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BOYS SOCCER

Nikko Helderop

Midfielder
CENTURY HS
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

13

Season Goals

5

Season Assists

28

Career Goals

15

Career Assists
“Nikko is a player who can play multiple positions and still find ways to score or assist from all over the pitch. He was an excellent captain, too, and you could tell his teammates really responded to him.”
Creighton Bachmeier
Head Coach head coach at Minot High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 175-pound senior midfielder scored 13 goals and passed for five assists this past season, leading the Patriots (13-3-2) to the state championship. A two-time First Team All-State selection, Helderop was also a two-time All-Western Dakota Association honoree. He concluded his prep career with 28 goals and 15 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Helderop has maintained a 3.68 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer at Northwestern College (Iowa) this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Helderop has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics, the American Red Cross, a soup kitchen and youth soccer programs.