Roman Celentano

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Weight:
200
Height:
6-3
Position:
Goalkeeper
Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Naperville, Ill.
High School:
Neuqua Valley

CAREER
Two-time Big Ten regular season Champion (2019, 2020-21) … Two-time Big Ten Tournament Champion (2019, 2020-21) … Runner-up in 2020 NCAA College Cup … Two-time All-America selection … First-ever two-time Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year … Two-time Big Ten All-Tournament Team … 2020 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Tournament … Owns career record of 37-10-5, allowing just 33 goals in 52 matches … Among active career leaders in goals against average (No. 1; 0.619), save percentage (No. 2; 0.831) and solo shutouts (No. 3; 28) … Tenth IU goalkeeper to reach 28 career shutouts … Twelfth IU goalkeeper to amass 37 victories.

2021 (JUNIOR)
United Soccer Coaches second team All-America … Top Drawer Soccer Best XI first team … College Soccer News third team All-America … Ranked No. 11 on Top Drawer Soccer’s Postseason Top 100 list … United Soccer Coaches first team All-North Region … Received invitation to adidas MLS College Showcase … Repeated as Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year … All-Big Ten First Team … Big Ten All-Tournament Team … Ranked No. 24 on Top Drawer Soccer’s Midseason Top 100 … Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (10/19) … College Soccer News Team of the Week (10/25) … Mac Hermann Preseason Watch List … College Soccer News Preseason first team All-America … Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI first team … Preseason Big Ten Player to Watch … CoSIDA Academic All-District … Ranked No. 3 nationally with career-high 11 shutouts … Started all 13 of Indiana’s clean sheets … Led IU through a period of seven straight shutouts in October, the second-longest single-season streak in program history … Helped IU hold opponents scoreless into overtime in three matches; versus Omaha (10/6), Wisconsin (10/24) and Northwestern (11/10) … Made six saves in a 1-0 victory at Michigan State (9/26) … Had five saves in 1-0 victory at Penn State (10/17) … Tallied a season-high nine saves, including a penalty save, at Maryland (10/31).

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)
United Soccer Coaches second team All-America ... Top Drawer Soccer Best XI first team ... United Soccer Coaches first team All-North Region ... Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year ... All-Big Ten First Team ... 2020 NCAA Tournament Defensive Most Outstanding Player ... Big Ten Defensive Player of the Tournament ... Big Ten All-Tournament Team ... Played and started all 16 matches in goal … Conceded just six goals in 1,490:42 minutes of action for a goals against average of 0.36 … Earned a save percentage of .908 after making 59 saves in 65 chances on frame … compiled a record of 12-2-2 with 10 total shutouts (nine solo) ... Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (5/11) ... Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week (3/30) ... Honorable Mention Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (3/30) ... Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week (March 23) ... Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (3/16) ... Made seven saves in the National Championship game against No. 10 Marshall (5/17) ... Secured two saves in a shutout win over No. 3 Pittsburgh in the NCAA Semifinal (5/14) ... Secured six saves in a shutout victory over No. 6 Seton Hall in the Elite 8 (5/10) ... Stopped five shots and made three more saves in PK's in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against St. Francis Brooklyn (5/2) ... Made four saves in regulation/overtime and two stops in PK's against No. 14 Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament Championship match( 4/17) ... Stopped three Maryland shots in an IU shutout win in the Big Ten semifinal round (4/14) ... Combined with Bryant Pratt to shutout Northwestern in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament (4/10) ... Charted six saves in a 1-0 (2OT) shutout win over No. 11 Michigan (3/27) ... Made five saves in shutout against Rutgers (3/19) ... Blanked Wisconsin with six saves (3/11) ... Compiled three saves in a 3-0 shutout win over Wisconsin to open the season (2/19).

2019 (FRESHMAN)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (10/15) ... Earned the start in all 14 appearances ... Allowed only eight goals to pair with 30 saves (.789 save percentage) ... Posted seven shutouts and a goals against average of 0.55 ... Allowed one goal with 13 saves in the final 584:09 minutes of the season ... Recorded a record of 10-2-2 ... Secured four saves in IU's shutout against No. 19 Kentucky in the second round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament (11/24) ... Posted 302:43 minutes of scoreless soccer in the Big Ten Tournament ... Compiled three saves and stopped two penalty kicks in the scoreless draw against Michigan in the Big Ten Title match (11/17) ... Tallied two saves in 1-0 victory over Maryland in the B1G semis (11/15) ... Notched a 2-0 shutout victory over Ohio State in first-career postseason match (11/10) ... Collected two saves in Indiana's 1-0 victory over Michigan State ... Notched one save in the 5-1 Hoosier victory over Ohio State ... Registered first-career shutout in a 0-0 draw against No. 16 Kentucky (10/9) ... Made two saves in first-career start, helping IU earn a 3-1 victory at Northwestern (10/1).

PREP/PERSONAL
Played four seasons with Sockers FC Development Academy, starting 68 of 69 career matches … Helped Sockers FC win the Mid-America U-18/19 Conference championship … Also helped team win playoff group and advance to the quarterfinals … Son of Marcello and Manuela Celentano … Has two siblings, Julian and Remi.