Bowling Green State University Athletics
2016 Men's Soccer Roster
Giannini, Vincent
Jersey Number 20
Vincent Giannini
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Sydney, Australia
- High School:
- Christian Brothers H.S. Lewisham
Bio
2016
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 11 matches, making six starts ... the Falcons had a record of 5-0-1 in those six starts ... scored four points on a goal and two assists ... had the Falcons' first goal of the season, and it proved to be the game winner as BG topped IUPUI in the season opener ... headed home a Jacob Roth cross in the 13th minute of that win ... also had a two-assist game in BG's win over Appalachian State at Cochrane Stadium ... both assists came on goals by Pat Flynn, on the first and third of the Falcons' goals in a 3-1 victory ... played a season-high 72 minutes in the App State match, and was on the field for over 50 minutes in five other contests.
2015
Played in six matches, making two starts ... played a total of 205 minutes on the season ... after playing a total of just 15 minutes over the first 14 matches, drew his first collegiate start vs. West Virginia, and played 57 minutes of that BGSU shutout win at Cochrane Field ... played in one of those first 14 games, but beginning with that WVU contest, saw action in each of the last five matches of the year ... played 53 minutes in the win at Appalachian State and 40 against Akron.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Christian Brothers H.S. Lewisham in September of 2014 ... his coaches included John Carnabucci, Domenic Hudap and Vincenzo Colagiuri ... was a four-time MVP and two-time Player of the Year for the Lewo, helping the team to four league (Metropolitan Catholic Colleges) championships and two runner-up finishes in six years ... team won the 2012 state championship after finishing as runner up the previous year ... captained the team every year from 2009-14 ... named the school's Academic Sportsman of the Year in 2014.
PERSONAL
Vincent Anthony Giannini was born on May 29, 1996 in Sydney, Australia ... son of Greg and Rosa Giannini ... the oldest of three children ... has two sisters ... an economics major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.814 through the Spring 2016 semester ... played club ball with numerous teams including Sydney Olympic FC, Marconi Stallions FC, Sutherland Sharks FC and Rockdale City Suns FC ... played for the FFA Australian Junior Socceroos and was an AFC Asian All-Star representative ... gained selection into the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) on a soccer scholarship ... his accolades also include being selected into the U17 Australian National Team training squad and the Australian U19 School Boy squad.
GIANNINI'S CAREER STATS
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 11 matches, making six starts ... the Falcons had a record of 5-0-1 in those six starts ... scored four points on a goal and two assists ... had the Falcons' first goal of the season, and it proved to be the game winner as BG topped IUPUI in the season opener ... headed home a Jacob Roth cross in the 13th minute of that win ... also had a two-assist game in BG's win over Appalachian State at Cochrane Stadium ... both assists came on goals by Pat Flynn, on the first and third of the Falcons' goals in a 3-1 victory ... played a season-high 72 minutes in the App State match, and was on the field for over 50 minutes in five other contests.
2015
Played in six matches, making two starts ... played a total of 205 minutes on the season ... after playing a total of just 15 minutes over the first 14 matches, drew his first collegiate start vs. West Virginia, and played 57 minutes of that BGSU shutout win at Cochrane Field ... played in one of those first 14 games, but beginning with that WVU contest, saw action in each of the last five matches of the year ... played 53 minutes in the win at Appalachian State and 40 against Akron.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Christian Brothers H.S. Lewisham in September of 2014 ... his coaches included John Carnabucci, Domenic Hudap and Vincenzo Colagiuri ... was a four-time MVP and two-time Player of the Year for the Lewo, helping the team to four league (Metropolitan Catholic Colleges) championships and two runner-up finishes in six years ... team won the 2012 state championship after finishing as runner up the previous year ... captained the team every year from 2009-14 ... named the school's Academic Sportsman of the Year in 2014.
PERSONAL
Vincent Anthony Giannini was born on May 29, 1996 in Sydney, Australia ... son of Greg and Rosa Giannini ... the oldest of three children ... has two sisters ... an economics major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.814 through the Spring 2016 semester ... played club ball with numerous teams including Sydney Olympic FC, Marconi Stallions FC, Sutherland Sharks FC and Rockdale City Suns FC ... played for the FFA Australian Junior Socceroos and was an AFC Asian All-Star representative ... gained selection into the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) on a soccer scholarship ... his accolades also include being selected into the U17 Australian National Team training squad and the Australian U19 School Boy squad.
GIANNINI'S CAREER STATS
OFFENSE GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2015................ 6-2 0 0 0 2 .000 2 1.000 0 0-0 2016................ 11-6 1 2 4 8 .125 3 .375 1 0-0 TOTAL............... 17-8 1 2 4 10 .100 5 .500 1 0-0 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 2, IUPUI -- Aug 26, 2016 ; Appalachian State -- Aug 28, 2016 Goals: 1, IUPUI -- Aug 26, 2016 Assists: 2, Appalachian State -- Aug 28, 2016 Shots: 3, IUPUI -- Aug 26, 2016
Off The Pitch: Andrew Shaffer (Sept. 11, 2025)
Thursday, September 11
Eric Nichols Post-Match Interview (Sept. 5, 2025)
Saturday, September 06
Off The Pitch: Bennett Painter (Sept. 3, 2025)
Thursday, September 04
Eric Nichols Post-Match Interview (Sept. 1, 2025)
Monday, September 01
