2016 (M) Soccer Roster
Roster
Karim Sawaf
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Beverly Hills, Calif.
- High School:
- Shattuck-St. Mary's
2016 (Freshman at Creighton)
Appeared in 20 matches during his first season as a Bluejay ... Made Creighton debut at No. 2 Clemson (Sept. 2) ... Logged a season-high 42 minutes on Sept. 5 against Nebraska-Omaha ... Tallied first collegiate point with an assist on the game-winning goal during the BIG EAST Semifinals at Providence (Nov. 10) ... Scored first career goal for the game-winner against No. 18 Kentucky during the second round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 20).
Club/Prep Career
Most recently played at the club level for coach Tim Carter at Shattuck-St. Mary’s Academy ... Scored 10 goals in 13 starts during his senior season, including seven scores in the final seven matches of the season ... Played on the varsity soccer team of the Universal American School of Dubai as an eighth grader to become the youngest player to make the varsity squad ... Played in the Terres De Ibre tournament U-12 in Barcelona, Spain during April of 2010 ... Also played in the Mediterranean International Cup in Barcelona during April of 2011 (U-14 team).
Personal
Son of Max and Rana Sawaf ... Karim was born on April 16, 1998 in Damascus, Syria ... Has four siblings, Omar, Danny, Sammy and Lana ... Currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
