2023 Men's Soccer Roster
Alex Barger
- Weight:
- 150
- Height:
- 5-9
- Position:
- Defender
- Year:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
- High School:
- Naperville North
CAREER
Big Ten Tournament Champion (2023) … Two-time Big Ten regular season champion (2023, 24) … Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 Freshmen (2023) … Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (2024) … Academic All-Big Ten (2024).
SOPHOMORE (2024)
Big Ten regular season champion … Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 5) … Academic All-Big Ten … Appeared in 19 matches with 13 starts … Recorded one goal and two assists … Helped Hoosiers keep four clean-sheets … IU did not concede multiple goals in any of last nine matches … Assisted winning goal in Big Ten regular season championship-clinching win over Northwestern (Oct. 29) … Scored and assisted versus Trine (Nov. 1).
FRESHMAN (2023)
Big Ten Tournament Champion … Big Ten regular season champion … Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 Freshmen (No. 26) … Started all 23 matches played … Mostly played in left-back position … One of five Hoosiers to start 23 matches … Had one goal and one assist … Helped Hoosiers keep eight clean sheets … Made collegiate debut starting season opener at Notre Dame (Aug. 24) … Earned first-career point against Seton Hall (Sept. 4), with first assist to winning goal … Gave IU first lead in 2-1 win at Maryland (Oct. 20), scoring header for first collegiate goal.
PREP/PERSONAL
Top Drawer Soccer three-star recruit … No. 13 prospect in Midwest region according to TDS … Played club for Sockers FC and Evolution SC … Won 2019 Surfs Cup with Evolution … Two-year captain, four-year starter at Naperville High School … No. 2 in career assists (42) and No. 7 in career goals (43) at NHS … Two-time United Soccer Coaches All-American (2021, 2022) … Two-time Prep Soccer All-American (2021, 2022) … Gatorade Player of the Year (2021) … Three-time first-team all-state (2020, 2021, 2022) … Led Naperville to 2022 regional title … National Honor Society member … Earned 4.1 GPA … Son of Lisa and Brian Barger … Has one brother, Sean Smith.
