BOCA RATON, Fla. – On the eve of the 2021 Conference USA Men's Soccer Championships, Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team (8-6-2, 2-4-2 C-USA) had five student-athletes earn spots on the All-C-USA Teams.
Alonso Coello Camarero and
Filip Jauk have been voted to the All-C-USA Second Team,
Tom Abrahamsson and
Ivan Mykhailenko were tabbed to the Third Team and
Davide Romeo and Jauk were recognized to the All-Freshman Team.
"I'm really excited and happy for these individuals as well as our team to be able to get these awards," said head coach
Joey Worthen. "I think it speaks a lot about the team and the program in general, and the direction its heading. For us to be able to get five guys named to the All-Conference teams says a lot about the team and the overall program. I'm really happy for these individuals.
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"Ivan [Mykhailenko], Tom [Abrahamsson] and Alonso [Coello Camarero] are guys who have been around for a few years now that everybody knows and recognizes, and they have made their mark on this league and for a couple of our new guys to get some of that recognition as well in Davide [Romeo] and Filip [Romeo], and we are excited for them to continue. Overall, I'm really pleased for these individuals, as well as the team."
The Owls earned five All-Conference Team spots for the second consecutive year (
last year's release). Three of the five Owls are repeat selections, with Coello Camarero being a four-year choice, Mykhailenko tallying his third All-Conference honor and Abrahamsson garnering his second.
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Alonso Coello Camarero, All-C-USA Second Team
Coello Camarero is FAU's first four-time All-Conference selection since Anders Granstad (2002-06). The Madrid, Spain native is a three-year captain, leading midfielder and heartbeat of the team. The senior, who earned his third C-USA Preseason honor at the beginning of the season, has three assists to his name and has played the second most minutes (1276) on the team with 16 starts. His assists came on goals against Coastal Carolina, UAB and Houston Baptist. Everything on the pitch goes through Coello Camarero, who is critical on both sides of the ball. Coello Camarero delivers great opportunities for his teammates and has played nine of 16 games without a substitution. Prior to this year, Coello Camarero was an All-C-USA Third Team and All-Freshman Team recipient in 2018, the first Owl to earn C-USA First Team honors in 2019 and was a C-USA Second Team selection in the spring of 2021.
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Filip Jauk, All-C-USA Second Team and All-Freshman Team
Jauk has made his presence known in a short period of time in C-USA. The Maribor, Slovenia product leads the team with eight goals, which is the third most in the league and 44th in the country. The freshman logged two goals in FAU's comeback with versus Florida Gulf Coast to win C-USA Offensive Player of the Week. He scored in three straight matches against Old Dominion, Jacksonville and South Carolina, and has four goals in C-USA play. Jauk was named to the Top Drawer Midseason Freshman Top 100 list at No. 56 and is within the top-10 in shots per game (2.25) and points per game (1.00).
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Tom Abrahamsson, All-C-USA Third Team
Abrahamsson has had a breakout year, starting in 15 matches to tally 1143 minutes. The defender has one goal and four assists for six points, while posting a 0.400 shot on goal percentage. His four assists is the second most on the team. The Goeta, Sweden product has taken the majority of the team's corner kicks and free kicks and sets up chances for the team on both sides of the ball. As one of the leaders on the backline, Abrahamsson has played a huge role in the Owls' four cleansheets this season. Abrahamsson makes his second All-C-USA Team after receiving All-C-USA Third Team and All-Freshman honors in 2019.
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Ivan Mykhailenko, All-C-USA Third Team
Mykhailenko earned his third All-C-USA selection in his three years as an Owl. The reigning C-USA Co-Golden Boot Award winner continued to be a prolific scorer, logging seven goals this season. Mykhailenko has the best shot accuracy in C-USA (0.692) and is tied for the second most game-winning goals in the league this year with four this year. He is sixth in goals and tied for 10th in points per game (1.00) in C-USA. The two-time C-USA Preseason choice is second in career game-winning goals (10), tied for fifth in career goals (20) and ninth in all-time points (43) in FAU history. Mykhailenko, who is from Kyiv, Ukraine, has previously been tabbed to the All-C-USA First Team (spring 2021) and Second Team (2019).
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Davide Romeo, All-C-USA Freshman Team
Romeo made an immediate impact on the team since he stepped foot on campus, playing in all 16 games with 15 starts. He was named No. 44 on the Top Drawer Midseason Freshman Top 100 list and has logged two goals and two assists for six points this season. The midfielder's goals came against Houston Baptist and Old Dominion, while tallying back-to-back games with assists versus Jacksonville and South Carolina. Romeo, from Reggio Emilia, Italy, has 14 shots on the year with eight of those being on target.
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FAU will compete in its second ever C-USA Championship, set to commence tomorrow in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Owls will take on the tournament host in the 49ers at 7 p.m. Wednesday (tomorrow) at Transamerica Field. Action from the match will be streamed on ESPN+.
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