Alexander Nydal Class: Junior Hometown: Mclean, Va. High School: Langley Height / Weight: 6-0 / 160 Position: D/MF

Alex Nydal begins his third season with the Patriots and will compete for playing time at the defense and midfield positions.

2005: Did not see action in any games... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll and earned the Commissioner's Award spring semester.

2004: Played in seven games on the year and was in the starting line-up on six occasions... Fired off four shots on the year: Liberty (Oct. 15), Radford (Oct. 17), Old Dominion (Oct. 24) and Drexel (Oct. 31).

Prep/Club: Graduated from Langley High School in 2004... Played soccer all four years and received two varsity letters... Member of the freshman football squad... Played in the Regional Finals with the Saxons senior season... Langley was a state finalist senior year... Earned All-Met Honorable Mention... Played for the Great Falls Heat Club for three years... Led the Heat in assists and was the leading goal scorer for two seasons... Member of the DC United U19 Y-League Team in the summer of 2005.

Personal: Full name is Alexander Nydal... Born July 20, 1986... Son of Nilon Kianpour and Orjar Nydal... Has one older brother, Andrew, who currently plays soccer at William & Mary... Majoring is undeclared.

NYDAL'S CAREER STATISTICS
Year	GP/GS	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots
2004	7/6	0	0	0	4
2005	0/0	0	0	0	0
Total:	7/6	0	0	0	4