Wisconsin Badgers

Honors
• 2014 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
• 2015 Academic All-Big Ten Team
• 2016 All-Big Ten second team

2017: Closed out his time at Wisconsin with a bang ... the Roselle, Illinois, native, notched two goals in the Badgers' Sweet 16 contest against No. 5-seed Akron to give UW a fighting chance in his final game ... ended the season with a team-high 10 goals, a mark that stood in first place in the Big Ten ... tallied one assist and 21 points along with 48 shots to complete his diverse arsenal ... had three game-winnings goals, rankings second on the team and second in the Big Ten behind fellow senior Tom Barlow ... ended his long and illustrious career with 67 games played, 19 goals, five assists, and 43 points ... had 120 total shots, 55 on frame and tallied 6091 minutes for Wisconsin

2016: Started 16 games … scored four goals on the season including a game-winning goal against Marquette (10/5) … tallied two assists against Michigan (9/9) and Rutgers (10/1) … recorded 32 total shots and 15 shots on goal … reached 40 career games as a Badger … named to College Soccer News Team of the Week … earned All-Big Ten second team honors, marking his second career All-Big Ten accolade

2015: Played in 13 games, starting 11 ... tallied three goals and one assist for seven points ... fired 20 shots, 11 of them on goal ... recorded first-career game-winning goal at Milwaukee (Oct. 21) ... tallied an assist against St. John's (Sept. 19) ... Recorded one goal against Santa Clara (Sept. 4)

2014: Started in 17 games ... recorded third-most minutes on the field with 1525 ... recorded first career goal against Xavier (Aug. 31) ... scored one goal against St. John's (Sept. 19) ... picked up first career assist vs. Loyola Chicago (Oct. 15).

High School: 2013-14 Gatorade Illinois Boys Soccer Player of the Year ... rated No. 136 in that nation by CollegeSoccerNews.com ... rated a four-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer.com ... recorded 30 goals, 10 assists as a senior leading Lake Park High School to a record season (21-4-3) and Class 3A state semifinals ... First Team All-State selection, First Team All-Area honoree by the Chicago Sun-Times and captain of the Daily Herald All-Area Team ... finished at Lake Park ranked the fourth all-time leading scorer, fourth for career goals (39), and also tallied 16 assists ... member of club teams Chicago Magic PSG Academy (2012-14), Chicago Fire Juniors (2011), Edipee Select Soccer (2009-10), Youth Club Soccer (2000-08) ... excelled in classroom, maintaining an A-minus average and earning High Honor Roll all four years, pluc DVC All-Academic and IHSA All-Academic honors as a senior.

Personal: Son of Dino and Meg Catalano ... has one sister, Selena ... majoring in business: finance, investment and banking.

Trask on Catalano: "I've been recruiting the Chicago area since the early 90s and Michael is one of those special midfielders who can do so many positive things for a soccer team. Physical strength, sublime technique and understanding of rhythm within a soccer team are just some of his many qualities. Mike is also an outstanding student and will increase the level of intelligence with which we play. I've worked with many Big Ten Player of the Year athletes over my career (Tomislav Zadro, Lazo Alavanja, Todd Yeagley, Dema Kovalenko, Aleksey Korol, Brian Maissonueve) as well as LA Galaxy midfielder Baggio Husidic (UIC), and I feel that Michael can be in the same category of these players."

Tiemeyer on Catalano: "Michael has all the attributes you look for in a center midfielder: passing ability, passing range, ball-winning ability, long-range shooting ability, voice, intelligence, competitiveness, physical range, etc. He is a product of the Chicago Magic Soccer Club where he trained under the direction of Louis Mateus. With continued development and maturity, Michael has the ability to achieve great success both on and off the field at UW."

Why Wisconsin? "When I visited UW, it felt like a place I could call home. The UW business program is nationally renowned, which I want to be a part of. The opportunity to play soccer in the Big Ten for this coaching staff is very appealing."

Catalano's Career Statistics as of November 11, 2015