2019 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Kuba Polat
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ludwigshafen, Germany
- High School:
- Carl-Bosch-Gymnasium
2019 (Junior at Creighton)
Claimed spot on All-BIG EAST Third Team ... Tied for team lead with four assists ... Creighton went 4-0 during matches in which he had an assist ... Appeared in all 17 matches and made 16 starts ... Ranked second on the squad with 1,548 minutes played ... Made assist on game-winning goal during home-opener against No. 21 Akron ... Tallied helper on game-winning Golden Goal during 106th minute against Tulsa (Sept. 24) ... Owned assist on lone goal of Bluejays' victory against DePaul (Oct. 23) ... Final assist of season came during regular-season finale against Butler (Nov. 2) ... Earned Creighton's Coaches' Award.
2018 (Sophomore at Creighton)
Started 16 games for Bluejays ... Went 2-for-2 on penalty kicks to lead the squad ... Added an assist to his season point total with a helper on the game-winning goal against Jacksonville (Sept. 25) ... Awarded the team’s Young Leadership award at Creighton’s Jeffrey C. Kasch Foundation Soccer Banquet.
2017 (Freshman at Creighton)
Earned unanimous selection to BIG EAST All-Freshman Team ... Started all 18 matches during first season in Omaha and became first Bluejay freshman since Timo Pitter in 2012 to start each match ... Tallied four assists (all during league play) and one goal ... Recorded first career points with a goal against South Florida (Sept. 8) ... Earned first assist during BIG EAST-opener against Butler (Sept. 16) ... Played all 90 minutes during five different matches.Â
Club/Prep Career
Most recently played for Matthias Born and FC Astoria Walldorf ... Helped FC Astoria Walldorf to the Badischer A-Junior Cup championship ... Earned the Pierre de Coubertain medal for being the best sports student.
Personal
Son of Atilla and Renata Polat ... Has one sister, Meliz ... Plans to pursue a degree in international business.
