Spartans Earn All-SSC Men's Soccer Honors
TAMPA, Fla. - Twenty-four men's soccer student-athletes are recognized as ALL-SSC for the 2021 season.
Omar Thali has been selected Offensive Player of the Year by conference coaches as well as earned a spot on the All-SSC first team. The Zug, Switzerland native, led the SSC with 26 points and 1.86 points per game thanks to 10 goals and six assists in 14 games. Thali becomes the fourth Spartan to earn the award, first since 2017.
Adam Forster is the Defensive Player of the Year and earned a spot on the All-SSC first team. The Bath, England native registered eight shutouts in 14 games. Forster tallied a .694 goals-against average and a .792 save percentage by surrendering with just ten goals allowed and 38 saves. He becomes the second Spartan to earn the award and the first goalkeeper to win since 2015.
Adrian Bush is awarded Coach of the Year for the third time by his peers. Bush guided Tampa to a 15th SSC regular-season title, a quarterfinal bye in the conference tournament, and a Top-10 national ranking. This season, Spartans clinched the conference championship with 27 points following a 9-1-0 league record.
Juancho Fernandez earned a spot on the All-SSC first team after totaling 18 points this season off of seven goals and four assists. Appearing in 14 games for the Spartans, Fernandez scored five game-winning goals this season.
Sean Quinn was named to the All-SSC second team after appearing in 14 games for the Spartans, proving to be an important piece to the Spartans lineup on both sides of the ball. Offensively, he tallied 11 shots and one assist this season.
Agustin Baroffio was named a member of the All-SSC second team after proving to be a crucial part of the Spartans backline this season, serving as a defensive anchor.
Player of the Year: Quenzi Huerman, Palm Beach Atlantic
Offensive Player of the Year: Omar Thali, Tampa
Defensive Player of the Year: Adam Forster, Tampa
Freshman of the Year: Juan Caffaro, Barry
Coach of the Year: Adrian Bush, Tampa
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| 2021 Men's Soccer ALL-SSC First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| F | Omar Thali | Tampa | Jr. | Zug, Switzerland |
| F | Fred Ferreira | Palm Beach Atlantic | Jr. | Niteroi, Brazil |
| F | Juan Caffaro | Barry | Fr. | Rosario, Argentina |
| F | Matty Cornish | Nova Southeastern | Sr. | Newcastle, England |
| M | Quenzi Huerman | Palm Beach Atlantic | So. | Vannes, France |
| M | Juancho Fernandez | Tampa | Jr. | Oviedo, Spain |
| M | Tobias Pellio | Nova Southeastern | Jr. | Hagen, Germany |
| D | Michael Pahr | Palm Beach Atlantic | Jr. | Oberschuetzen, Austria |
| D | Max Muecke | Rollins | Sr. | Sachenheim, Germany |
| D | Julian Kersting* | Lynn | Sr. | Oldenburg, Germany |
| G | Adam Forster | Tampa | Gr. | Bath, England |
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| 2021 Men's Soccer ALL-SSC Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| F | James Meehan‡ | Florida Southern | Sr. | London, England |
| F | Guillermo Segovia^ | Florida Tech | Sr. | Madrid, Spain |
| F | Georgios Koliniatis | Rollins | Jr. | Athens, Greece |
| M | Alex Horveno^ | Lynn | Sr. | Loire-Atlantique, France |
| M | Edu Capote* | Florida Southern | Gr. | Madrid, Spain |
| M | Sean Quinn | Tampa | Fr. | Dublin, Ireland |
| D | Rodrigo Fernandez^† | Lynn | Sr. | Mexico City, Mexico |
| D | Agustin Baroffio | Tampa | Jr. | El Pinar, Uruguay |
| D | Ali Koller | Lynn | Jr. | Wurzburg, Germany |
| D | Farid Sar-Sar | Nova Southeastern | Jr. | San Martin, Argentina |
| G | Pat Nettekoven | Lynn | Jr. | Bonn, Germany |
| G | Jack Crichton | Embry-Riddle | So. | Doncaster, England |
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| 2021 Men's Soccer ALL-SSC Honorable Mention | ||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| M | Christoph Gums‡~ | Florida Southern | Gr. | Greifswald, Germany |
* = 2019 Second Team All-SSC
† = 2019 Defensive Player of the Year
‡ = 2018 Second Team All-SSC
~ = 2017 Second Team All-SSC
(AL) = At Large Selection
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