Axel Sjöberg (AIM 2014) returned to Marquette over the Thanksgiving break and visited with Dr. Krause and students in the AIM program. Axel, originally from Stockholm, Sweden, was selected by the MLS Colorado Rapids in January 2015 as the 14th pick in the first round of the Major League Soccer SuperDraft.
Axel Sjoberg in action |
Axel Sjöberg (AIM 2014) returned to Marquette over the Thanksgiving break and visited with Dr. Krause and students in the AIM program. Axel, originally from Stockholm, Sweden, was selected by the MLS Colorado Rapids in January 2015 as the 14th pick in the first round of the Major League Soccer SuperDraft.
Sjoberg and Krause |
He was the only
Rapids rookie to play more than 1,000 MLS minutes in 2015 (and it would have
been more but for injury) – and he had an impressive first year when he was featured
along the Rapids’ back line. At 6'7", he is an imposing figure, and showed
no signs of ‘freshman’ nerves as he made his debut in the very first game of
the season at Philadelphia Union in March. Alongside Bobby Burling (6'6"),
he formed part of the tallest central defensive pairing in MLS history.
Besides being a
member of the AIM program, Alex played four years at Marquette University, where
he was named to the All-Big East first team and was the winner of Marquette’s
Most Valuable Player Award in 2014. Three times in 2014 he was named Big East
Defensive Player of the Week. He also was named to the second team All-America
squad and first team all-Big East. Sjӧberg
was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player in the Big East men’s soccer championship and earned a spot on
the All-Tournament Team.
Born in Stockholm,
the son of Lars-Erik Sjӧberg
and Anna Kullander Sjӧberg,
he was an outstanding student at Marquette, majoring in Finance. He was
selected to be a part of Marquette's highly regarded Applied Investment
Management (AIM) Program and was awarded the finance department’s Outstanding
Senior Award from the College of Business Administration.
Axel Sjoberg |