Honors and Awards:
Summit League Second Team (2021)…CoSIDA Academic All District (2018)...Summit Academic All-League Team (2019 and 2021).
2021:
Played and started in Denver’s last 17 of 19 matches, seeing 1439 minutes of action…Spent a majority of the season in Denver’s attack, finishing with two goals and an assist…Scored the opener in Denver’s 1-1 draw at SMU on September 6…Scored the extra time winner in Denver’s 2-1 come from behind win at Virginia…Assisted on the opener in Denver’s 1-1 draw in the regular season finale at Kansas City to clinch the Summit League regular season title for the Pioneers.
2020 (delayed to Spring, 2021 due to COVID):
Played in all eight matches, starting seven of the, and seeing 632 minutes of action for the Crimson and Gold…Assisted on Kengo Ohira’s game-winner against Western Illinois, a 2-1 victory on February 20…Scored the lone goal in the 47th minute in the Pioneers series opener at Eastern Illinois on April 10.
2019:
Played and started in all 21 matches, splitting time between outside back and Denver’s defensive midfield in his junior campaign…Saw 1889 minutes of action, recording an assist in Denver’s extra-time loss at Pitt.
2018:
Played and started in 20 matches, seeing 1865 minutes of action… Sat in-front of a Denver defense that finished 19th in the country in goals against average (.725) and 12th in shutout percentage (.524)…Tallied an assist in Denver’s 1-1 draw against Colgate and in Summit League wins against Purdue Fort Wayne and Western Illinois.
2017:
Played in 15 of Denver’s 19 matches, starting 11 in Denver’s defensive midfield…Missed the Summit League Semifinal vs. Eastern Illinois (yellow card accumulation)… Sat in-front of a Denver back-four that allowed just 54 shots on goal for an average of 2.84/per game…Denver’s defense combined for a 0.76 goals against average.
Before Denver:
Played for Real Colorado Development Academy from 2014-17…Started 94% of games over the last three years for a club side that was ranked as high as No. 10 nationally in 2015…Invited to the U.S. Soccer Training Center in 2014 and to the Colorado Boys All-Star game in 2016…Two-time captain at Real Colorado…State Cup semifinalist in 2014 with Arsenal Colorado…Made the team as a freshman at Fort Collins High School, finishing as a Colorado State Semifinalist in 2013…Invited to Region IV Championships and Regional camps in 2012 and 2013…Made the 2013 Region IV ODP Team, playing at the Surf Cup in 2013…Played four years of youth lacrosse.
Personal:
Born on December 5, 1998 in Fort Collins, Colo…Son of Orhan and Julie...Has one sister Sofya...Chose DU because he felt it fit his career goals and soccer aspirations…Plans to major in biology…Hopes to get into the medical field.
Jamie Franks on Norman:
“Destan will do all the dirty work for everybody else. He’s a mature young man in the sense of he understands who he is as a person, and what he wants out of the game. His daily commitment to his development as a player is second to none. For us, he’s a guy that will come in and compete for a starting spot right away.”
Danny Bills, Real Colorado, on Norman:
“Destan has been a great captain for Real Colorado. He is a player that is constantly pushing himself and his teammates to improve on and off the field. We are proud to watch him play for DU.”
