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Supporting Carolina Men’s Soccer UNC Athletic Communications Men’s Soccer Contact: Matt Bowers Table Of Contents Supporting the Tar Heels Email Address: [email protected] The University of North Carolina is proud of its long- General Information 1 Cell Phone: (919) 619-7021 standing relationship with Nike. The two parties signed Mailing address: P.O. Box 2126 2020 Schedule 2 a new 10-year contract in December of 2018 for Nike to Chapel Hill, NC 27515 2020 Roster 3 continue as the exclusive supplier of athletic footwear, ap- parel and accessory products. Nike will provide the athletic Please contact Matt Bowers for information on covering the Player Profiles 4-11 department with shoes, uniforms, coaching gear, balls and UNC men’s soccer team. Head Coach Carlos Somoano 12-13 other equipment. Nike also gave the University $2 million for the Chancel- Assistant Coaches 13-14 lor’s Academic Enhancement Fund to support faculty. University Quick Facts Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Dorrance Field 15 This partnership has benefitted all 28 varsity sports and provided millions of dollars for academics and student Chartered: 1789 2019 Stats and Results 16-18 scholarships at the University. Enrollment: 18,819 undergraduates Chancellor: Kevin Guskiewicz NCAA Championships 19-20 Director of Athletics: Bubba Cunningham NCAA Tournament History 21-26 2020 Men’s Soccer Yearbook Affiliation: NCAA Division I The 2020 North Carolina men’s soccer yearbook was Conference: Atlantic Coast All-Americas 27-28 designed and edited by Matt Bowers with assistance from Nickname: Tar Heels Mascot: Rameses (a ram) ACC Honors 29-30 T.J. Scholl and the UNC Athletic Communications staff. Photography by Jeffrey A. Camarati. Special thanks Colors: Carolina Blue and White ACC Tournament History 30 to Jim Bounds, Grant Halverson, Andy Mead, Dan Sears, Web site: GoHeels.com U.S. National Team 31 Justin Smith, AllSport/Getty Images, U.S. Soccer and vari- ous Major League Soccer teams. Men’s Soccer Quick Facts Head Coach: Carlos Somoano Tar Heels in Professional Soccer 32 GENERAL INFORMATION Alma Mater, Year: Eckerd College, 1992 Annual Statistical Leaders 33 Career Record: 128-37-26 (9 seasons) Career Scoring Leaders 34 Record at Carolina: Same Assistant Coach: Grant Porter Record Book 35-36 Alma Mater, Year: North Carolina, 2004 Year-By-Year Results 37 Assistant Coach: Will Clayton Alma Mater, Year: Wake Forest, 2009 Coaching and Series Records 38 Director of Operations: Tim Kübel All-Time Results 39-47 Alma Mater, Year: Louisville, 2017 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Michael Harrington All-Time Letterwinners 48-50 Alma Mater, Year: North Carolina, 2006 @UNCmenssoccer Head Strength Coach: Greg Gatz The official social media accounts of the Head Athletic Trainer: Christian Hunt 2001 & 2011 national champions! Academic Counselor: Jenn Townsend Administrative Assistant: Shelly Streett Soccer Office Phone: (919) 962-0466 Soccer Office Fax: (919) 962-4038 Press Box Phone: (919) 962-1460 Home Field (capacity): Dorrance Field (4,200) 2019 Overall Record: 7-7-4 2019 ACC Record: 3-5-0 2019 ACC Finish: Tied Third (Coastal) 2019 NCAA Finish: n/a NCAA Appearances: 26 (Last: 2018) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 13/14 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/7 GOHEELS.COM Official Site of Carolina Athletics Media and fans can follow the Carolina men’s soccer team and the rest of the UNC athletic programs from anywhere in the world on the official site of North Carolina athletics. GoHeels.com offers schedules, rosters, results and more for all 28 of Carolina’s varsity sports. 2020 CAROLINA MEN’S SOCCER YEARBOOK • PAGE 1 University of North Carolina Men’s Soccer 2020 Schedule Day Date Opponent Site TV Time Fri. Oct. 2 at Duke Durham, N.C. ACCX 7 p.m. Fri. Oct. 9 Clemson Chapel Hill ESPNU 6 p.m. Sun. Oct. 18 at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. 6 p.m. Tues. Oct. 27 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. ACCN 7 p.m. Sun. Nov. 1 NC State Chapel Hill ACCX 1 p.m. Fri. Nov. 6 Duke Chapel Hill ACCN 8 p.m. 2020 ACC Tournament Sun. Nov. 15 Quarterfinal TBD TBA Wed. Nov. 18 Semifinal TBD TBA Sun. Nov. 22 Final Cary, N.C. TBA 2020 SCHEDULE Driving Directions To Dorrance Field: From Virginia and Points North: Take I-85 South to Durham, N.C. Exit left at US-15/501 in Durham and follow 15/501 approximately nine miles to Chapel Hill. Once in Chapel Hill, maintain 15/501 Bypass (Fordham Blvd.). Around the seventh stoplight, turn right on Manning Drive. Continue on Manning until first stoplight. Turn right at light onto Ridge Road. Continue on Ridge Road until first road on left. Turn left onto Stadium Drive and continue until Stadium ends on South Road. Turn right on South Road. Go through traffic light; Fetzer Field is on left behind Carmichael Auditorium. From Points West: Take I-85 North towards Durham, N.C. Exit just past Burlington onto NC-54 East (exit #148, Chapel Hill). Follow NC-54 for approximately 20 miles to Carrboro. Go through two stoplights and stay on NC-54 until the next stoplight. Turn left at light onto Manning Drive. Continue on Manning until first stoplight. Turn right at light onto Ridge Road. Continue on Ridge Road until first road on left. Turn left onto Stadium Drive and continue until Stadium ends on South Road. Turn right on South Road. Go through traffic light; Fetzer Field is on left behind Carmichael Auditorium. From Points East: Take I-40 West to Chapel Hill. Exit at NC-54 West (exit #273 A) and follow for approximately four miles. After the US-15/501 overpass, continue straight on NC-54 into campus. Fetzer Field is one-third mile on left behind Carmichael Auditorium before 3-way stoplight. From Points South: Take US-15/50 North to Chapel Hill. Exit right onto 15/501 Bypass in Chapel Hill. Turn left at first stoplight onto Manning Drive. Continue on Manning until first stoplight. Turn right at light onto Ridge Road. Continue on Ridge Road until first road on left. Turn left onto Stadium Drive and continue until Stadium ends on South Road. Turn right on South Road. Go through traffic light; Fetzer Field is on left behind Carmichael Auditorium. 2020 CAROLINA MEN’S SOCCER YEARBOOK • PAGE 2 Numerical Alphabetical # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Last School) 34 Ahmad Al Qaq 1 Alec Smir GK 6-1 167 Jr. Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Day) 26 Axel Alejandre 2 Filippo Zattarin D 5-9 168 Gr. Padua, Italy (Saint Mary’s Univ. [Calif.]) 29 Yaya Bakayoko 4 Joe Pickering D 6-0 175 Gr. East Sussex, England (East Tennessee State Univ.) 20 Ernest Bawa 5 Julian Hinojosa D 5-8 155 So. Dallas, Texas (Lone Star) 37 Jacques Bouvery 6 Matt Constant D 6-6 190 Sr. Dallas, Texas (University of New Mexico) 8 Jameson Charles 7 Lucas del Rosario F/M 5-10 150 Sr. Durham, N.C. (Jordan) 8 Jameson Charles M 5-7 150 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn) 25 Akeim Clarke 9 Santiago Herrera F 5-10 160 Sr. Barquismeto, Venezuela (UCLA) 6 Matt Constant 10 Giovanni Montesdeoca F 5-9 167 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Lone Star) 7 Lucas del Rosario 11 Antonio Lopez M 5-8 137 Jr. Austin, Texas (Liberal Arts & Science Acad.) 17 Cameron Fisher 12 J.P. Philpot GK 6-5 195 Fr. Greenville, N.C. (D.H. Conley) 22 Milo Garvanian 13 Key White F 5-10 155 So. Norfolk, Va. (Maury) 31 Malik Henry 14 Victor Olofsson M 5-11 159 So. Vaernamo, Sweden (Elof Lindaelv) 9 Santiago Herrera 15 Riley Thomas D 5-11 160 R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. 5 Julian Hinojosa 16 Jonathan Jimenez F 5-10 169 So. Norwalk, Connecticut (Brien McMahon) 16 Jonathan Jimenez 17 Cameron Fisher M 5-11 160 So. Palo Alto, Calif. (ASU Preparatory Academy) 18 Sam Jones 18 Sam Jones M 6-2 190 Sr. Cardiff, Wales (Young Harris College) 33 Garrett Kessel 19 Jonathan Sinclair D/M 5-9 165 Fr. Valley Stream, N.Y. 38 Roman Knox 20 Ernest Bawa M/F 5-9 157 Fr. Hawthorn Woods, Ill. (The Taft School [Conn.]) 11 Antonio Lopez 21 Alex Rose F 6-1 157 Sr. Cary, N.C. (Green Hope) 22 Milo Garvanian M/D 6-1 160 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. (George Washington) 10 Giovanni Montesdeoca 24 Marco Saborio-Perez GK 6-2 181 R-Fr. Geneva, Switzerland (Berkshire School) 35 Sam Moore 25 Akeim Clarke F 6-3 186 Fr. Windsor, Conn. (Loomis Chaffee) 14 Victor Olofsson 26 Axel Alejandre D 5-9 165 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Prosser Career Academy) 12 J.P. Philpot 27 Mark Salas D 5-10 150 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Lone Star) 4 Joe Pickering 28 Tim Schels M 5-9 161 So. Erding, Germany (Anne-Frank-Gymnasium Erding) 21 Alex Rose 29 Yaya Bakayoko M 5-9 155 Fr. Bronx, N.Y. (Martin Luther King Jr.) 24 Marco Saborio-Perez 2020 ROSTER 30 Jake Schick GK 6-2 172 R-Fr. Palm Harbor, Fla. (Palm Harbor) 27 Mark Salas 31 Malik Henry F 5-6 130 Fr. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (St. Jean de Brebeuf) 32 Aldair Sanchez 32 Aldair Sanchez D 5-8 148 Fr. Vancouver, Wash. (Baker Web Academy)) 28 Tim Schels 33 Garrett Kessel M 5-10 150 Fr. Oak Ridge, N.C. (Northwest Guilford) 30 Jake Schick 34 Ahmad Al-Qaq M 6-1 170 Fr. Oak Ridge, N.Grant. (Northwest Guilford) 19 Jonathan Sinclair 35 Sam Moore M/D 6-1 151 R-Fr. Richmond, Va. (St. Christopher’s School) 37 Jacques Bouvery M/F 5-8 155 Jr.