Goalkeeper Owen Shum Transfers to UNBC

The TWolves have made a major addition to their net ahead of the 2026 Canada West season. Earlier today, TWolves head coach Steve Simonson announced that 2007-born goalkeeper Owen Shum (Richmond, B.C.) has committed to the Green and Gold.

Shum, 6'1", is Malaysian-born, and played club soccer for Fusion FC alongside current Timberwolves Josh Jordan and Jayden Lidder. He joins UNBC after transferring from the University of Lethbridge.
Shum is a less than a year removed from graduating from AR MacNeill Secondary School and he'll be studying Political Science at UNBC with the hopes of one day becoming a lawyer.
"I love the challenge and competitiveness of soccer," shared Shum who visited UNBC in late November. "Right away I saw how tight the community is at UNBC across all sports."
 
Shum added, "I love Steve's idea of positive competitiveness and how the team buys into it."
 
Coach Simonson is excited for Shum to integrate further with his group in the coming months. "Owen is great young goalkeeper with tremendous potential to find success at the U SPORTS level," shared Simonson. "He was a top rated goalkeeper in youth and he brings experience from the university environment and we feel he will be a great addition to our squad."
 
As Shum prepares for his first taste of Canada West game competition in the Fall, he's already hard at work getting ready.
 
"This offseason I'm looking to improve my distribution off the back. I want to be a ball-playing goalkeeper," concluded Shum. "I'm excited to play against better competition. It will push me, and the biggest challenge for me will be adapting quickly because the season is so short."
 
UNBC Athletics is thrilled to welcome Owen Shum  to the UNBC Timberwolves family.