American college soccer season
The 2017 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team represent St. Francis College during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season . The Terrier's home games are played at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981 and is coached by Tom Giovatto , who was in his eleventh year at the helm of the Terriers.
Going into the season, the Teriers were unanimously picked by the NEC's head coaches to defend its crown in 2017.[ 1] The Terriers ended their season at 14–5–1 overall and 6–0–1 in conference play. The Terriers won the NEC Regular season championship and the Tournament Championship.
2017 squad
As of August 21, 2017.[ 2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Captains in bold
Schedule
Non-conference
UMass v St. Francis Brooklyn
NJIT v St. Francis Brooklyn
#1 St. Francis Brooklyn v #4 Robert Morris
#1 St. Francis Brooklyn v #2 LIU Brooklyn
NSCAA/Continental Tire College rankings
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
North East Region
8
7
7
9
8
6
7
5
5
4
2
Awards
Faouzi Taieb, Sophomore Defender
2017 NEC Defender of the Year[ 3]
Selected to the 2017 NEC First Team All-Conference[ 3]
Selected to the 2017 NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[ 4]
Selected 2017 Third team All-American by College Soccer News[ 5]
Ali Tounkara, Junior Forward
Selected to the 2017 NEC All-Rookie Team[ 3]
Selected to the 2017 NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[ 4]
2017 NEC Tournament MVP[ 4]
Dominic Falanga, Senior Midfielder
NEC Player of the Week Award (October 16 – 22)[ 6]
Selected to the 2017 NEC First Team All-Conference[ 3]
Selected to the 2017 NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[ 4]
Nadim Saqui, Senior Forward
NEC Player of the Week Award (October 30 – November 5)[ 7]
Selected to the 2017 NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[ 4]
Collyns Laokandi, Senior Defender
Selected to the 2017 NEC First Team All-Conference[ 3]
Robert Bazzichetto, Senior Goalkeeper
Selected to the 2017 NEC First Team All-Conference[ 3]
Chris Gruver, Freshman Forward
NEC Rookie of the Week Award (October 16 – 22)[ 6]
Federico Curbelo, Senior Midfielder
Selected to the 2017 NEC Second Team All-Conference[ 3]
Leo Folla, Senior Defender
Selected to the 2017 NEC Second Team All-Conference[ 3]
Matteo Caribotti, Sophomore Forward
Selected to the 2017 NEC Team All-Rookie Team[ 3]
Sami Gliguem, Junior Midfielder
Selected to the 2017 NEC Team All-Rookie Team[ 3]
Season statistics
Individual Player Statistics (As of November 17, 2017)[ 8]
Player
App
Goals
Asst
Points
Shots
Shot%
SOG
SOG%
GW
Pk-Att
GA
Saves
SO
Forwards
Tounkara, Ali
20
8
2
18
38
21.1%
25
65.8%
4
0-0
0
0
0
Gruver, Chris
11
0
2
2
3
0%
2
66.7%
0
0-0
0
0
0
Caribotti, Matteo
19
2
3
7
14
14.3%
4
28.6%
1
0-0
0
0
0
Midfielders
DeAndrade, Tommy
15
0
0
0
10
0%
4
40.0%
0
0-0
0
0
0
Curbello, Federico
20
1
6
8
28
3.6%
11
39.3%
0
0-0
0
0
0
Gliguem, Sami
15
4
2
10
21
19.0%
10
47.6%
1
0-1
0
0
0
Young, Kieran
18
1
1
3
3
33.3%
1
33.3%
1
0-0
0
0
0
Islami, Amir
19
0
3
3
8
0%
0
0%
0
0-0
0
0
0
Gimenes, Anthony
19
0
4
4
12
0%
6
50.0%
0
0-0
0
0
0
Belfanti, Edoardo
1
0
0
0
0
0%
0
0%
0
0-0
0
0
0
Folla, Leo
19
3
2
8
10
30.0%
6
60.0%
1
0-0
0
0
0
Coke Jr., Dennis
18
1
0
2
2
50%
2
100%
1
0-0
0
0
0
Defenders
Pusz, Lukas
4
0
0
0
0
0%
0
0%
0
0-0
0
0
0
Laokandi, Collyns
16
0
2
2
17
0%
8
48.1%
0
0-0
0
0
0
Taieb, Faouzi
20
3
1
7
22
13.6%
12
54.5%
2
0-0
0
0
0
Falanga, Dominick
20
7
2
16
36
19.4%
20
55.6%
2
0-0
0
0
0
Pugliese, Domenico
13
0
0
0
2
0%
1
50%
0
0-0
0
0
0
Saqui, Nadim
17
4
0
8
9
44.4%
4
44.4%
1
0-0
0
0
0
Torriani, Marco
20
0
2
2
12
0%
5
41.7%
0
0-0
0
0
0
Goalkeepers
Bazzichetto, Roberto
19
0
0
0
0
0%
0
0%
0
0-0
18
49
7
Angelidis, George
0
0
0
0
0
0%
0
0%
0
0-0
0
0
0
Faiad, Ahmed
0
0
0
0
0
0%
0
0%
0
0-0
0
0
0
Casado, Nicolas
2
0
0
0
0
0%
0
0%
0
0-0
1
5
1
Total
20
34
32
100
247
13.8%
121
49.0%
14
0-1
19
55
8
Opponents
20
19
20
58
165
11.5%
74
44.8%
5
0-0
34
87
3
Legend
App
Appearances
Asst
Assists
SOG
Shots on Goal
SOG%
Shots on Goal Percent
GW
Game Winning Goals
PK-Att
Penalty Kicks-Attempts
GA
Goals Against
SO
Shut Outs
High
Team high
See also
References
Teams in 2024 Championships & awards Seasons Tournaments
International
Club competitions
CONCACAF Champions League
National teams