2024 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 17
Ola Maeland
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 165
- Hometown:
- Bryne, Norway
- High School:
- Bryne Videregående skole
- Club Team:
- Bryne FK
- Major:
- Information Technology & Informatics
| PRONUNCIATION |
2021 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
2023 Big Ten All-Tournament Team Selection
Graduate Student (Fall 2024)
- Played in all 17 games and made 16 starts
- Recorded three goals, tied for second on the team, and two assists for eight total points
- All three scores came in nonconference play against Princeton (Aug. 30), Seton Hall (Sept. 9) and Yale (Sept. 17)
- Picked up an assist in an upset over No. 8 Wisconsin (Oct. 5)
- Amassed 24 shots and put 13 on frame to rank second on the team\
- Played in all 16 games and made 14 starts
- Recorded four goals, the second most for RU, for eight points, the third highest total on the season
- Scored three of the four goals in conference play, including the game winner against Penn State (Oct. 17) in the regular season
- Netted another score against the Nittany Lions in the Big Ten Tournament (Nov. 3), earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team
- Also found the back of the net in a 2-1 win over Maryland (Oct. 3) in the 19th minute to secure the program's first road win at College Park
- Registered 23 shots and put 10 on frame
- Appeared in 19 games and made nine starts
- Scored three goals on the season, including the game-winning olimpico goal against Indiana (Nov. 13) in the Big Ten Tournament Championship
- Tied a team-high three points in the Big Ten Tournament
- Also registered five assists to total seven points on the fall
- Took 12 shots including seven on goal
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection
- 2022 Fall Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Played in all 17 matches with 10 starts, averaging 46 minutes per match
- Assisted the game-winning goal at No. 11 Indiana (Sept. 17)
- Assisted both goals in the 2-1 victory over Saint Joseph's (Sept. 13)
- Had a hand in both goals of the 2-0 win against Mount St. Mary's (Sept. 6), scoring the game-winner in the 37th and assisting the insurance goal in the 59th
- Has placed seven of his 12 shots on target (58.3%)
- Scored the opening goal in a 4-0 victory over Ohio State (Oct. 31)
- Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winner
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after scoring a goal at Maryland in the quarterfinals
- Played in eight contests with three starts as a rookie
- Played a season-high 61 minutes in the Big Ten Quarterfinal at Maryland, scoring Rutgers' lone goal in the 75th minute
- Creative and forward-minded striker, playing his club ball with Bryne FK in the PostNord-ligaen, a professional league in Norway
- Out of the midfield in 2019, Maeland netted two goals for the pro club
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