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Western Michigan University Athletics

2022 Men's Soccer Roster

Ricky Bassman
Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer

8 Daniel Nimick

8 Daniel Nimick

  • Position:
    Defender
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Harrogate, England
  • High School:
    Rossett Academy

Summary

Biography

2022: Played and started 21 matches ... Drafted by Vancouver Whitecaps FC as the 42nd pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft ... Named MAC Player of the Year ... Named United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team ... Named United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team ... Named All-MAC First Team ... Named Academic All-MAC ... Named United Soccer Coaches Academic All-District ... Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... Named College Soccer News National Team of the Week (10/25, 11/21) ... Named MAC Player of the Week (10/25) ... Registered eight goals for a career-high and one assist ... Registered 30 shots ... Career-best five game-winning goals to tie program record for game-winning goals in a season and tied third in program history for game-winning goals in his career with seven. 

2021: Played in and started all 18 games ... Named Second Team All-MAC ... Named Academic All-MAC ... finished season with three assists ... Helped contribute to seven shutouts as a center back ... Assisted on game-winning goal in 1-0 victory over Oakland ... Tallied third assist of the season against West Virginia. 

2020 (Season played in Spring of 2021 due to COVID-19): Played in and started all 11 games ... Academic All-MAC selection ... United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region selection First Team All-MAC ... Finished with career-high nine points on three goals and three assists ... Tallied first assist of the season in season-opening win at Butler ... Netted goal in loss at SIUE ... Tallied assist and netted game-winning goal in 3-1 victory over Northern Illinois ... Scored game-winning goal in 3-2 win over SIUE ... Tallied assist in 4-3 win over Akron.

2019: Appeared in 15 matches as a freshman and made one start, at Xavier (10/1) ... Scored his first collegiate goal in the Mid-American Conference Championship semifinals against West Virginia (11/15) ... Named to the All-MAC Tournament Team ... Recorded seven total shot attempts on the year.

High School: Joined the Broncos from Harrogate, England, and Rossett Academy ... Competed with hometown Harrogate club team and was named a captain of the U19 squad ... First native of the United Kingdom to join WMU during the Chad Wiseman era (2013-P) ... Played youth soccer for Leeds United Academy ... With Leeds United, helped guide his teams to wins over prestigious clubs such as Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Newcastle, Everton and Leicester City.

Personal: Son of Paul and Carolyn … Has an older brother, William … Plans on majoring in biomedical sciences.
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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2019Freshman

    Defender
    6'2" 175 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2020Sophomore

    Defender
    6'2" 175 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2021Junior

    Defender
    6'2" 175 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2022Senior

    Defender
    6'2" 175 lbs
    8