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BOYS SOCCER

Roni Sylejmani

Midfielder/Forward
GULL LAKE HS
RICHLAND, MICHIGAN
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

22

Season Goals

17

Season Assists

65

Career Goals

35

Career Assists
“Roni has so many ways he can beat you. Roni is present from the opening whistle. I never want to see him over the ball for a free kick because it’s going to be on frame with pace.”
John Brown
Head Coach - head coach of St. Joseph High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 170-pound senior midfielder and forward led the Blue Devils to a 16-2-1 record and the Division II state championship this past season. Sylejmani scored 22 goals and passed for 17 assists, netting the lone goal in Gull Lake’s 1-0 overtime win over DeWitt High in the state title game. A Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association Dream Team selection, he was a 2020 United Soccer Coaches High School All-American honoree. He concluded his prep soccer career with 65 goals and 35 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Sylejmani has maintained a B average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Western Michigan University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Sylejmani has volunteered locally with a food bank and homeless shelter as well as the Salvation Army. He has also donated his time to the Special Olympics and as a youth soccer coach.