Marcello Borges

Class:
Senior
Position:
D
Height:
5-10
Weight:
155
Hometown:
Kearny, N.J.
High School:
Kearny

At Michigan
• United Soccer Coaches All-North Region (2018: Third Team)
• Two-time All-Big Ten (2017-18: Second Team)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2018)
• Big Ten Preseason Watch List (2016, 2018)

Senior (2018)
• United Soccer Coaches All-North Region (Third Team)
• All-Big Ten (Second Team)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started 17 matches matches on defense.
• Recorded assists vs. Penn State (Sept. 21), Notre Dame (Oct. 16), and Penn State (Nov. 4).

Junior (2017)
• All-Big Ten (Second Team)
• Started all 15 matches he appeared in on the Wolverine back line
• Tied for third on team in assists (three)
• Recorded an assist in 90 minutes of play in a 4-1 Big Ten Tournament win over Northwestern (Nov. 5)
• Recorded one shot and an assist in a 3-1 victory over Northwestern (Sept. 24)
• Played 90 minutes in a 2-1 victory over Wisconsin (Sept. 8)
• Took three shots with one shot on goal in a 1-1 draw against Valparaiso (Aug. 28)
• Had one shot and played all 90 minutes in the season opener win over William & Mary (Aug. 25)

Sophomore (2016)
• Assisted on Francis Atuahene's goal in 48th minute of 5-1 win against Oakland (Oct. 25).
• Did not play at Rutgers (Oct. 7) due to participation with US-U20 team.
• Received second assist of season in 2-0 win against Penn State (Oct. 2).
• Played all 90 minutes in 1-0 loss to Western Michigan (Sept. 21) and all 106 minutes in 2-1 loss at Northwestern (Sept. 25), recording one shot in each game.
• Moved from Left Wing to Left Back prior to the match against Indiana (Sept. 14).
• Recorded his first assist of the season in the 2-1 loss against Wisconsin (Sept. 9).
• Had a career-high six shots, two on goal, in a 2-2 draw against Yale (Sept. 5), playing the full 110 minutes.

Freshman (2015)
• Played in 11 matches with five starts in the role as a winger
• Missed portion of season due to United States U-20 National Team duty
• Averaged 1.18 shots per game
• Played all 90 minutes against Western Michigan (Oct. 27)
• Played 63 minutes against Rutgers, his most since returning from the US National Team (Oct. 24)
• Fired two shots in the 1-0 win over Valparaiso (Oct. 19)
• Took one shot on goal in the 4-1 win over Oakland (Sept. 23)
• Picked up an assist in the 2-1 win over Niagara (Sept. 6)
• Took one shot on goal in his first collegiate match against #6 Creighton (Aug. 28)

Prep
• Kearny High School (2015)
• Member of United States U-20 National Team
• Former member of United States U-18 National Team
• Former member of top 5 ranked club team (New York Red Bull Academy) in USSF (2014-15)
• Competed at the U-15/16 Salzburg International Tournament in Austria (2013)
• Participated in the U-14 National Championship Game (2012)
• Competed at the U-14 Barclay's International Tournament (2012).

Club
• New York Red Bulls Academy (2010-2015)

Personal
• Marcello A. Borges
• Son of Antonio and Lucia Borges
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, economics major