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2026 Men's Soccer Roster

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Players

  • Goalkeeper GK 6'4" 205 lbs
    Jr. Queens, NY Avenues The World School NY Metropolitan Oval
    Junior Queens, NY Avenues The World School NY Metropolitan Oval
  • Defender DEF 5'9" 160 lbs
    So. Nazereth, PA Nazereth Area HS Players Development Academy
    Sophomore Nazereth, PA Nazereth Area HS Players Development Academy
  • Defender DEF 5'11" 165 lbs
    Sr. Bergenfield, NJ Bergenfield High School NY Red Bulls Academy
    Senior Bergenfield, NJ Bergenfield High School NY Red Bulls Academy
  • Defender/ Midfielder DEF/ MID 6'4" 180 lbs
    Jr. Steenderen, Netherlands Rietveld Lyceum DZC' 68
    Junior Steenderen, Netherlands Rietveld Lyceum DZC' 68
  • Midfielder MID 6'2" 185 lbs
    Jr. Quebec City, Canada Cardinal-Roy Secondary School Iowa Western Community College
    Junior Quebec City, Canada Cardinal-Roy Secondary School Iowa Western Community College
  • Defender/ Winger DEF/ W 5'10" 167 lbs
    Jr. North Arlington, NJ North Arlington High School NY Red Bulls Academy
    Junior North Arlington, NJ North Arlington High School NY Red Bulls Academy
  • Midfielder MID 5'7" 165 lbs
    Jr. Fortaleza, Brazil Marques De Pombal Day School Manfra Portugal
    Junior Fortaleza, Brazil Marques De Pombal Day School Manfra Portugal
  • Midfielder/ Defender MID/ DEF 6'2" 185 lbs
    So. Laval, Quebec College Montmorency
    Sophomore Laval, Quebec College Montmorency
  • Forward/ Midfielder FWD/ MID 6'0" 188 lbs
    Jr. Steenderen, Netherlands Rietveld Lyceum DOVO Veenendaal
    Junior Steenderen, Netherlands Rietveld Lyceum DOVO Veenendaal
  • Winger/ Midfielder W/ MID 5'8" 150 lbs
    So. Toronto, Canada Cardinal Carter Vaughan SC
    Sophomore Toronto, Canada Cardinal Carter Vaughan SC
  • Midfielder MID 5'10" 165 lbs
    Fr. Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago Fatima College
    Freshman Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago Fatima College
  • Defender DEF 5'11" 160 lbs
    So. Brooklyn, NY United Nations International School New York City FC
    Sophomore Brooklyn, NY United Nations International School New York City FC
  • Winger/ Defender W/ DEF 5'6" 155 lbs
    Fr. Paterson, NJ Laurel Springs School
    Freshman Paterson, NJ Laurel Springs School
  • Forward/ Winger FWD/ W 5'9" 150 lbs
    Fr. Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Freshman Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Midfielder MID 5'10" 155 lbs
    So. Metuchen, NJ Seton Hall Prep Players Development Academy
    Sophomore Metuchen, NJ Seton Hall Prep Players Development Academy
  • Striker/ Winger ST/ W 5'10" 160 lbs
    So. Poughkeepsie, NY Arlington High School TSF Academy MLS Next
    Sophomore Poughkeepsie, NY Arlington High School TSF Academy MLS Next
  • Defender DEF 6'5" 200 lbs
    Gr. Kaolack, Senegal Pennington/YSC Academy Washington/Akron
    Graduate Student Kaolack, Senegal Pennington/YSC Academy Washington/Akron
  • Defender/ Midfielder DEF/ MID 5'8" 160 lbs
    R-Fr. Dix Hills, NY Half Hollows Hills St. John's University
    Redshirt Freshman Dix Hills, NY Half Hollows Hills St. John's University
  • Winger/ Forward W/ FWD 5'8" 145 lbs
    So. Belfast, Northern Ireland / Rumson, NJ Rumson-Fair Haven HS Players Development Academy
    Sophomore Belfast, Northern Ireland / Rumson, NJ Rumson-Fair Haven HS Players Development Academy
  • Midfielder MID 5'11" 165 lbs
    Gr. Bergharen, Netherlands Kandinsky College IU Indy
    Graduate Student Bergharen, Netherlands Kandinsky College IU Indy
  • Defense DEF 6'1" 180 lbs
    Fr. Montclair, NJ Montclair High School
    Freshman Montclair, NJ Montclair High School
  • Defender/ Midfielder DEF/ MID 5'10" 165 lbs
    So. Oakville, Ontario St. Martins Secondary School Vaughan SC
    Sophomore Oakville, Ontario St. Martins Secondary School Vaughan SC
  • Midfield MID 5'7" 155 lbs
    Fr. Cary, NC Cardinal Gibbons
    Freshman Cary, NC Cardinal Gibbons
  • Midfield MID 5'10" 155 lbs
    Fr. Denver, Colorado Fuquay-Varina High School
    Freshman Denver, Colorado Fuquay-Varina High School
  • Midfielder MID 6'3" 180 lbs
    So. Scarsdale, NY Scarsdale HS Westchester SC
    Sophomore Scarsdale, NY Scarsdale HS Westchester SC
  • Goalkeeper GK 6'2" 195 lbs
    Fr. Demarest, NJ Northern Valley Demarest
    Freshman Demarest, NJ Northern Valley Demarest
  • Goalkeeper GK 6'1" 185 lbs
    So. Holmdel, NJ Christian Brothers Academy PDA
    Sophomore Holmdel, NJ Christian Brothers Academy PDA

Staff Roster

Men's Soccer Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Matt Viggiano '99

  • Assistant Coach

    Ricky Cusano '05/'07M

  • Assistant Coach

    Rob Esposito

  • Assistant Coach

    Zack Decker

Men's Soccer Support Staff

  • Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

    Aaron Suma

  • Assistant Athletic Trainer - Sports: MSOC, MLAX, M/W SD

    Michael Koch

  • Associate AD, Director of External Affairs & Chief Diversity Officer for Athletics - Sport Administrator

    Harrison Baker '14

  • Assistant SID - Contact for MSOC, WBB, WLAX, M/W TEN

    Sam Higuera '23/'24M

2026 Men's Soccer Roster
# Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Academic Year Hometown / High School C Previous School
1 Alex Murania Goalkeeper 6-4 205 Jr. Queens, NY / Avenues The World School NY Metropolitan Oval
2 William Salivonchik Defender 5-9 160 So. Nazereth, PA / Nazereth Area HS Players Development Academy
3 Ethan Ortiz Defender 5-11 165 Sr. Bergenfield, NJ / Bergenfield High School NY Red Bulls Academy
4 Gijs Verheul Defender/ Midfielder 6-4 180 Jr. Steenderen, Netherlands / Rietveld Lyceum DZC' 68
5 Nathan Karanganwa Midfielder 6-2 185 Jr. Quebec City, Canada / Cardinal-Roy Secondary School Iowa Western Community College
6 Evan Marques Defender/ Winger 5-10 167 Jr. North Arlington, NJ / North Arlington High School NY Red Bulls Academy
7 Caio Cavaletti Midfielder 5-7 165 Jr. Fortaleza, Brazil / Marques De Pombal Day School Manfra Portugal
8 Miles Douglas Midfielder/ Defender 6-2 185 So. Laval, Quebec / College Montmorency
9 Chris Verheul Forward/ Midfielder 6-0 188 Jr. Steenderen, Netherlands / Rietveld Lyceum DOVO Veenendaal
10 Adriano Iannello Winger/ Midfielder 5-8 150 So. Toronto, Canada / Cardinal Carter Vaughan SC
11 Seth Hadeed Midfielder 5-10 165 Fr. Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago / Fatima College
12 Ben Kaspin Defender 5-11 160 So. Brooklyn, NY / United Nations International School New York City FC
13 Sammy Ramirez Winger/ Defender 5-6 155 Fr. Paterson, NJ / Laurel Springs School
15 Rafael Coulanges Forward/ Winger 5-9 150 Fr. Montreal, Quebec, Canada /
16 Ben Mills Midfielder 5-10 155 So. Metuchen, NJ / Seton Hall Prep Players Development Academy
17 Noah Mellen Striker/ Winger 5-10 160 So. Poughkeepsie, NY / Arlington High School TSF Academy MLS Next
18 Mani Diop Defender 6-5 200 Gr. Kaolack, Senegal / Pennington/YSC Academy Washington/Akron
19 Dylan Gugin Defender/ Midfielder 5-8 160 R-Fr. Dix Hills, NY / Half Hollows Hills St. John's University
20 Ronan Hogg Winger/ Forward 5-8 145 So. Belfast, Northern Ireland / Rumson, NJ / Rumson-Fair Haven HS Players Development Academy
21 Gijs Velings Midfielder 5-11 165 Gr. Bergharen, Netherlands / Kandinsky College IU Indy
22 Cole Caviness Defense 6-1 180 Fr. Montclair, NJ / Montclair High School
23 Christian Dewsbury Defender/ Midfielder 5-10 165 So. Oakville, Ontario / St. Martins Secondary School Vaughan SC
24 Rocco Strazzella Midfield 5-7 155 Fr. Cary, NC / Cardinal Gibbons
25 Tucker Nakazono Midfield 5-10 155 Fr. Denver, Colorado / Fuquay-Varina High School
28 Leo Khang Midfielder 6-3 180 So. Scarsdale, NY / Scarsdale HS Westchester SC
30 Gavin Mitlitski Goalkeeper 6-2 195 Fr. Demarest, NJ / Northern Valley Demarest
31 Samuel Amyot Goalkeeper 6-1 185 So. Holmdel, NJ / Christian Brothers Academy PDA

Men's Soccer Coaching Staff

Men's Soccer - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Head shot of men's soccer's Matt Viggiano Matt Viggiano '99 Head Coach
Ricky Cusano Ricky Cusano '05/'07M Assistant Coach
Head shot image of men's soccer Assistant Coach Rob Esposito Rob Esposito Assistant Coach
Zackery Decker - soccer volunteer assistant Zack Decker Assistant Coach

Men's Soccer Support Staff

Men's Soccer - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Headshot image of strength and conditioning coach Aaron Suma Aaron Suma Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Michael Koch - head shot Michael Koch Assistant Athletic Trainer - Sports: MSOC, MLAX, M/W SD
Harrison Baker Harrison Baker '14 Associate AD, Director of External Affairs & Chief Diversity Officer for Athletics - Sport Administrator
HigueraHeadshot Sam Higuera '23/'24M Assistant SID - Contact for MSOC, WBB, WLAX, M/W TEN

Staff Roster

Men's Soccer Coaching Staff

Men's Soccer Support Staff

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