FC TUCSON VS. FORT LAUDERDALE CF MEDIA INFORMATION: JASON CHRISTLEY, VICE PRESIDENT MARKETING & COMMUNICATION [email protected] 520-330-8824 SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2021 | 7 P.M. PST TUCSON, ARIZONA | KINO NORTH STADIUM FIRST OPEN CUP MATCH: May 13, 2014 MOST GOALS SCORED: 13; Moshe Perez (2017) ALL-TIME GOALS LEADER: Damian German (18) ALL-TIME SHUTOUTS: Billy Thompson (6) FC Tucson was founded in 2010 by a local group ___________Match Information___________ of dedicated Tucsonans who wanted to elevate SERIES HISTORY: SECOND MEETING OF THE the sport and bring professional soccer to the SEASON. All-time record: 1-2-0 City of Tucson. Since that time, FC Tucson has been responsible for hosting the annual MLS LAST TUCSON REG. SEASON WIN: 5/29/21 2-1 pre-season training events as well as developing vs NC Goals: Ferriol 1 Assists: Giovanni Calixtro (1) America's top players who have gone on to become US Men's National Team and MLS INJURY REPORT: Joao Delgado members. In 2021, FC Tucson announces an SUSPENSIONS: n/a exciting new chapter under new ownership with _____________ABOUT FC TUCSON_______________ Benevolent Sports Tucson, LLC. The new ownership agreement, led by Brett Johnson, FIRST MATCH: March 4, 2011 transfers ownership from Phoenix Rising FC. FIRST WIN: 7-2 vs Yavapai (5/13/11) More information about the Club’s history can FIRST LEAGUE WIN: 1-0 vs Pali Blues (5/12/12) be found at: fctucson.com/club. ___________ QUICK NOTES_________ _ - Wallis Lapsley has 38 saves on the season and ranks 1st in USL League 1. - FC Tucson has a goal conversion rate of 15% and is ranked 3rd in USL League 1. - Giovanni Calixtro ranks 2nd in the league with his three assists. - FC Tucson ranks 1st in USL League 1 with 84% passing accuracy. ___________ THE LATEST FROM FC TUCSON_________ agreed to part ways. Jon Pearlman, Vice FC TUCSON ADDS FORWARD TOBY UZO President of Soccer Operations, will take FC Tucson announced Thursday the club over as the interim head coach effective had signed Tobenna (Toby) Uzo. Uzo, a 6- immediately. foot-4 forward, twice won the USL FC TUCSON TO SALUTE THE TROOPS Championship Goal of the Year for FC WITH JULY 3 FIREWORK SHOW Tulsa and most recently played for FC Arizona. FC Tucson’s match with Fort Lauderdale CF will feature a post-game firework show FC TUCSON, JOHN GALLAS PART WAYS as part of the club’s Salute The Troops FC Tucson and head coach John Galas night. All active and retired military will announced Tuesday they have mutually receive 15% off to the match. ___________USL LEAGUE ONE STANDINGS___________ ______________________________2021 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS_________________________ HOME MATCHES Record (WLD) (2-4-3) DATE OPPONENT RESULT MAY 1 S. Georgia Tormenta FC L 3-1 MAY 8 Forward Madison D 1-1 MAY 16 Fort Lauderdale CF L 5-1 MAY 26 Toronto FC II W 2-1 MAY 29 North Carolina FC W 2-1 JUNE 5 Toronto FC II D 1-1 JUNE 12 Chattanooga Red Wolves L 3-2 JUNE 19 North Texas SC D 0-0 JUNE 26 Union Omaha L 1-0 JULY 3 Fort Lauderdale CF JULY 10 Chattanooga Red Wolves JULY 17 New England Revolution II JULY 24 Union Omaha JULY 31 Richmond Kickers AUG 7 North Texas SC AUG 14 Union Omaha AUG 22 Fort Lauderdale CF AUG 28 Greenville Triumph SC SEP 1 New England Revolution II SEP 4 North Texas SC SEP 11 Fort Lauderdale CF SEP 19 Greenville Triumph SC SEP 25 Union Omaha OCT 2 North Texas SC OCT 13 North Carolina FC OCT 16 S. Georgia Tormenta FC OCT 23 Forward Madison OCT 30 Richmond Kickers ___________ FCT TECHNICAL STAFF__ _______ INTERIM HEAD COACH: JON PEARLMAN GOALKEEPER COACH/ACADEMY HEAD COACH: VITO HIGGINS The co-founder and former head Higgins, 35, joins FC coach of FC Tucson’s staff after Tucson’s USL two seasons as League Two team Assistant Coach with returns as the VP the North Idaho of Soccer College Men’s Soccer Operations. In team. The native of 2011, Pearlman and Galas coached FC Kailua, Hawai'i, Tucson’s first match ever against the New York previously was the Assistant Coach for the Red Bulls. Coach Pearlman brings 25 years of Gonzaga University Men’s soccer team of the coaching experience. Pearlman has helped 14 NCAA Division I West Coast Conference from players enter into the MLS and dozens more 2008-2019. As a player, Higgins signed for the advance to the USL Championship. As the LA Galaxy in 2008 following an open tryout, USL League 2 Coach, he had an 18-7-3 record, later leaving the club following a season- qualifying both FCT in 2017 and OKC Energy ending foot injury. In 2011 Higgins joined FC U23 in 2018 for the U.S. Open Cup. Tucson to start in goal for the club’s Desert Diamond Cup campaign, playing in matches against the New York Red Bulls and the Arizona Sahuaros. ASSISTANT COACH: MARK BIAGI acute care, preventative treatment, rehabilitation and player performance data. Biagi spent much of Armistead has previous experience working as his childhood in the Sports Science Consultant and Head Europe where he Athletic Trainer for the Barca Residency developed much of Academy in Casa Grande, Arizona. His his passion for experience with FC Barcelona’s official soccer soccer. Biagi academy includes work as a consultant to the currently runs the Director of Strength & Conditioning, providing Vail Soccer Club in educated insights on the club’s sports Southeast Tucson and is currently the Boys performance data. As the academy’s head Director for Arizona ODP, a West Region ODP athletic trainer, Armistead performed Head Coach, and a network scout for US evaluations and developed diagnoses of Soccer. musculoskeletal and general medical conditions to athletes. HEAD ATC: SCOTT ARMISTEAD Armistead, a native of New Zealand, manages FC Tucson’s day-to-day sports medicine and performance operations, including ___ __ 2021 USL LEAGUE ONE TEAM STATS Clean Sheets 1 CATEGORY FCT _____2021 FC TUCSON TEAM LEADERS___ Games played 9 CATEGORY PLAYER Goals 10 Goals (2) Delgado, Corfe, Goals conceded 16 Dennis Total shots 67 Assists (3) Calixtro Average possession 52.0% Chances created (18) Bedoya Passing success rate 84.2% Shots (17) Corfe Yellow cards 23 Tackles (19) Bedoya Red cards 5 Saves (38) Lapsley ___________ NUMERICAL ROSTER__ _______ PLAYER NAME # POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT BIRTHDAY NATIONALITY Lapsley, Wallis 1 Goalkeeper 6'4'' 200 4/14/1997 (24) USA Knox, Alex 3 Right Back 5'11'' 170 6/21/1997 (23) USA Mastrantonio, 4 Center Back 6'2'' 172 5/27/1996 (24) Italy Luca Fox, Kaelon 5 Center Back 6'3" 180 3/31/1995 (26) USA Uzo, Tobenna 7 Forward 6’4 220 10/13/1994 (26) USA, Nigeria Bedoya, Daniel 8 Center Mid 5'7'' 130 2/13/1994 (27) USA, Colombia Corfe, Deri 9 Forward 6'2'' 181 3/3/1998 (23) England Dennis, Charlie 10 Center Mid 6'2'' 190 9/28/1995 (25) England Rodriguez, Kevin 11 Forward 5'8'' 159 9/25/1996 (24) USA Shellow, Ryan 12 Goalkeeper 6'1'' 180 10/10/1997 (23) USA Rafael Guerrero 13 Goalkeeper 6'1'' 195 1/8/2002 (18) USA Franke, Noah 15 Right Back 5'8'' 141 3/25/1995 (26) USA Adams, Shak 17 Forward 5'7'' 145 9/7/1998 (22) USA, St. Vincent Schenfeld, 19 Left Back 5'10" 165 10/18/1992 (29) Chile Maximiliano Delgado, João 20 Center Mid 5'8'' 160 1/15/1994 (27) Portugal Ferriol, Manuel 21 Center Mid 5'11'' 150 8/13/1998 (22) Spain Hurtado, Nathan 22 Center Mid 5'8'' 140 09/07/2003 (17) USA Lawrence, Luke 23 Defender 5'11'' 165 10/07/2001 (19) USA Barnathan, Dakota 24 Center Back 6'2'' 174 11/9/1994 (26) USA Pena, Jordan 27 Left Back 5’7’’ 154 5/21/2000 (20) USA Perez, Franco 37 Forward 6'1'' 185 1/1/1996 (25) Argentina Allen, Jerod 38 Center Mid 5'11'' 154 08/17/2004 (16) USA Odenbeck, Jared 42 Center Mid 6'2'' 175 2/4/1995 (26) USA Calixtro, Giovanni 91 Forward 5'11'' 165 6/27/2000 (20) USA ___________ ALPHABETICAL ROSTER__ _______ PLAYER NAME # POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT BIRTHDAY NATIONALITY Adams, Shak 17 Forward 5'7'' 145 9/7/1998 (22) USA, St. Vincent Allen, Jerod 38 Center Mid 5'11'' 154 08/17/2004 (16) USA Barnathan, Dakota 24 Center Back 6'2'' 174 11/9/1994 (26) USA Bedoya, Daniel 8 Center Mid 5'7'' 130 2/13/1994 (27) USA, Colombia Calixtro, Giovanni 91 Forward 5'11'' 165 6/27/2000 (20) USA Corfe, Deri 9 Forward 6'2'' 181 3/3/1998 (23) England Delgado, João 20 Center Mid 5'8'' 160 1/15/1994 (27) Portugal Dennis, Charlie 10 Center Mid 6'2'' 190 9/28/1995 (25) England Ferriol, Manuel 21 Center Mid 5'11'' 150 8/13/1998 (22) Spain Fox, Kaelon 5 Center Back 6'3" 180 3/31/1995 (26) USA Franke, Noah 15 Right Back 5'8'' 141 3/25/1995 (26) USA Guerrero, Rafael 13 Goalkeeper 6'1'' 195 1/8/2002 (19) USA Hurtado, Nathan 22 Center Mid 5'8'' 140 09/07/2003 (17) USA Knox, Alex 3 Right Back 5'11'' 170 6/21/1997 (23) USA Lapsley, Wallis 1 Goalkeeper 6'4'' 200 4/14/1997 (24) USA Lawrence, Luke 23 Defender 5'11'' 165 10/07/2001 (19) USA Mastrantonio, Luca 4 Center Back 6'2'' 172 5/27/1996 (24) Italy Odenbeck, Jared 42 Center Mid 6'2'' 175 2/4/1995 (26) USA Pena, Jordan 27 Left Back 5’7’’ 154 5/21/2000 (20) USA Perez, Franco 37 Forward 6'1'' 185 1/1/1996 (25) Argentina Rodriguez, Kevin 11 Forward 5'8'' 159 9/25/1996 (24) USA Schenfeld, 19 Left Back 5'10" 165 10/18/1992 (29) Chile Maximiliano Shellow, Ryan 12 Goalkeeper 6'1'' 180 10/10/1997 (23) USA Uzo, Tobenna 7 Forward 6’4” 220 10/13/1994 USA, Nigeria _______________________Coaching Staff and Player Pronunciation__________________________ NAME PRONUNCIATION Jon Pearlman (VP SO & Interim Head Pearl-man Coach) Mark Biagi (Assistant Coach) Bee-Ah-Gee Noah Franke Frank-ee Kaelon Fox Kay-len Deri Corfe Corph João Delgado Jo-waw Jordan Pena PENN-uh Luca Mastrantonio Mas-tran-to-nio Maxi Schenfeld Shen-feld _________________________________2020 Player USL Stats___________________________________ PLAYER NAME 2020 STATS Charlie Dennis 2020 USL League 1: 15 games, 5 assists, 36 chances created Dakota Barnathan 2020 USL Championship – Pittsburgh Riverhounds: 8 games, 3 clearances, 5 interceptions, drafted by FC Dallas with the 59th pick in the third round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft Danny Bedoya 2015-2017 USL Championship NYRB II: 21 appearances, four goals and three assists.