2019 Men's Soccer Roster
Noel, Valentin
Jersey Number 8
Valentin Noel
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Niort, France
- High School:
- Lycee de la Venise Verte
Bio
Career Highlights
2021 United Soccer Coaches South All-Region First Team
2021 All-ACC Second Team
2021 ACC All-Tournament Team
2021 All-ACC Academic Team
2021 TopDrawerSoccer Men's Top 100 Postseason (No. 52)
2020 United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America
2020-21 CollegeSoccerNews First Team All-America
2020 United Soccer Coaches South All-Region First Team
2020-21 MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist
2020 ACC Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2020 ACC Offensive Player of the Year
2020 All-ACC First Team
2020-21 TopDrawerSoccer Best XI First Team
ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week - Mar. 22, 2021, Oct. 19, 2020
2020 ACC All-Tournament Team
2020 All-ACC Academic Team
TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week – May 11, 2021, Oct. 13, 2020
CollegeSoccerNews Team of the Week – Oct. 18, 2020
School record holder for consecutive games played with a goal – Six (Oct. 10 - Nov. 22, 2020)
2019 All-ACC Freshman Team
Career Highs
Goals – 2, 5x; last vs. Virginia Tech Nov. 7, 2021
Assists – 1, 9x; last vs. Hofstra Nov. 27, 2021
Points – 5 vs. Virginia Tech Oct. 10, 2020
Shots – 6 at Penn State on Oct. 15, 2019
Shots on Goal – 5 at Penn State Oct. 15, 2019
Season Highs
Goals – 14 (2020-21)
Assists – 5 (Present)
Points – 30 (2020-21)
Shots – 43 (Present)
Shots on Goal - 22 (2020-21)
Minutes – 1,688 (2020-21)
2021: Appeared and started in 19 games … Ranked third on the team in points with 19, finishing tied for first in goals (7) and tied for fifth in assists (5) … Opened the season with a goal and an assist vs. Duquesne (8/26) … Aided Pitt in defeating No. 4 North Carolina (9/10) at home with a goal and an assist … Tallied an assist in Pitt’s 2-0 victory over top-ranked Clemson (9/25) … Totaled 12 points over his last eight games played, including two goals at Virginia (10/22) and two goals vs. Virginia Tech (11/7) in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinal … Scored a goal in Pitt’s second round matchup vs. Northern Illinois (11/21) in the NCAA Tournament followed by an assist in the third round contest vs. Hofstra (11/27) … Earned United Soccer Coaches South All-Region First Team, All-ACC Second Team, All-ACC Tournament Team and All-ACC Academic Team honors … Named No. 52 on TopDrawerSoccer’s Men’s Top 100 Postseason List.
2020-21: Appeared and started in 19 games … Finished among the top players in the country in multiple offensive categories, including total goals (14 – 2nd in nation), total points (30 – 3rd in nation), goals per game (.74 – 13th in nation) and points per game (1.58 – 23rd in nation) … Totaled eight goals and two assists during the fall season and six goals during the spring campaign … Became the first Panther to score in an ACC Championship Final, scoring in the 47th minute against Clemson Nov. 22 … Tallied three goals in the NCAA Tournament, including the eventual game-winner in Pitt’s 3-0 victory over Washington in the quarterfinals … Had three multi-goal games on the season … Total goal and point count tied for fifth at Pitt in a single-season … First Panther in Pitt history to be named a finalist for the prestigious MAC Hermann Trophy … Named 2020 United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America, 2020 United Soccer Coaches South All-Region First Team, ACC Offensive Player of the Year, All-ACC First Team and earned a spot on the All-ACC Tournament Team … Became the first men’s soccer player to be named ACC Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Received ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week twice (Mar. 22, Oct. 19) … Currently is the school record holder for consecutive games played with a goal (six from Oct. 10-Nov. 22).
2019: Appeared and started in 18 games … Made his first collegiate start against No. 2 Indiana on Aug. 30 … Tied for third on the team in goals (3) and tied for fourth on the squad in both assists (3) and points (9) … Recorded the first point of his Panther career with an assist against Boston College on Sept. 20, and netted his first goal at home against Denver on Sept. 30 … Named to the All-ACC Freshman Team, along with teammates Arturo Ordonez and Veljko Petkovic.
Academy: Played for Chamois Niortais Football Club for 10 years … Competed in 51 matches while collecting eight assists and two goals in his last two seasons with the team.
High School: Attended Lycee de la Venise Verte.
Personal: Son of Francois and Coralie Noel … Has two siblings, Antoine and Geoffrey … Undeclared major.
2021 United Soccer Coaches South All-Region First Team
2021 All-ACC Second Team
2021 ACC All-Tournament Team
2021 All-ACC Academic Team
2021 TopDrawerSoccer Men's Top 100 Postseason (No. 52)
2020 United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America
2020-21 CollegeSoccerNews First Team All-America
2020 United Soccer Coaches South All-Region First Team
2020-21 MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist
2020 ACC Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2020 ACC Offensive Player of the Year
2020 All-ACC First Team
2020-21 TopDrawerSoccer Best XI First Team
ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week - Mar. 22, 2021, Oct. 19, 2020
2020 ACC All-Tournament Team
2020 All-ACC Academic Team
TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week – May 11, 2021, Oct. 13, 2020
CollegeSoccerNews Team of the Week – Oct. 18, 2020
School record holder for consecutive games played with a goal – Six (Oct. 10 - Nov. 22, 2020)
2019 All-ACC Freshman Team
Career Highs
Goals – 2, 5x; last vs. Virginia Tech Nov. 7, 2021
Assists – 1, 9x; last vs. Hofstra Nov. 27, 2021
Points – 5 vs. Virginia Tech Oct. 10, 2020
Shots – 6 at Penn State on Oct. 15, 2019
Shots on Goal – 5 at Penn State Oct. 15, 2019
Season Highs
Goals – 14 (2020-21)
Assists – 5 (Present)
Points – 30 (2020-21)
Shots – 43 (Present)
Shots on Goal - 22 (2020-21)
Minutes – 1,688 (2020-21)
2021: Appeared and started in 19 games … Ranked third on the team in points with 19, finishing tied for first in goals (7) and tied for fifth in assists (5) … Opened the season with a goal and an assist vs. Duquesne (8/26) … Aided Pitt in defeating No. 4 North Carolina (9/10) at home with a goal and an assist … Tallied an assist in Pitt’s 2-0 victory over top-ranked Clemson (9/25) … Totaled 12 points over his last eight games played, including two goals at Virginia (10/22) and two goals vs. Virginia Tech (11/7) in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinal … Scored a goal in Pitt’s second round matchup vs. Northern Illinois (11/21) in the NCAA Tournament followed by an assist in the third round contest vs. Hofstra (11/27) … Earned United Soccer Coaches South All-Region First Team, All-ACC Second Team, All-ACC Tournament Team and All-ACC Academic Team honors … Named No. 52 on TopDrawerSoccer’s Men’s Top 100 Postseason List.
2020-21: Appeared and started in 19 games … Finished among the top players in the country in multiple offensive categories, including total goals (14 – 2nd in nation), total points (30 – 3rd in nation), goals per game (.74 – 13th in nation) and points per game (1.58 – 23rd in nation) … Totaled eight goals and two assists during the fall season and six goals during the spring campaign … Became the first Panther to score in an ACC Championship Final, scoring in the 47th minute against Clemson Nov. 22 … Tallied three goals in the NCAA Tournament, including the eventual game-winner in Pitt’s 3-0 victory over Washington in the quarterfinals … Had three multi-goal games on the season … Total goal and point count tied for fifth at Pitt in a single-season … First Panther in Pitt history to be named a finalist for the prestigious MAC Hermann Trophy … Named 2020 United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America, 2020 United Soccer Coaches South All-Region First Team, ACC Offensive Player of the Year, All-ACC First Team and earned a spot on the All-ACC Tournament Team … Became the first men’s soccer player to be named ACC Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Received ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week twice (Mar. 22, Oct. 19) … Currently is the school record holder for consecutive games played with a goal (six from Oct. 10-Nov. 22).
2019: Appeared and started in 18 games … Made his first collegiate start against No. 2 Indiana on Aug. 30 … Tied for third on the team in goals (3) and tied for fourth on the squad in both assists (3) and points (9) … Recorded the first point of his Panther career with an assist against Boston College on Sept. 20, and netted his first goal at home against Denver on Sept. 30 … Named to the All-ACC Freshman Team, along with teammates Arturo Ordonez and Veljko Petkovic.
Academy: Played for Chamois Niortais Football Club for 10 years … Competed in 51 matches while collecting eight assists and two goals in his last two seasons with the team.
High School: Attended Lycee de la Venise Verte.
Personal: Son of Francois and Coralie Noel … Has two siblings, Antoine and Geoffrey … Undeclared major.
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