Lukas Sunesson

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-11
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Taby, Sweden
High School:
IK Frej Taby

Honors and Awards:
Hermann Trophy Semifinalist (Top Male Collegiate Player) (Spring 2021)
College Soccer News Second Team All-American (Spring 2021)
United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American (Spring 2021)
Soccer America Second Team All-American (Spring 2021)
College Soccer News Third Team All-American (Spring 2021)
Hermann Trophy Watch List (Top Male Collegiate Player) (2021)
BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award - Men's Soccer (2020-21)
First Team All-BIG EAST (Spring 2021)
Second Team All-BIG EAST (2021)
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team (2021, 2022)
BIG EAST All-Freshman Team (2018)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 28, 2019, March 8, 2021, Oct. 4, 2021, Oct. 11, 2021, Aug. 29, 2022, Nov. 3, 2022)
United Soccer Coaches First Team All-East Region (Spring 2021)
United Soccer Coaches Player of Distinction Award (Spring 2021)
No. 50 on Top Drawer Soccer Postseason Top-100 Rankings (Spring 2021)
United Soccer Coaches First Team Scholar All-American (Spring 2021)
CoSIDA Academic All-America® First Team (Spring 2021)
United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region (Spring 2021)
CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (Spring 2021)
CoSIDA Academic All-District (2019)
BIG EAST All-Academic (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)

2022 (Sr.): 7G-3A-17 Points ... Played in all 18 games, started in all but one ... Netted and matched career-high of two goals at Yale (Sept. 17) ... Registered seven goals on the season ... Assisted on career-high three goals in 2022 ... Scored all six of attempted penalty kicks.

2021 (R-Jr.): 6G-1A-13 Points ... Earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors ... Started all 16 games as striker ... Led team in points (13) and goals (six) ... Netted first goal of season against SIUE (Aug. 29) ... Scored game-winning goal against Seton Hall (Sept. 24) ... Registered a goal and assist against Providence (Oct. 2) ... Contributed four points on a brace against Creighton (Oct. 9) ... Scored final goal of season against UConn (Oct. 13) ... Recorded 1069 minutes on season.

2020-21 (Jr.): 6G-2A-14 Points ... Mac Hermann Award Semifinalist ... United Soccer Coaches First Team All-East Region ... First Team All-BIG EAST ... Started in all 13 games, one of just three Golden Eagles to do so ... His six goals lead the team and ranked him third in the BIG EAST ... Started in every game in 2021 at striker ... Started and played 78 minutes against Loyola Chicago (Feb. 3) ... Played 80 minutes and tallied four shots against Northern Illinois ... He scored the golden goal in overtime to defeat the Huskies for his ninth career goal (Feb. 7) ... Tallied three shots (two on goal) in 82 minutes against Saint Louis (Feb. 13) ... Scored his second goal of the season on a header off a cross from Christian Marquez against Creighton (Feb. 20) ... Netted a brace against DePaul to lead MU to a 3-1 road win against the Blue Demons (March 6) ... Tallied two shots at Butler (March 10) ... Scored the team's first goal in a 2-1 win over Xavier and had three shots on goal (March 17) ... Had his first assist of the season in a 2-1 overtime win at Creighton (March 20) ... Played 78 minutes in the double-overtime win over DePaul (March 24) ... Scored the golden goal in overtime on a penalty kick against Butler ... Finished the game with five shots (four on goal) in 74 minutes (March 27) ... Tallied an assist in the BIG EAST tournament semifinals against Seton Hall (April 15) ... Had one shot on goal and scored in penalty kick's in a 0-0 draw (MU adv. 3-1 in PK's) against No. 4 Loyola Marymount in the NCAA tournament second round (May 2) ... Had two shots in 76 minutes in the 2-1 defeat to No. 2 Indiana (May 6).

2019 (So.): 3G-1A-7 Points ... Played in all 18 games (starting 14) in 2019 ... Finished tied for second on the team with three goals while also dishing out one assist ... Started in four of the team's first five games ... Tallied four shots (one on goal) in 85 minutes against UAB in the season opener (Aug. 30) ... Had one shot on goal in 75 minutes against UC Davis (Sept. 1) ... Played 80 minutes against Northern Illinois (Sept. 13) and registered one shot ... Tallied a season-high five shots (two on goal) against Creighton (Sept. 20) ... Scored his first goal of the season to put his team up 2-0 in a road win against Wisconsin (Sept. 24) ... Tallied three shots at Xavier (Sept. 27) ... Posted one shot on goal against Saint Louis (Oct. 1) and Green Bay (Oct. 8) ... Tied for third on the team with five shots and one goal in the game against Butler (Oct. 23) ... Scored the game-winning goal at DePaul in a 1-0 win to help MU clinch a BIG EAST tournament bid (Nov. 6) ... Played the full 90 minutes at Providence in the BIG EAST tournament.

2018 (Fr.): 5G-0A-10 Points ... Notched two goals, including the game-winner in the season opening victory over Valparaiso ... Had a goal the next game, a 4-0 shutout against Central Arkansas ... Scored his fourth of the year in a 4-0 win over St. John's at home ... Tallied an insurance goal in the 2-0 win over DePaul in the regular season and home finale.

Prior to Marquette: Spent eight years as a player for IK Frej Taby of the Swedish Superettan second division ... Made 61 appearances and scored eight goals, plus two assists, including six goals in the Superettan.

Personal: Son of Leif and Jessica Sunesson ... Has an older sister, Lisa, and a younger brother, Jesper ... Double major in operations & supply chain management and international business.