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Men’s Soccer 42nd Season Preview
8/24/2021 5:32:00 PM | No. 22 Men's Soccer
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's soccer team is one of the oldest programs at the school, and after getting off an unprecedented 2021 spring season, the squad is ready to begin the program's 42nd season. Coach Joey Worthen is in his fifth season at the helm, turning around the team from a two-win program to a winning one in a short amount of time. Here is everything you need to know about the fall 2021 team.
About this Year's Team
- The fall 2021 team returns all 11 starters from the spring season
- Of those 11 returning starters, All-Conference-USA performers Ivan Mykhailenko, Alonso Coello Camarero, Graeme Pratt, Daniel Skistad and Vasilis Spinos will be huge contributors to the team's success. Coello Camarero and Mykhailenko were chosen on the Fall 2021 C-USA Men's Soccer Preseason Team
- Goalkeeper Neil Strauber returns to the pitch after having started in all 12 matches in the spring
- This year's squad can be boasted as one of the most experienced in the conference with five four-year players and six players entering their third year
- The team welcomes nine newcomers and did not lose any key players due to graduation
- Fifteen different countries are represented on the squad
Spring 2021 Recap
- The team is coming off the spring having achieved a 6-4-2 record, marking the first winning season for the program since 2007
- Last spring's team broke school records for least amount of goals conceded (11) and lowest goals against average (0.92)
- As mentioned previously, five student-athletes were recognized by the conference at the end of the season. Mykhailenko earned First Team recognition as a forward, as well as the C-USA Co-Golden Boot Award for tying for the most goals in the conference
- Captains Pratt and Coello Camarero made spots on the Second Team as a defender and midfielder, respectively. Coello Camarero became an All-Conference selection for the third straight season
- Skistad received Third Team honors as a defender, while fellow backline member Spinos was an All-Freshman honoree
- FAU tallied a 3-0-2 record in non-conference play, marking the best defensive start for the program in the first five matches since 1991
- The Owls tallied four shutouts last season
- Strauber was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week and College Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week during the season. Mykhailenko earned C-USA Offensive Player of the Week twice after two-goal performances twice during the conference slate
Who is Returning?
- All returners saw at least 150 minutes on the pitch last season
- The contributors to the team's 13 goals in the spring are all returning, including the leading scorer in Mykhailenko
- The six players who added an assist last season are all on the 2021 fall roster
- Strauber, who started in all 12 games in goal, is back for his second season with the Owls
Who is New?
Check out the release of the newcomers HERE.
Position Breakdown
Forwards (4): Filip Jauk, Mykhailenko, Jean Paul Rafols and Pontus Steffensen
Midfielders (15): Jose Alastuey, Pepo Bravo, Coello Camarero, Blake Dean, Damean Dominguez, Arturo Ernand, Kevian Ferraz, Kharym Florvil, Zach Hassell, Leo Keller, Micael Lervik, Adrian Levy, Edgardo Obregon, Davide Romeo and Célestin Theodore, Jr.,
Defenders (8): Tom Abrahamsson, Tim Bernhardsson, Fabrizio Cubeddu, Chadi Mayati, Pratt, Luis Sailer Fidalgo, Skistad and Spinos
Goalkeepers (3): Cameron Braswell, Diego Orduña and Strauber
Quick Facts
A breakdown of the team by class and country/state, as well as a TV roster can be found in this season's quick facts: HERE.
Opponents
| Opponent | Match Information | Location | Spring 2021 Record | FAU's Series Record | Last Year Played |
| Incarnate Word | Thursday, Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. | Houston, Texas | 2-7 | 0-0 | N/A |
| Houston Baptist | Sunday, Aug. 29 at 9 p.m. | Houston, Texas | 0-9-2 | 1-0-0 | 2009 |
| Keiser | Friday, Sept. 3 at 5 p.m. | Boca Raton, Fla. | 16-2-1 | 1-0-0 | 2019 |
| UTRGV | Thursday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. | Boca Raton, Fla. | 6-2-2 | 0-0-0 | N/A |
| Florida Gulf Coast | Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. | Boca Raton, Fla. | 3-4-4 | 5-5-2 | 2021 |
| No. 25 Coastal Carolina | Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. | Conway, S.C. | 9-5-2 | 1-3-0 | 2012 |
| Old Dominion | Saturday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. | Boca Raton, Fla. | 1-4-3 | 2-7-0 | 2021 |
| Jacksonville | Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. | Boca Raton, Fla. | 7-4-2 | 16-14-2 | 2021 |
| South Carolina | Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. | Columbia, S.C. | 8-7-1 | 3-5-0 | 2021 |
| No. 1 Marshall | Saturday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. | Boca Raton, Fla. | 13-2-3 | 5-5-1 | 2021 |
| Stetson | Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. | DeLand, Fla. | 1-5-2 | 24-17-4 | 2021 |
| No. 18 Charlotte | Saturday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. | Boca Raton, Fla. | 6-3-2 | 1-8-0 | 2021 |
| UAB | Saturday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. | Birmingham, Ala. | 3-12-1 | 4-6-0 | 2021 |
| UNF | Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. | Jacksonville, Fla. | 4-3-3 | 7-3-0 | 2021 |
| FIU | Saturday, Oct. 30 at noon | Boca Raton, Fla. | 4-4-1 | 5-37-2 | 2021 |
| No. 14 Kentucky | Friday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. | Lexington, Ky. | 12-5-2 | 9-0-1 | 2021 |
| C-USA Championship | Wednesday, Nov. 10-Sunday, Nov. 14 | Charlotte, N.C. | 0-1 | 2019 |
Up Next
The Owls will commence the 2021 season in Houston this weekend, as the team plays Incarnate Word on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Eastern at the HBU Tournament.
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