LOWELL, Mass. – UMass Lowell Men's Soccer Head Coach Christian Figueroa has announced his team's roster additions for the 2020-21 academic year.
 
The group of 15 newcomers includes nine freshmen. Additionally, six different countries and three states are represented.
 
"We are very excited about this year's incoming group," said Figueroa. "I'd like to thank Abel Wasswa and Tommaso D'Agostino for their hard work in helping shape this group, especially the time and effort they put in during these last six months. This is a well-balanced incoming group with experience that will help us strengthen the team and create plenty of competition for minutes. We are looking forward to working with them all as soon as possible."
 
RIVER HAWK SOCCER PLAYER PROFILES
 
Name: Reziq Banihani
Hometown/High School: Irbid, Jordan/ Model Arab Secondary
Class: Freshman
Position: Forward
Height: 5-11
Club Team: Shabab Al-Ordon Club
Major: Business Administration
 
HIGHLIGHTS: Played for the U19 Jordanian National Team as a senior … led his club team in scoring … top scorer in the U17 and U19 Jordanian league as a junior … captain of the U17 Jordanian National Team … played in the Asia Cup as a sophomore … top scorer of the West Asia Cup … won the Donsti Cup in Spain and was named the best player in the tournament with the Jordan Knights … captain of the U16 Jordanian National Team … won the Division 2 Jordanian League as a freshman.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Mohammed Almosa and Rana Abunaser … has three siblings … enjoys going to the movies and hanging out with friends in his free time … lists Alprince as his favorite TV show … Inter Milan is his favorite professional sports team and Cristiano Ronaldo is his favorite sports figure … chose UMass Lowell because it's an academically strong university located in a nice city and it has a very good soccer team with excellent coaches … majoring in business administration.
 
Name: Loucas Costeas
Hometown/High School: Nicosia, Cyprus/ Pascal English School Nicosia
Class: Freshman
Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 6-2
Club Team: Ermis Aradipou
Major: Business Administration
 
HIGHLIGHTS: Finished second in the league with Ermis 1^st team and won the Futsal Tournament with Pascal English School as a senior … U19 League Champions as a junior … during his sophomore season, he finished second in the league with Apoel U17 and won the tri-series tournament in the Qatar Aspire Academy … voted best goalkeeper of the tournament … won the league with Apoel U18 and finished second Apoel U16 as a freshman … Prefect as a junior and senior … Medimun-Debate diploma.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Paul and Eleni Costeas … has three siblings … brother (Aristides) played soccer at St. John's and UCLA … enjoys photography, karate and video games … the Peaky Blinders is his favorite TV show … Apoel FC is his favorite professional sports team and Iker Casillas is his favorite sports figure … chose UMass Lowell because it is a great school to combine athletics and academics at the same time … majoring in business administration.
 
Name: Jack Goodrich
Hometown/High School: Groton, Mass./Groton School
Class: Freshman
Position: Midfield
Height: 6-3
Club Team: FC Stars
Major: Business Administration
 
HIGHLIGHTS: Named All-League ISL First Team as a senior … two-time All-League ISL Second Team selection … named to the Junior All-Star Team … made a New England Quarterfinal appearance as a junior and a sophomore … helped his team make it to the New England Finals as a freshman … two-time Honor Roll member.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Theodore and Samantha Goodrich … has two older siblings (Coby and Allie) … his father played soccer at Colby College and his brother played soccer at Wheaton … hobbies include fishing and reading … The Office and Last Chance U are his favorite TV shows … the Wolverhampton Wanderers are his favorite professional sports team … lists Declan Rice and Sergio Busquets among his favorite sports figures … chose UMass Lowell because he liked the supportive academic environment … majoring in business administration.
 
Name: Marin Mamut
Hometown/High School: Split, Croatia/Elektrotehnicka škola Split
Class: Freshman
Position: Back
Height: 6-1
Club Team: HNK Hajduk
Major: Electrical Engineering
 
HIGHLIGHTS: Won the Croatian Cup at both U19 and U18 with HNK Hajduk.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Zoran and Ana Mamut … has a younger brother (Bruno) … enjoys video games and extreme sports … lists Puyol as his favorite sports figure … chose UMass Lowell because it felt like a place where he can feel comfortable and confident, and has a great engineering program in addition to soccer.
 
Name: Alessandro Marongiu
Hometown/High School: Villa San Pietro, Italy/Liceo Scientifico Lorenzo Mossa
Class: Sophomore
Position: Midfield
Height: 5-10
Club Team: Cagliari Calcio U19
Major: Business Administration
 
HIGHLIGHTS: Three-time team captain … Promotion to Primavera U19 1.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Gian Maria Marongiu and Marina Madeddu … lists Prison Break as his favorite TV show … Cagliari Calcio is his favorite professional sports team … calls Nicolò Barella his favorite sports figure … choose to attend UMass Lowell because it represented a great opportunity, both in sports and in school … majoring in business administration.
 
Name: Borna Miklic
Hometown/High School: Kutina, Croatia/Zdravstveno Uciliste Zagreb
Class: Junior
Position: Forward
Height: 6-3
Club Team: GNk Dinamo Zagreb
Major: Exercise Science
 
HIGHLIGHTS: Member of the U16, U17 and U19 Croatian National Teams … has been a member of Dinamo Zagreb Youth since U13 … during the 2017-18 season, he was the U23 team's top goal scorer … also previously led the U16 team in goal scoring.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Kresimir and Ivana Miklic ... has two sisters (Dora and Jana) ... hobbies include playing Playstation, the ukulele and reading ... lists Supernatural, Game of Thrones and Peaky Blinders as his favorite TV shows ... Ronaldo Nazario de Lima and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are his favorite professional sports figures ... chose UMass Lowell for the great soccer program and education ... majoring in exercise science.
 
Name: Josh Ofosu
Hometown/High School: Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford
Class: Sophomore
Position: Back
Height: 6-0
Club Team: FC Stars
Major: Criminal Justice
 
HIGHLIGHTS: Transferred from Framingham State, where he logged two goals for four points as a freshman in 2019 … helped lead that squad to a MASCAC Conference Tournament Championship … two-sport athlete (soccer & track) at Chelmsford … two-time All-State Team selection … named to MVC All-Conference Team three times … two-time Eastern Massachusetts All-Star … recorded the most points in school history as a senior (21 goals, 6 assists) … named the Lowell Sun Player of the Year in 2017 … student council and Thomas Jefferson Forum member.
 
PERSONAL: Son of George and Fracisca Ofosu … has three brothers, two of which played soccer at UMass Lowell … favorite TV shows are Martin and Fresh Prince … lists Manchester United as his favorite professional sports team and Neymar as favorite sports figure … chose UMass Lowell because it is a great school and great environment, and the coaching staff is one of the best … majoring in criminal justice.
 
Name: Daniel Orrego
Hometown/High School: Revere, Mass./East Boston
Previous School: Vermont
Class: Senior
Position: Midfield
Height: 5-10
Club Team: Blazers FC
Major: Psychology
 
HIGHLIGHTS: Helped his team to the city championship in his final two seasons … team captain as a senior … Eastern Mass All-Star.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Luis Orrego and Elizabeth Vergara … has two older siblings (Edison and Natalia) … enjoys working out and biking in his free time … chose to attend UMass Lowell for the soccer program.
 
Name: Alex Ott
Hometown/High School: Upton, Mass./Nipmuc Regional
Class: Freshman
Position: Forward
Height: 5-8
Club Team: FC Stars
Major: Business Administration
 
HIGHLIGHTS: Four-year varsity team member at Nipmuc, where he became the school's All-Time Leading Scorer … four-time Dual Valley Conference and Central Mass Division 3 All-Star … three-time All-State selection … two-time Worcester T&G Super Team and Metrowest Daily All-Star Team honoree … totaled 14 goals and 14 assists as a senior … helped his team to the DIII State Championship as a junior and sophomore … career high 22 goals and 15 assists as a junior, when he was the #2 ranked player in Central Mass … High Honor Roll.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Garrett and Alissa Ott … has two older sisters (Ariel and Noelle) … enjoys music production, hiking, fishing and video games in his free time … lists The Office and Brooklyn 99 as his favorite TV shows … names Arsenal FC and the Boston Celtics as his favorite professional sports teams … ranks Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain among his favorite sports figures … chose UMass Lowell because he loved the campus and wanted to further his education … majoring in business administration.
 
Name: Milan Rosic
Hometown/High School: Burlingame, Calif./Burlingame
Class: Freshman
Position: Midfield
Height: 6-0
Club Team: Silicon Valley Soccer Academy
Major: Mechanical Engineering
 
HIGHLIGHTS: Played his senior and junior seasons with the Silicon Valley Soccer Academy in the USSDA … helped his team take second place in the CCS playoffs as a sophomore … named to the PAL Bay Division All-League Second Team … earned a varsity spot as a freshman at Burlingame.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Dusko and Anica Rosic … has two younger siblings (Nikola and Luka) … hobbies include traveling and snowboarding … calls Friends his favorite TV show … Barcelona is his favorite professional sports team and Kobe Bryant is his favorite sports figure … chose to attend UMass Lowell because it felt like the perfect fit both academically and athletically.  
 
Name: Andi Selimi
Hometown/High School: Lincoln Park, N.J./Boonton
Class: Freshman
Position: Midfield
Height: 6-2
Club Team: Cedar Stars
Major: Business Administration
 
HIGHLIGHTS: All-Morris County First Team as a senior … 2019 soccer MVP … participated in the All-State game … earned the first Conference Championship in school history … started every game as a freshman.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Fatos and Valentina Selimi … has three siblings … enjoys swimming, movies and FIFA in his free time … Narcos and House of Cards are his favorite TV shows … lists Manchester United and the Knicks as his favorite professional sports teams … favorite sports figures include Gareth Bale and Ronaldo … chose UMass Lowell because it gave him the best opportunity to play soccer at the highest level possible, while still getting a great education … majoring in business administration.
 
Name: Ante Solomun
Hometown/High School: Varaždin, Croatia/ Prva Gimnazija Varaždin
Class: Freshman
Position: Midfield
Height: 5-9
Club Team: Rudar Velenje
Major: Psychology
 
HIGHLIGHTS: U19 Champion of Slovenia with the most assists in the league as a senior … played in the U17 First Croatian Division as a junior … team captain as a sophomore and freshman, leading the U16 and U15 teams to the regional championships.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Ivica and Dorotea Solomun … has one older sibling (Fani) … lists music and video games as his hobbies … The Office and True Detective are his favorite TV shows … calls Atletico Madrid and the Brooklyn Nets his favorite professional sports teams … names David Beckham as his favorite sports figure … chose to attend UMass Lowell because he wanted to find a balance where he could prosper in soccer and also get a good education … majoring in psychology.
 
Name: Pierre Spiegel
Hometown/High School: Amherst, Mass./Amherst Regional
Class: Freshman
Position: Back
Height: 5-9
Club Team: New England Revolution
Major: Undeclared
 
HIGHLIGHTS: Spent a post-grad semester with South Kent, helping the program capture a NEPSAC Class B title … integral part of the New England Revolution's U19 Development Academy Northeast Division Championship.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Steven and Lydia Spiegel … has one older brother (Noah) … enjoys fishing, hunting and traveling in his free time … calls Jersey Shore his favorite TV show … names Juventus as his favorite professional sports team and Sergio Ramos as his favorite sports figure … chose UMass Lowell because it was a good fit with the team and coaches … has yet to declare a major.
 
Name: Matthias Stingl
Hometown/High School: Deggendorf, Germany/ Theodolinden Gymnasium München
Class: Sophomore
Position: Midfield
Height: 5-10
Club Team: SV Wacker Burghausen
Major: Business Administration
 
HIGHLIGHTS: Has played with the U15,U16 and U19 German Youth National Teams … German U19 Bundesliga Championship title with FC Bayern München … two-time U19 Captain for FC Bayern München … promotion to 2nd Bundesliga with SC Paderborn.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Manfred and Claudia Stingel … has two siblings … enjoys playing basketball in his free time … lists Two and a Half Men as his favorite TV show … FC Bayern München is his favorite professional sports team … Steven Gerrad is his favorite sports figure … chose UMass Lowell because it is a great university academically with a good location, and he felt there was a good chance to be successful both in sports and in the classroom.
 
Name: Jaren Suttles
Hometown/High School: Springfield, Mass./Sabis International Charter
Previous School: Providence College
Class: Sophomore
Position: Forward
Height: 5-7
Club Team: Boston Bolts
Major: Business Administration
 
HIGHLIGHTS: Transferred to UMass Lowell after spending his freshman season at Providence College … played academy soccer for the Boston Bolts.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Joaquin and Erica Suttles … has two siblings … enjoys listening to music … Criminal Minds is his favorite TV show … lists the Miami Heat and Boston Red Sox among his favorite professional sports teams … calls Tiger Woods his favorite sports figure … chose UMass Lowell because it was close to home and the environment suited him well … majoring in business administration.