Jonas Buechte

Position:
Defender
Height:
6-1
Weight:
162
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Rantingen, Germany

2024: Started all 21 games for Akron...recorded a goal and an assist on the strength of five shots, including one on goal...helped lead the defensive efforts for the Zips that resulted in nine shutouts on the campaign...netted game-winning goal in 4-0 win over No. 13 VCU (Sept. 6).

2024 ACCOLADES: Third-Team All-BIG EAST selection...CSC Academic All-District honoree...BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9)...selected to BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Honor Roll (Nov. 4)...2024 Preseason All-BIG EAST selection...Academic All-Ohio.

2023: Started all 18 games for Akron...registered three assists on the strength of eight shots, including four on goal...helped direct the Zips’ defensive efforts to post eight shutouts on the campaign, including clean sheets versus Southern Indiana (Sept. 4), No. 11 Florida International (Sept. 11), No. 15 Notre Dame (Sept. 19), Northern Kentucky (Oct. 3), DePaul (Oct. 7), Cleveland State (Oct. 10), Xavier (Oct. 14) and Butler (Oct. 28)...registered assists in wins over Niagara (Aug. 24) and DePaul (Oct. 7) as well as at Creighton (Oct. 18).

2023 ACCOLADES: A Second-Team All-BIG EAST selection...Third-Team All-East Region honoree...United Soccer Coaches Second-Team Scholar All-America award winner...All-Ohio and Academic All-Ohio selection...a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District recipient...honored as BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 5).

2022: Started all 20 games for Akron...registered a goal and three assists on the strength of 13 shots, with five falling on goal...tallied goal in 8-0 win over Chicago State, while netting assists versus Ohio State, Cleveland State and against Western Michigan in the regular season finale...helped led the Zips’ defensive efforts to seven shutouts on the campaign.

2022 ACCOLADES: First-Team All-MAC honoree...Academic All-MAC selection...College Sports Communicators Academic All-District recipient.

2021: Started all 18 games for Akron...helped anchor an Zips’ defensive unit that posted six shutouts...tallied a pair of assists on the strength of 12 shots, with a pair coming on net...earned an assist on Will Jackson’s goal in a 5-1 triumph over Bowling Green (Oct. 22)...tallied assist on Carlo Ritaccio’s goal against Santa Clara (Nov. 18).

2021 ACCOLADES: Named by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its Midseason Top-100 Freshmen men's soccer squad (No. 17)...tabbed by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its Postseason Top-100 Freshmen men's soccer squad (No. 70).

PRIOR TO AKRON: Played for prestigious Bundesliga club Fortuna Dusseldorf, winning regional cup titles at both U-17 and U-19 levels...joined Oberliga team Ratingen before becoming a member of the Zips...attended Lessing Berufskolleg High School

PERSONAL: Majoring in sport business...son of son of Frank and Ute Büchte.