Nils Bruening

Photo by: UNC Athletic Communications

Height:
6-3
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hamburg, Germany
High School:
Corvey Gymnasium

2017 - Junior Season
Did not play during the 2017 season due to injury.

2016 - Sophomore Season
Third Team Academic All-American • All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll selection • Tied for second on the team with 17 points, including a club-leading eight goals • Scored four goals against Boston College, the most at UNC since 2002 and one short of the school record • Scored two game-winning goals (Saint Louis, Boston College) • Appeared in all 21 matches and made 12 starts • His 44 shots were the second most for a team that reached the NCAA College Cup • Scored a goal in the 3-2 double overtime win over FGCU in the second round of the NCAA Championship.

2015 – Freshman Season
Did not see any playing time in his first season at North Carolina • Named to ACC Honor Roll.

Prep - Corvey Gymnasium
German native that competed most recently with Hamburger SV before enrolling at North Carolina for the 2015-16 school year • Named to the ACC Honor Roll.

Personal
Competed with North Carolina FC NPSL club during summer of 2016 and Tobacco Road FC in 2017 • Rising Star in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy • Business administration major.