2023 Men's Soccer Roster

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Players

  • Goalkeeper GK 6'2" 195 lbs
    0

    Daniel Shannon

    Jr. New York, N.Y.
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    Junior New York, N.Y.
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  • Goalkeeper GK 6'5" 195 lbs
    1

    Shafique Wilson

    Sr. Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada
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    Senior Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada
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  • Defense D 6'4" 185 lbs
    2

    Ethan Cook

    Fr. Ballston Spa, N.Y.
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    Freshman Ballston Spa, N.Y.
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  • Defense D 6'3" 180 lbs
    3

    Tiago Dias

    Jr. Portimao, Portugal
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    Junior Portimao, Portugal
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  • Defense D 5'8" 165 lbs
    4

    Lucas Watt

    Jr. Kuujjuaq, Québec, Canada
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    Junior Kuujjuaq, Québec, Canada
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  • Defense D 6'5" 190 lbs
    5

    Santiago Frias

    Jr. Markdale, Ontario, Canada
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    Junior Markdale, Ontario, Canada
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  • Midfield M 6'0" 170 lbs
    6

    Elias Ehlin

    Sr. Kalmar, Sweden
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    Senior Kalmar, Sweden
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  • Midfield M 6'4" 180 lbs
    7

    Ivar Gissurarson

    Fr. Reykjavik, Iceland
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    Freshman Reykjavik, Iceland
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  • Midfield M 5'11" 165 lbs
    8

    Caleb Vallance

    So. Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
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    Sophomore Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Forward F 6'0" 175 lbs
    9

    Ander Castillo

    Jr. Bilbao, Spain
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    Junior Bilbao, Spain
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  • Forward F 6'0" 175 lbs
    10

    Mamadi Jiana

    Jr. Westfield, Mass.
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    Junior Westfield, Mass.
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  • Forward F 5'10" 155 lbs
    11

    Saad Faiz

    Jr. Casablanca, Morocco
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    Junior Casablanca, Morocco
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  • Midfield M 6'1" 175 lbs
    12

    Chris Lee

    Jr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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    Junior Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Goalkeeper GK 6'0" 180 lbs
    13

    Parker Kump

    Jr. Fairport, N.Y.
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    Junior Fairport, N.Y.
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  • Forward F 6'1" 185 lbs
    14

    Jeff Thielmann

    Gr. Bad Homberg, Germany
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    Graduate Student Bad Homberg, Germany
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  • Defense D 6'0" 180 lbs
    15

    Ben Kaplan

    So. Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
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    Sophomore Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
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  • Midfield M 5'8" 155 lbs
    16

    Alejandro Giner

    Sr. Villena, Spain
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    Senior Villena, Spain
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  • Defense D 6'3" 200 lbs
    17

    Piet Wesling

    Gr. Hamburg, Germany
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    Graduate Student Hamburg, Germany
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  • Forward F 6'3" 190 lbs
    18

    Mohamed Soumah

    Jr. New Paltz, N.Y.
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    Junior New Paltz, N.Y.
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  • Midfield M 5'8" 150 lbs
    19

    Timo Jansen

    So. Amsterdam, Netherlands
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    Sophomore Amsterdam, Netherlands
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  • Defense D 5'9" 170 lbs
    20

    George Pitsillides

    Sr. Nicosia, Cyprus
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    Senior Nicosia, Cyprus
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  • Midfield M 6'1" 175 lbs
    21

    Alex Pechacek

    Gr. Vienna, Austria
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    Graduate Student Vienna, Austria
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  • Defense D 5'9" 160 lbs
    23

    Max Wilhelm

    So. Suess, Germany
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    Sophomore Suess, Germany
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  • Defense D 6'3" 185 lbs
    24

    Riley Liston

    So. Salt Lake City, Utah
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    Sophomore Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Forward F 6'1" 170 lbs
    25

    Zach Lind

    Fr. Niskayuna, N.Y.
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    Freshman Niskayuna, N.Y.
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  • Defense D 6'2" 180 lbs
    26

    Lovro Horvat

    Jr. Bjelovar, Croatia
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    Junior Bjelovar, Croatia
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  • Defense D 5'9" 145 lbs
    27

    Vasili Papadopoulos

    So. Markham, Ontario, Canada
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    Sophomore Markham, Ontario, Canada
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  • Midfield M 5'11" 155 lbs
    28

    Miltiadis Hadjipanayiotou

    Sr. Nicosia, Cyprus
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    Senior Nicosia, Cyprus
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  • Goalkeeper GK 6'2" 185 lbs
    30

    James Knudson

    So. Bergen, Norway
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    Sophomore Bergen, Norway
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Staff Roster

Men's Soccer Coaching Staff

Men's Soccer Support Staff

  • Deputy Athletic Director, Men's Soccer Sport Adminstrator

    Vic Cegles

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  • Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance (Men’s Lacrosse, Women’s Lacrosse, Baseball, Field Hockey, Men’s Soccer)

    Tony Tullock

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  • Assistant Athletic Trainer

    Nicholas Clark

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  • Assistant Director of Communications

    John Reilly

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  • Assistant Director of Facilities and Event Management (SOC, WLAX, SB)

    Marek Roczniak

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2023 Men's Soccer Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev School) Previous School
0 Daniel Shannon GK 6-2 195 Jr. New York, N.Y. /
1 Shafique Wilson GK 6-5 195 Sr. Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada /
2 Ethan Cook D 6-4 185 Fr. Ballston Spa, N.Y. /
3 Tiago Dias D 6-3 180 Jr. Portimao, Portugal /
4 Lucas Watt D 5-8 165 Jr. Kuujjuaq, Québec, Canada /
5 Santiago Frias D 6-5 190 Jr. Markdale, Ontario, Canada /
6 Elias Ehlin M 6-0 170 Sr. Kalmar, Sweden /
7 Ivar Gissurarson M 6-4 180 Fr. Reykjavik, Iceland /
8 Caleb Vallance M 5-11 165 So. Powell River, British Columbia, Canada /
9 Ander Castillo F 6-0 175 Jr. Bilbao, Spain /
10 Mamadi Jiana F 6-0 175 Jr. Westfield, Mass. /
11 Saad Faiz F 5-10 155 Jr. Casablanca, Morocco /
12 Chris Lee M 6-1 175 Jr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada /
13 Parker Kump GK 6-0 180 Jr. Fairport, N.Y. /
14 Jeff Thielmann F 6-1 185 Gr. Bad Homberg, Germany /
15 Ben Kaplan D 6-0 180 So. Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada /
16 Alejandro Giner M 5-8 155 Sr. Villena, Spain /
17 Piet Wesling D 6-3 200 Gr. Hamburg, Germany /
18 Mohamed Soumah F 6-3 190 Jr. New Paltz, N.Y. /
19 Timo Jansen M 5-8 150 So. Amsterdam, Netherlands /
20 George Pitsillides D 5-9 170 Sr. Nicosia, Cyprus /
21 Alex Pechacek M 6-1 175 Gr. Vienna, Austria /
23 Max Wilhelm D 5-9 160 So. Suess, Germany /
24 Riley Liston D 6-3 185 So. Salt Lake City, Utah /
25 Zach Lind F 6-1 170 Fr. Niskayuna, N.Y. /
26 Lovro Horvat D 6-2 180 Jr. Bjelovar, Croatia /
27 Vasili Papadopoulos D 5-9 145 So. Markham, Ontario, Canada /
28 Miltiadis Hadjipanayiotou M 5-11 155 Sr. Nicosia, Cyprus /
30 James Knudson GK 6-2 185 So. Bergen, Norway /

Men's Soccer Coaching Staff

Men's Soccer - Coaching Staff
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Trevor Gorman Head Coach
Rich Nassif Associate Head Coach

Men's Soccer Support Staff

Men's Soccer - Support Staff
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Staff Headshot Vic Cegles Deputy Athletic Director, Men's Soccer Sport Adminstrator
Tony Tullock Tony Tullock Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance (Men’s Lacrosse, Women’s Lacrosse, Baseball, Field Hockey, Men’s Soccer)
Staff Headshots 2023-24 Nicholas Clark Assistant Athletic Trainer
Damien Head + UAlbany Wordmark - White BG - JPEG John Reilly Assistant Director of Communications
Roczniak, Marek Marek Roczniak Assistant Director of Facilities and Event Management (SOC, WLAX, SB)

Staff Roster

Men's Soccer Coaching Staff

Men's Soccer Support Staff