Declan Gaffney

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
D
Height:
5-11
Weight:
170
Hometown:
Los Angeles, Calif.
High School:
Loyola

At Michigan
• Cum Laude graduate, University of Michigan (2022)
• Current M.S. Candidate, U-M Sport Management
• CSC Academic All-District (2022)
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2019-22)
• Four-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2019-22)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2021)
• Three-time University of Michigan Honors Designation recipient

Graduate Student (2022)
• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 14 matches with eight starts
• Recorded one assist
• Logged 853 minutes of action on the pitch

Senior (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Played in 16 games and made 10 starts
• Had four points with one goal and two assists
• Recorded first career goal, which was the game-winner, in 2-1 win over Chicago State (Sep. 13)
• Had his first career assist in 2-1 win at Indiana (Oct. 1)

Junior (Spring 2021)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• University of Michigan Honors Designation (Fall 2020, Winter 2021)
• Appeared in three games and started at Rutgers (March 27)

Sophomore (2019)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• University of Michigan Honors Designation (Fall 2019)
• Appeared in four matches with one start on defense
• Made a start against Western Michigan (Oct. 17)
• Missed a majority of the season due to injury

Freshman (2018)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• University of Michigan Honors Designation (Fall 2018)
• Appeared in 10 matches with one start as a reserve defender.
• Earned first career start in NCAA Tournament second round at Notre Dame (Nov. 18); played all 110 minutes, helping secure shutout.
• Made collegiate debut against Tulsa (Aug. 24).

Prep
• High School: Loyola High School (2018)
• Played one year on the varsity team before joining Pateadores Academy
• Helped lead Loyola to California State championship as a sophomore

Club
• Pataeadores Academy
• Ranked No. 60 nationally, No. 17 positionally (Defender), and No. 10 regionally (Southern California) in the 2018 IMG Academy Top 150 Players Ranking (Topdrawersoccer.com)
• Appeared and started in over 60 matches in his two seasons with Pateadores.
• Helped lead Pateadores to 2018 US Soccer Development Academy U-18/19 Southwest Conference Championship
• Recognized as a standout performer by TopDrawerSoccer in 2018 Developmental Academy Showcase
• Invited to 1-day U-18 Regional (Irvine, CA) National Team Trial (2016)

Personal
• Birthday: October 6, 1999
• Son of Charlie and Nicole Gaffney
• Older brother, Conor, graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Economics (2021)
• Has triplet younger brothers: Liam (University of Texas), Owen (Harvard University), and Charlie (University of Wisconsin)
• Owen is a member of the Harvard men’s lacrosse team