2016 Men's Soccer Roster
Danny Gonzalez
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Berwyn, Pa.
- High School:
- Conestoga
- Major:
- Finance
WHY LEHIGH?
Lehigh has an excellent reputation for its academics and athletics.
ON COACH KOSKI
Coack Koski is great with keeping the team competing on the field and in the classroom.
2016 (SENIOR SEASON)
Co-captain who started all 18 games…scored a goal against St. Francis (9/27)…assisted a goal against Farleigh Dickinson (9/13)…finished the season with 17 shots…played 110 minutes against Penn (9/20)…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Co-captain who started all 22 games and earned third team All-Patriot League status as a key member of Lehigh’s midfield…named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team after playing every minute of Lehigh’s tournament games as the Mountain Hawks captured their second-ever league crown…scored a goal in the regular-season finale at American (11/7)…assisted the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Colgate (10/3)…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Co-captain who saw action in all 19 games, including 18 starts, as a key member of Lehigh’s midfield…played 90-plus minutes in 13 games…recorded an assist in Lehigh’s 3-1 win at Colgate (11/1)…finished the season with 14 shots.
2013 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Had a strong rookie season in which he started all 17 contests…scored his first career goal against Drexel in the 67th minute…also tallied a career-best five shots against Drexel… finished the season with 11 shots on goal and averaged just over 79 minutes per game.
BEFORE LEHIGH
Gonzalez will bring his good technical skill and superb passing skills to the Lehigh midfield…played four years of varsity soccer at Conestoga…overall record was 73-10-3 and the team won three Central League Championships…won the PIAA State Championship in 2011…was named Central League MVP, PA All-State and Regional All-American…member of FC Delco in the US Soccer Academy system…played in 26 matches, started 18 last season as team finished second in the Mid-Atlantic Division…will enroll the College of Business and Economics.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Sh | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
| 2013 | 17-17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .043 | 11 | .478 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2014 | 19-18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .000 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2015 | 22-22 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .111 | 4 | .444 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 18-18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | .059 | 7 | .412 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Total | 76-75 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 63 | .048 | 25 | .397 | 1 | 0-0 |
GETTING TO KNOW DANNY
Nickname: Gonzo
Favorite Place on Campus: The Goose
Favorite Food: Chipotle
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Imagine Dragons
Favorite Movie: Big Fish
Favorite TV Show: Arrested Development
Favorite Website: Twitter
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: John Harkes
Favorite Pro Team: Philadelphia Union
Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: LeBron James
Hobbies: Ping Pong, Super Smash Brothers, watching movies
Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Fortune
Place I’d Like to Visit: Europe
Talent I’d Most Like to Have: Photographic memory
Dream Job: MLS Executive
If I Didn’t Play Soccer, I Would Play: Basketball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Build an MLS franchise
