Sam DeJulio

Position:
Midfield/Defender
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Saint Viator
Hometown:
Arlington Heights, Ill.

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 110 (5x Most Recent: 8/22/21 at North Alabama)
Shots: 1 (3x, Most Recent: 9/17/21 vs. Missouri State)

2021 SEASON

Lone Saluki to start and play in all 16 matches ... accumulated 1402 playing minutes, most of any player this season ... garnered a shot against Missouri State on Sept 19 ... helped SIU to lone shutout against North Alabama on Aug 22.

2020-21 SEASON

Started and played in eight games ... finished the season with 765 minutes of playing time, fourth in minutes on Saluki roster ... recorded first career shot against Valparaiso on Feb. 28 ... garnered second shot against Evansville on March 9 ... helped the Salukis to three shutouts ... played a season-high 110 minutes in all double-overtime matches.

2019 SEASON

Played and started in all 16 games as a freshman ... finished the season with 1,273 minutes of playing time ... helped the Salukis pitch four shutouts throughout the season ... played in a season-high 110 minutes at Eastern Illinois on Oct. 10.

HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB

Named the East Suburban Catholic Conference Defender of the Year as a senior in 2018 and was a First-Team Daily Herald All-Area pick and First-Team All-Sectional ... helped lead her team to the 2018 ESCC championship, plus regional, sectional and super-sectional titles to advance to state finals ... played three years for Eclipse Select club team and team advanced to ECNL national finals ... also a four-year varsity basketball player, team captain and Daily Herald All-Area selection.

PERSONAL

Last name is pronounced Deh-WHO-lee-oh ... daughter of John and April DeJulio ... father is a professional motivational speaker and mother is a nurse ... father played professional soccer (Chicago Stingers, Skeid FC Norwegian 1st Division) and was a former coach with the Chicago Red Stars ... born Sept. 19, 2000 in Chicago ... has three siblings ... from the same high school as Jarrett Payton (Walter Payton’s son), Jonathan Spector (Manchester United) and Nino Dasilva (NY Metro Stars) ... a National Honor Society student and three-time Principal’s Honor Roll.

WHY I CHOSE SIU

“I chose to come to SIU because of not only the coaching staff, but also because I’m more than excited to be a part of the first ever woman’s soccer team and the chance to help build the program.”