2023 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 20
Malcolm Ward
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Youngs, Australia
- High School:
- Newington College
2023 at Gardner-Webb: Made 15 starts for a total of 1257 minutes…fired a pair of shots on goal.
2022 at NIU: Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Appeared in 16 matches, starting all 16 contests … Recorded one assist, away to Bradley (Sept. 1) … Helped the NIU backline record four shutouts … Tallied two total shots, both on target … Played 1,203 minutes, third-most among Huskie field players … Played the full 90 minutes eight times.
2021 at NIU: Appeared in 19 matches, making 18 starts … Helped the Huskie backline tally eight shutouts … Recorded one assist, against Milwaukee (Sept. 14) … Had six shots, including two on target, one each against Marquette (Sept. 10) and Georgia State (Nov. 14) … Played 1,521 total minutes … Played the full 90 minutes, or more, in 10 matches, including a season-high 104 minutes against Georgia State (Nov. 14) in the MAC Final.
2020-21 at NIU: Appeared in eight matches, making six starts … Recorded an assist on Kevin Galiano’s first goal against Chicago State (Feb. 26) … Made his collegiate debut against DePaul (Feb. 17), playing 12 minutes … Recorded one shot, at SIU Edwardsville (April 7) … Played a season-high 104 minutes at SIU Edwardsville (April 7) … Played the full 90 minutes, or more, in three matches and a season total of 569 minutes.
Prior to NIU: Member of the Australian National Team at the 2015 U17 World Cup, helping the Joeys reach the Round of 16 … Also represented Australia at the Asian Football Confederation Under 16 Championship in 2014 … Spent time at the Football Federation Australia Centre of Excellence … Joined Western Sydney Wanderers in the National A-League in 2016 … Helped Western Sydney Wanderers win the NPL 2 U20 Grand Final in 2018.
2022 at NIU: Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Appeared in 16 matches, starting all 16 contests … Recorded one assist, away to Bradley (Sept. 1) … Helped the NIU backline record four shutouts … Tallied two total shots, both on target … Played 1,203 minutes, third-most among Huskie field players … Played the full 90 minutes eight times.
2021 at NIU: Appeared in 19 matches, making 18 starts … Helped the Huskie backline tally eight shutouts … Recorded one assist, against Milwaukee (Sept. 14) … Had six shots, including two on target, one each against Marquette (Sept. 10) and Georgia State (Nov. 14) … Played 1,521 total minutes … Played the full 90 minutes, or more, in 10 matches, including a season-high 104 minutes against Georgia State (Nov. 14) in the MAC Final.
2020-21 at NIU: Appeared in eight matches, making six starts … Recorded an assist on Kevin Galiano’s first goal against Chicago State (Feb. 26) … Made his collegiate debut against DePaul (Feb. 17), playing 12 minutes … Recorded one shot, at SIU Edwardsville (April 7) … Played a season-high 104 minutes at SIU Edwardsville (April 7) … Played the full 90 minutes, or more, in three matches and a season total of 569 minutes.
Prior to NIU: Member of the Australian National Team at the 2015 U17 World Cup, helping the Joeys reach the Round of 16 … Also represented Australia at the Asian Football Confederation Under 16 Championship in 2014 … Spent time at the Football Federation Australia Centre of Excellence … Joined Western Sydney Wanderers in the National A-League in 2016 … Helped Western Sydney Wanderers win the NPL 2 U20 Grand Final in 2018.
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