CAREER AWARDS/ACCOLADES
- 2x All-SAC First Team (2023, 2024)
- United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Second Team (2024)
- United Soccer Coaches Division II Second Team All-American (2024)
- United Soccer Coaches Division II Third Team All-American (2023)
- United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First Team (2023)
PRIOR TO UCF
- Spent the last two seasons with Limestone University, where he appeared in 40 total matches between the 2023-24 seasons, totaling 18 goals scored and 12 assists on 89 shot attempts and 40 shots on goal.
- Seven of his 18 career goals at Limestone represented game-winners.
- Netted his first career goal in his second match of the 2023 slate, a 1-1 draw with Mount Olive, before rattling off a stretch of five consecutive matches with at least one goal scored from Sept. 9-27; his first career multi-goal game came against Anderson Sept. 27, when he recorded a pair of goals and an assist in Limestone’s 6-0 rout.
- His 66th minute tally in the Saints’ SAC Tournament semifinal matchup marked the contest’s lone score, and he later added his first career NCAA Division II Tournament goal against Clayton State Nov. 18 as his squad advanced as far as the quarterfinal round.
ABOUT CLAUDEL
Major: Communication, interdisciplinary studies ... Favorite pro athlete: Cristiano Ronaldo ... Favorite pro team: Arsenal ... Pregame ritual: taking a nap, listening to music and talking with my teammates ... Favorite off day activity: Recovery and watching TV shows or movies ... Favorite movie: Avatar ... Favorite music artist: Tiakola ... Nickname growing up: Clau, Delclau ... Favorite sport other than soccer: Track and field ... Other interesting facts: I was born in Ivory Coast and grew up in the Congo where my family are from. After that, I moved to France when I was eight years old and became a French citizen. I also played against PSG FC during my career and played against players like Mbappé and Kimpembe who won the World Cup.