Matilda Melin

Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography

Photo by: Jack Reeber '23,M'25 - @jackreeber.raw

Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography

Photo by: Keara Chaperon '22

Photo by: Emma Hug

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-8
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Nolaskolan
Hometown:
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden

2023: Played in 10 games with two starts … marked 10^th career point with goal at Kent State (Oct. 8), added an assist in 2-2 draw against Buffalo (Oct. 5) … played season-high 58 minutes at Ohio (Oct. 12) … marked 20^th career start at Ohio … made 40^th of 45 career appearances against Buffalo … named Academic All-MAC

2022: Started all 18 games ... recorded seven points (three goals, one assist) … first collegiate goal scored in victory over Detroit Mercy (Sept. 1) … first collegiate assist marked on gamewinner at Western Michigan (Oct. 6) ... fired 23 shots with 17 being on goal ... posted at least one shot on-goal in seven straight games (Sept. 11-Oct. 9) … earned Academic All-MAC honors

2021: Made 12 reserve appearances totaling 298 minutes … recorded four shots including two on goal … posted season-high 57 minutes and a shot on-goal at Kent State (Oct. 21) … earned Academic All-MAC honors

Spring 2021: Appeared in five games with one start … made first collegiate start at Western Michigan (April 8) … contributed to two team shutouts

Club/Development: Swedish National Championship runner-up with the district team, Ångermanlands FF in 2017-2018 ... played club soccer with BK Örnen (2006-2015), Hägglunds IoFK (2015-2017) and Själevads IK in (2017-2020) … named team MVP in Mästarcupen champions tournament (2015) … selected to Swedish Soccer Association Elite Camp … earned Malin Moström’s Scholarship (2019)

Personal: Daughter of Sten-Olov Olsson and Helena Melin … has one younger brother, Mattias … listens to one song on repeat before every game: ANNA BOOK by ODZ