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2025 Men's Soccer Roster

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Players

  • Goalkeeper GK 6'3" 2 4
    0

    Filip Zendelek

    Kinesiology Churchill, Ont. Holy Trinity C.S.S. York Lions
    Full Bio
    Kinesiology Churchill, Ont. Holy Trinity C.S.S. York Lions
    Full Bio
  • Goalkeeper GK 6'2" 4 3
    1

    Alex Lin

    Life Sciences Toronto, Ont. Ursula Franklin Academy
    Full Bio
    Life Sciences Toronto, Ont. Ursula Franklin Academy
    Full Bio
  • Defender D 5'10" 5 1
    2

    Nicola Russo

    Kinesiology Mississauga, Ont. St. Martin S.S. Alliance United
    Full Bio
    Kinesiology Mississauga, Ont. St. Martin S.S. Alliance United
    Full Bio
  • Defender D 6'2" 3 3
    4

    Toby Richardson

    Commerce Ottawa, Ont. West Carleton S.S. York United/Alliance United
    Full Bio
    Commerce Ottawa, Ont. West Carleton S.S. York United/Alliance United
    Full Bio
  • Defender D 5'10" 2 2
    5

    Thomas Tome

    Kinesiology Oakville, Ont. St. Ignatius of Loyola North Mississauga
    Full Bio
    Kinesiology Oakville, Ont. St. Ignatius of Loyola North Mississauga
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  • Defender D 1 2
    6

    Jordy Sindjui Sibopa

    Kinesiology Toronto, Ont.
    Full Bio
    Kinesiology Toronto, Ont.
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  • Midfield MF 5'9" 4 2
    7

    Kai Garvey

    Criminology Brampton, Ont. St. Marguerite D'Youville S.S. NK Bijelo Brdo
    Full Bio
    Criminology Brampton, Ont. St. Marguerite D'Youville S.S. NK Bijelo Brdo
    Full Bio
  • Midfield MF 6'2" 3 1
    8

    Mehdi Essoussi

    Electrical and Computer Engineering Ottawa, Ont. Lycee Francais de Toronto Toronto FC/Alliance United
    Full Bio
    Electrical and Computer Engineering Ottawa, Ont. Lycee Francais de Toronto Toronto FC/Alliance United
    Full Bio
  • Midfield MF 5'7" 1 1
    9

    Colin Pate

    Social Science Courtice, Ont. Holy Trinity C.S.S. Alliance United
    Full Bio
    Social Science Courtice, Ont. Holy Trinity C.S.S. Alliance United
    Full Bio
  • Midfield MF 5'10" 3 3
    10

    Andrea Schifano

    Urban Studies Palermo, Italy Istituto Paritario Talete Parma Calcio 1913
    Full Bio
    Urban Studies Palermo, Italy Istituto Paritario Talete Parma Calcio 1913
    Full Bio
  • Midfield MF 6'1" 4 5
    11

    Russell Stewart

    Kinesiology Vaughan, Ont. Crawford Adventist Academy Alliance United
    Full Bio
    Kinesiology Vaughan, Ont. Crawford Adventist Academy Alliance United
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  • Midfield MF 5'9" 3 3
    13

    Quinton Chung

    Kinesiology Toronto, Ont. Ursula Franklin Academy North Toronto
    Full Bio
    Kinesiology Toronto, Ont. Ursula Franklin Academy North Toronto
    Full Bio
  • Forward F 6'3" 5 1
    14

    Kingsley Belele

    Human Geography Scarborough, Ont. Neil McNeil H.S. Alliance United
    Full Bio
    Human Geography Scarborough, Ont. Neil McNeil H.S. Alliance United
    Full Bio
  • Defender D 6'3" 2 2
    15

    Alexei Ivanov

    Applied Computing Richmond Hill, Ont. St. Theresa of Lisieux
    Full Bio
    Applied Computing Richmond Hill, Ont. St. Theresa of Lisieux
    Full Bio
  • Forward F 6'6" 1 1
    16

    Jordan Grey

    Life Science Ajax, Ont. Ajax H.S. FC Durham Academy
    Full Bio
    Life Science Ajax, Ont. Ajax H.S. FC Durham Academy
    Full Bio
  • Midfield MF 5'10" 2 2
    17

    Niklas Hallam

    Kinesiology Victoria, B.C. Reynolds S.S. Vic West
    Full Bio
    Kinesiology Victoria, B.C. Reynolds S.S. Vic West
    Full Bio
  • Defender D 6'5" 1 4
    18

    Cedric Ngounou

    Computer Science Mississauga, Ont. Saints-Famille
    Full Bio
    Computer Science Mississauga, Ont. Saints-Famille
    Full Bio
  • Defender D 6'1" 5 4
    20

    Anthony White

    Kinesiology Port Moody, B.C. Heritage Woods S.S. Coquitlam Metro Ford Soccer Club
    Full Bio
    Kinesiology Port Moody, B.C. Heritage Woods S.S. Coquitlam Metro Ford Soccer Club
    Full Bio
  • Midfield MF 5'7" 1 1
    21

    Micah Joseph

    Sociology Scarborough, Ont. Agincourt C.I.
    Full Bio
    Sociology Scarborough, Ont. Agincourt C.I.
    Full Bio
  • Midfield MF 5'10" 4 4
    22

    Michael Osorio

    Kinesiology Coquitlam, B.C. Heritage Woods S.S. Acadia Axemen
    Full Bio
    Kinesiology Coquitlam, B.C. Heritage Woods S.S. Acadia Axemen
    Full Bio
  • Defender D 6'0" 2 2
    23

    John Ntoukas

    Economics/Political Science Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ont. St. Augustine C.H.S. Prostars FC
    Full Bio
    Economics/Political Science Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ont. St. Augustine C.H.S. Prostars FC
    Full Bio
  • Midfield MF 5'9" 2 4
    24

    Jacob Prested

    Humanities Toronto, Ont. Victoria Park C.I. Alliance United
    Full Bio
    Humanities Toronto, Ont. Victoria Park C.I. Alliance United
    Full Bio
  • Defender D 5'11" 4 5
    26

    Naseeb Bains

    Finance Richmond, B.C. University Hill S.S. Vancouver Whitecaps FC
    Full Bio
    Finance Richmond, B.C. University Hill S.S. Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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  • Forward F 6'2" 1 1
    27

    Gianluca Scurti

    Management Toronto, Ont. St. Michael's College Pickering FC
    Full Bio
    Management Toronto, Ont. St. Michael's College Pickering FC
    Full Bio
  • Forward F 6'2" 1 1
    30

    Justin Meka

    Economics Ottawa, Ont. American School of Paris
    Full Bio
    Economics Ottawa, Ont. American School of Paris
    Full Bio
  • Goalkeeper GK 6'4" 1 1
    99

    Charles Donvito

    Civil Engineering Milan, Italy The British School of Milan AC Renate
    Full Bio
    Civil Engineering Milan, Italy The British School of Milan AC Renate
    Full Bio

Staff Roster

Men's Soccer Coaching Staff

  • Soccer - Head Coach (7th Season)

    Ilya Orlov

    Full Bio
  • Men's Soccer - Assistant Coach / Head of Scouting & Recruiting

    Eric Nelson

    Full Bio
  • Men's Soccer - Assistant Coach

    Nikola Stakic

    Full Bio
  • Men's Soccer - Assistant Coach

    Cormac Rea

    Full Bio
  • Men's Soccer - Assistant Coach

    Nordo Gooden

    Full Bio
  • Men's Soccer - Goalkeeper Coach

    Lucas Birnstingl

    Full Bio
  • Soccer - Video and Data Analyst

    Carlos Castillo

    Full Bio
  • Data Analyst

    Adam Sequeira

    Full Bio

Men's Soccer Support Staff

  • Senior Coach, Fitness & Performance

    Daniel Brown

    Full Bio
  • Staff Therapist

    Rob Manka

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  • Student Therapist

    Anastasia Surzycia

    Full Bio
  • Student Therapist

    Hania Eskandarinezhac

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  • Student Therapist

    Hermes Reyes

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2025 Men's Soccer Roster
Image # Name Name Pos. Ht. Elig. Major Yr. Hometown High School Previous Team
Filip Zendelek 0 Filip Zendelek GK 6-3 2 Kinesiology 4 Churchill, Ont. Holy Trinity C.S.S. York Lions
Alex Lin 1 Alex Lin GK 6-2 4 Life Sciences 3 Toronto, Ont. Ursula Franklin Academy
Nicola Russo 2 Nicola Russo D 5-10 5 Kinesiology 1 Mississauga, Ont. St. Martin S.S. Alliance United
Toby Richardson 4 Toby Richardson D 6-2 3 Commerce 3 Ottawa, Ont. West Carleton S.S. York United/Alliance United
Thomas Tome 5 Thomas Tome D 5-10 2 Kinesiology 2 Oakville, Ont. St. Ignatius of Loyola North Mississauga
Jordy Sindjui Sibopa 6 Jordy Sindjui Sibopa D - 1 Kinesiology 2 Toronto, Ont.
Kai Garvey 7 Kai Garvey MF 5-9 4 Criminology 2 Brampton, Ont. St. Marguerite D'Youville S.S. NK Bijelo Brdo
Mehdi Essoussi 8 Mehdi Essoussi MF 6-2 3 Electrical and Computer Engineering 1 Ottawa, Ont. Lycee Francais de Toronto Toronto FC/Alliance United
Colin Pate 9 Colin Pate MF 5-7 1 Social Science 1 Courtice, Ont. Holy Trinity C.S.S. Alliance United
Andrea Schifano 10 Andrea Schifano MF 5-10 3 Urban Studies 3 Palermo, Italy Istituto Paritario Talete Parma Calcio 1913
Russell Stewart 11 Russell Stewart MF 6-1 4 Kinesiology 5 Vaughan, Ont. Crawford Adventist Academy Alliance United
Quinton Chung 13 Quinton Chung MF 5-9 3 Kinesiology 3 Toronto, Ont. Ursula Franklin Academy North Toronto
Kingsley Belele 14 Kingsley Belele F 6-3 5 Human Geography 1 Scarborough, Ont. Neil McNeil H.S. Alliance United
Alexei Ivanov 15 Alexei Ivanov D 6-3 2 Applied Computing 2 Richmond Hill, Ont. St. Theresa of Lisieux
Jordan Grey 16 Jordan Grey F 6-6 1 Life Science 1 Ajax, Ont. Ajax H.S. FC Durham Academy
Niklas Hallam 17 Niklas Hallam MF 5-10 2 Kinesiology 2 Victoria, B.C. Reynolds S.S. Vic West
Cedric Ngounou 18 Cedric Ngounou D 6-5 1 Computer Science 4 Mississauga, Ont. Saints-Famille
Anthony White 20 Anthony White D 6-1 5 Kinesiology 4 Port Moody, B.C. Heritage Woods S.S. Coquitlam Metro Ford Soccer Club
Micah Joseph 21 Micah Joseph MF 5-7 1 Sociology 1 Scarborough, Ont. Agincourt C.I.
Michael Osorio 22 Michael Osorio MF 5-10 4 Kinesiology 4 Coquitlam, B.C. Heritage Woods S.S. Acadia Axemen
John Ntoukas 23 John Ntoukas D 6-0 2 Economics/Political Science 2 Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ont. St. Augustine C.H.S. Prostars FC
Jacob Prested 24 Jacob Prested MF 5-9 2 Humanities 4 Toronto, Ont. Victoria Park C.I. Alliance United
Naseeb Bains 26 Naseeb Bains D 5-11 4 Finance 5 Richmond, B.C. University Hill S.S. Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Gianluca Scurti 27 Gianluca Scurti F 6-2 1 Management 1 Toronto, Ont. St. Michael's College Pickering FC
Justin Meka 30 Justin Meka F 6-2 1 Economics 1 Ottawa, Ont. American School of Paris
Charles Donvito 99 Charles Donvito GK 6-4 1 Civil Engineering 1 Milan, Italy The British School of Milan AC Renate

Men's Soccer Coaching Staff

Men's Soccer - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Ilya Orlov Soccer - Head Coach (7th Season)
Eric Nelson Men's Soccer - Assistant Coach / Head of Scouting & Recruiting
MSOC Nikola Stakic Nikola Stakic Men's Soccer - Assistant Coach
Cormac Rea Men's Soccer - Assistant Coach
Nordo Gooden Men's Soccer - Assistant Coach
Head Shot Lucas Birnstingl Men's Soccer - Goalkeeper Coach
Carlos Castillo Soccer - Video and Data Analyst
SOC Adam Sequiera Adam Sequeira Data Analyst

Men's Soccer Support Staff

Men's Soccer - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Head Shot Daniel Brown Senior Coach, Fitness & Performance
Rob Manka Staff Therapist
Head Shot Anastasia Surzycia Student Therapist
Head Shot Hania Eskandarinezhac Student Therapist
Head Shot Hermes Reyes Student Therapist

Staff Roster

Men's Soccer Coaching Staff

Men's Soccer Support Staff