Honors & Awards:
- Dean's List - 2014 Spring Semester
- 2011 Conference USA Academic Honor Roll
- 2011 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Career: At Georgia State Kivinen has played in 29 matches, including 19 starts, for a total of more than 1,329 minutes. For his career, he has appeared in 57 matches and started 31 contests. He has found the back of the net once and recorded five assists for a career total of seven points.
2014: Played in 15 matches, including 13 starts, as a senior … Totaled more than 785 minutes played … Assisted on Amiri Abraham’s match-winning goal at Howard (10/31) … Attempted seven shots on the season … Fired a shot on goal against the College of Charleston (9/5).
2013: Appeared in 14 matches, with six starts, for a total of 544 minutes in his first season at Georgia State ... Attempted one shot on the road at West Virginia.
2012 (South Carolina): Participated in 12 contests, including eight starts ... Finished the season with one goal and one assist for three points ... Attempted six shots on the year, with one on target ... Scored his first career goal in an 1-0 upset win at No. 2 South Florida on Sept. 6 ... Recorded an assist against Coastal Carolina on Oct. 24.
2011 (South Carolina): Appeared in 16 matches, with eight starts ... Tallied three assist and attempted six shots, one on goal ... First career assist came in 3-1 win over Marshall Oct. 15... Followed two games later with two assists in thrilling 4-3 victory at FIU on Oct. 22 ... Named to the C-USA Academic Honor Roll ... Member of the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Prep: Graduated from Anjalankosken High School ... Member of the U-18 and U-17 Finland National Team ... Former member of U-19 Junior Team - MyPa (Finland) club team ... Played for FC Kuusankoski (2010).
Personal: Niklas Kivinen was born on May 12, 1991 in Mikkeli, Finland ... Son of Merja Blomqvist and Harri Kivinen ... Has three younger siblings, Mikaela, Elvis and Jade ... Majoring in anthropology.
