JAMESTOWN - Head Coach Pat Anderson of the Jamestown Community College men’s soccer team has announced the signings of 13 international student-athletes, spanning across six countries.
“We have been quite fortunate to find a good group of talented international soccer players who have decided JCC is a good place to start their college education and collegiate soccer careers,” said Anderson. “They have shown a great deal of determination in working through all the hurdles which have been presented by COVID-19 and the corresponding government and embassy closures. I am looking forward to working with them in the near future.”
Most of the international students coming in are coming from South Africa with student-athletes also coming in from Australia, England, Germany, Sweden and Brazil.
The men’s soccer team will look to fill the void of the departing sopohmores including All-WNYAC First Team selection Michael Andalora and All-WNYAC Second Team selections Alexander Beuke and Jakob Moore.
List of incoming international men’s soccer players:
Jazz Cooper - Left Midfielder/Left Back
Hometown - New Castle, New South Wales, Australia
High School - New Castle Grammar School
Josh Carr - Central Midfielder
Hometown - Wigan, England
High School - Coaching Connections Football Academy
Leonhard Kamann - Left Back
Hometown - Potsdam, Germany
High School - Einstein Gymnasium Potsdam City
Benjamin Scott - Goalkeeper
Hometown - Johannesburg, South Africa
High School - King Edward VII
Keagan Hogg - Right Back/Right Midfielder
Hometown - Johannesburg, South Africa
High School - King Edward VII
Connor Hogg - Defensive Center Midfielder/Center Back
Hometown - Johannesburg, South Africa
High School - King Edward VII
Thato Magagnane - Wing/Central Attacking Midfielder
Hometown - Pretoria, South Africa
High School - Pretoria Boys HS
Kim Magidhi - Center Back/Right Back
Hometown - Edenvale, Johannesburg, South Africa
High School - Edenvale HS
Jesse Plaatjes - Central Attacking Midfielder
Hometown - Durban North, South Africa
High School - Northwood HS
Daniel Lidetoft - Goalkeeper
Hometown - Norrkoping, Sweden
High School - Kungsgårdsgymnasiet
Kayque Rodrigues da Silva - Wing/Central Attacking Midfielder
Hometown - Sao Paulo, Brazil
High School - E.E. Miguel Munhoz Filho Sul
Joao Victor Savignom Passoni - Central Attacking Midfielder/Center Back
Hometown - Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil
High School - Escola Guimaraes Rosa
Theo Rola Mota
Hometown - Fortaleza, Brazil
High School - Colegio Santa Cecilia
"We are excited about building upon last year's success and we believe we have the right pieces to do so," added Anderson.
The Jayhawks are coming off their best season since 2013 where they finished with 10 wins on the season.