Steinar Bjornsson Award Freshman of the Week Week Of 10/27/2025 Sport Men's Soccer School UC Santa Barbara Year Freshman Position Forward Hometown Reykjavík, Iceland High School Commercial College of Iceland UC Santa Barbara freshman Steinar Bjornsson recorded a goal to secure The Big West Men's Soccer Freshman of the Week award. It is Bjornsson’s first career weekly honor. The rookie scored the game-winner in a 2-0 home victory against Sacramento State, Wednesday. On Saturday, the forward from Reykjavik, Iceland played 84 minutes and compiled nine shots, four of them on-goal, in a 0-0 draw against UC Irvine. Bjornsson's numbers in shots and shots-on-goal in the game rank in the top 10 in Division I this season. UC Santa Barbara is 6-4-7 overall and 4-0-4 in league play.