University of Rhode Island

Career Honors & Awards

• Team co-captain (2015, 2016, 2017)
• 2x College Soccer News' National Team of the Week Honoree (Nov. 10, 2014; Sept. 18, 2017)
• 4x Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 29, 2016, Sept. 11, 2017; Sept. 18, 2017; Sept. 25, 2017)
• 2017 United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Third Team
• 2017 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
• 2017 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• 2016 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Team
• Ranked #45 in Top Drawer Soccer's preseason listing of the nations top-100 players (2016)
• 2015 NSCAA All-Midwest Region Second Team
• 2015 Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
• 2015 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• 2015 Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI - Second Team
• 2015 College Soccer News Preseason All-American - Third Team
• 2015 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Team
• 2014 College Soccer News All-Freshman Team - First Team
• 2014 Soccer America All-Freshman Team - First Team
• 2014 Top Drawer Soccer Freshman Best XI - First Team
• 2014 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year
• 2014 Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
• 2014 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• 2014 Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team
• 4x A-10 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 29, 2014; Oct. 6, 2014; Oct. 20, 2014; Nov. 10, 2014)
• 2x ECAC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 1, 2014; Nov. 11, 2014) 

2017 (Senior)

• Team co-captain
• Played every minute of every game for the Rams.
• Finished the season with a 10-6-3 record, 90 saves, eight shutouts and a 1.05 goals against average.
• Was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Third Team.
• Also earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team accolades as well as All-Academic honors.
• Made four saves in URI's season-opening shutout victory over Boston University.
• Posted his second shutout of the season in Rhody's 4-0 win over Bryant.
• Stopped all six shots he faced in the Rams' 3-0 victory over Marist.
• Combined for eight saves in back-to-back scoreless draws at #16 New Hampshire and #25 Brown.
• Earned three straight Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week awards (Sept. 11, Sept. 18, Sept. 25).
• Also was named to College Soccer News' National Team of the Week on Sept. 18.
• Made eight stops in Rhody's win at Boston College.
• Redorded four saves - en route to his 35th career win - in URI's victory over George Washington.
• Stopped four shots in the win over St. Bonaventure.
• Made nine saves and registered his sixth shutout of the season in Rhody's doube-overtime victory at La Salle.
• Turned away all five shots he faced in UIR's 2-0 win at Holy Cross.
• Made six saves in a 2-1 win over Duquesne.
• Stopped all six shots he faced at George Washington, leading URI to a 1-0 win in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 tournament. 

2016 (Junior)

• Team co-captain.
• Finished the season with a 8-10-1 record, 67 saves and a 1.48 goals against average.
• Earned Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference honors, in addition to ranking 45th in Top Drawer Soccer's preseason listing of the nations top-100 players.
• Made seven saves in Rhody's 2-1 double-overtime win at Providence.
• Recorded his first shutout of the season in Rhody's 1-0 win at St. Francis Brooklyn.
• Made five saves in a 1-1 double-overtime draw at Drexel.
• Turned in his second clean sheet of the season in a 1-0 win over Stetson, at UAB's Soccer for a Cure Classic.

2015 (Sophomore)

• Team co-captain.
• Played in 19 of URI's 20 games, missing just one (UConn) due to illness.
• Finished the year ranked second in the Atlantic 10 in total saves (83), third in save percentage (.789) and fourth in goals against average (1.07).
• Was named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Team and later earned A-10 All-Conference First Team and NSCAA All-Midwest Region Second Team accolades.
• Posted four shutouts and allowed multiple goals in just five of URI's 20 games.
• Opened the season with his 10th career shutout in URI's 2-0 win over Drexel.
• Had six saves in a 1-0 loss at Albany.
• Recorded five saves in URI's 3-1 win over Bryant.
• Made six saves in a 1-0 loss to No. 8 Providence.
• Stopped two shots to earn the win against Quinnipiac.
• Turned away each of the four shots that he faced to post his second shutout of the season in Rhody's 2-0 win at NJIT.
• Recorded 11 saves against St. Francis Brooklyn.
• Posted his third clean sheet in a 3-0 victory at Yale.
• Made nine saves in a 1-1 draw with #22 Boston College.
• Turned away each of the six shots he faced in URI's 1-0 win at George Washington.

2014 (Freshman)

• Was identified as a First-Team Freshman All-American by Soccer America, College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer.
• Was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team.
• Earned the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year award as well as First-Team All-Conference and All-Rookie honors.
• Was a four-time A-10 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 29, Oct. 6, Oct. 20, Nov. 10).
• Also was named to College Soccer News' National Team of the Week on Nov. 10.
• Collected ECAC Rookie of the Week honors on Oct. 1 and Nov. 11
• Finished the season ranked 12th in the nation - and first among all Division I freshmen - with a .837 save percentage.
• Was the only goalkeeper in the A-10 to finish the regular season ranked in the top-5 in both shutouts (2nd, 8) and saves (2nd, 80). 
• Allowed just three goals in Atlantic 10 play, posting an impressive 0.43 GAA against conference opponents. 
• Was unbeaten in 10 consecutive starts from Sept. 14 - Oct. 26.
• Finished the year with nine shutouts overall.
• Registered his first win of the season in URI's 2-0 shutout over NJIT.
• Turned away six shots in his second shutout - a 1-0 win over Yale.
• Made a pair of saves in URI's win over Sacred Heart.
• Posted his third shutout victory of the season with six saves against Stony Brook.
• Stopped all 12 shots he faced in a 0-0 draw with Albany.
• Posted his fifth shutout of the season in URI's conference-opening victory at Fordham.
• Collected his sixth win in URI's victory over George Washington.
• Became the first Rhode Island goalkeeper to take down a nationally-ranked team in over a decade when the Rams defeated #22 George Mason, 3-1.
• Turned away four shots agaist Dayton to his sixth clean sheet of the season in Rhody's overtime win.
• Posted his seventh shutout with a six-save performance at Saint Joseph's.
• Made 11 saves in URI's regular season finale - a 1-0 win at Duquesne.
• Recorded his ninth shutout of the season as the Rams defeated Dayton 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament.
• Posted his 12th win of the year in URI's double-overtime victory over George Mason in the A-10 semifinals.

Before URI

• Was a member of the FC Schalke 04 Reserves Squad in the German Regionalliga.
• Won the U19 West German Championship with the FC Schalke 04 academy team.
• Also won the U19 State Cup Championship as well as the U19 West German and German National Championships in 2012.

Personal

• Born January 27, 1994.
• Son of Karlheinz and Ute Leifhelm.
• Has two younger brothers, Mathis and Finn.
• Enjoys spending time with friends, watching movies and swimming.
• Favorite athlete is Manuel Neuer.
• Favorite team is FC Schalke 04.
• Chose to attend URI because of the soccer coaching staff and the rich tradition of the program.
• Majoring in Finance.
• Would like to pursue a career in soccer.