 08 with Triangle United • Played in Barcelona, Spain with U17 CASL
in 08 • Selected as Team Captain of 2009 Disney Chelsea All-Star Team
• Member of Page High School varsity soccer team 06-09 • Varsity team
captain in 08 and 09 • Helped lead team to 4A State Championship in 09 •
All-Conference member in 07-09 • All-Region Member 07-09 • Selected to
All-State team in 2008.
Personal
Glen Alan Long is the son of Glen and Colleen Long • Born November
12, 1991 in Greensboro, N.C. • Has a brother and a sister • Enjoys playing
the guitar and golf • Lists scoring the winning goal in the 2008 Region
Championship as his biggest sports thrill • Majoring in management and
society at Carolina.
Glen Long’s Career Stats
Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points GWG
2011 16/1 1 0 0 0 0
2012 NORTH CAROLINA MEN’S SOCCER
Sophomore • M • 5-8 • 160 • Mission, Texas • St. Stephen’s
Freshman - 2011 Season
ACC Freshman of the Year • ACC All-Freshman Team • College Soccer
News Freshman All-America • Appeared in 25 matches this year with 21
starts in the midfield • Scored three goals and distributed four assists on
the year • Scored his first collegiate goal against Oregon State Sept. 2 •
Tallied the eventual game winner against James Madison Sept. 13 • Found
the back of the net in the ACC Tournament opener against NC State Nov.
8 • Led all Carolina freshmen with 10 points • Played with the USMNT U20
team in the offseason.
Prep - St. Stephen’s Academy
Attended St. Stephen’s Academy • 4-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer •
Ranked No. 25 in College Soccer News Top 150 • Ranked No. 52 in the
country by Top Drawer Soccer • The No. 4 player in the state of Texas
by Top Drawer Soccer • U.S. U18 National Team member during last two
training camps (February and April) • Participated in two U.S. U18 National
Team trips to Argentina and Portugal • Member of the U.S. U15 Training
Camp in 2008 • Was the U18 Academy Team Captain in 2010 • Part of the
93 ODP State Team • Played for Classic Elite.
Personal
Miguel A. Lopez, Jr. is the son of Miguel and Marth Lopez • Born Feb. 20,
1993 in Dallas, Texas • Has a younger brother • Majoring in exercise and
sport science at Carolina.
Mikey Lopez
Mikey Lopez’s Career Stats
Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points GWG
2011 25/21 21 3 4 10 1
Glen Long
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