Six Set to Join Eagles in 2017

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College men's soccer team has added six newcomers to the 2017 roster, which head coach Ed Kelly released on Tuesday. The Eagles' full 2017 roster is now available at bceagles.com. | 2017 Roster

The six newcomers include sophomore midfield/back Heidar Aegisson, freshman forward Nikita Bondar, freshman midfield/back Ian Buehler, freshman goalkeeper Antonio Chavez Borelli, freshman midfielder Beto Luna and freshman back Jose Palomo.

Three of the players – Aegisson (Iceland), Bondar (Ukraine) and Palomo (El Salvador) have earned caps with their countries' youth national teams.

Boston College will open the 2017 season on Friday, Aug. 25, when the Eagles host Quinnipiac at the Newton Campus Soccer Field. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m.

THE NEWCOMERS

#2 – Heidar Aegisson
Class of 2020
Class: Sophomore
Position: M/B
Height: 5-9
Weight: 160
Hometown: Gardabaer, Iceland
Last School: Gardabaer College
Last Club: FC Stjarnan (ICE)
Before BC: A former member of Iceland's Under-21 and Under-19 National Teams … has four caps in U19 competition and eight caps with the U21s … part of four Icelandic Champion teams with the Stjarnan Under-17s and Under-19s Under-19s, as well as U19 Icelandic Cup championship squads … named the Most Promising Player with the U19s in 2012, 2013 and 2014 … appeared in UEFA Europa League matches with Stjarnan against Bangor City, Motherwell, Lech Poznan and Inter Milan … also played basketball with Stjarnan, winning the U16 Icelandic Championship … enters Boston College with sophomore academic standing, but will have four years of athletic eligibility.

#7 – Nikita Bondar
Class of 2021
Class: Freshman
Position: Forward
Height: 5-9
Weight: 170
Hometown: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Last School: Gymnasium Farmsen
Last Club: Hamburg SV Under-19 (GER)
Before BC: Played six seasons with Hamburg SV's youth teams … most recently, scored six goals for the Under-19 squad in 19 appearances in 2016-17 … helped Hamburg win the Bundesliga junior leagues three times: 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 … a member of the Ukraine U17 National team that advanced to the second round of qualification for the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

#24 – Ian Buehler
Class of 2021
Class: Freshman
Position: M/D
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Hometown: Mill Valley, California
Last School: Marin Academy
Last Club: Juventus Academy (Calif.)
Before BC: Played four seasons at Marin Academy … won the CIS NorCal Division 3 state championship in 2015 and 2017, and advanced to the state championship tournament all four years … an All-County 19 performer and Team MVP at Marin Academy … played club soccer most recently for Juventus Academy, based in Redwood City, Calif., and before that, Marin FC from 2012 to 2015 … won the state championship with Marin FC in 2014.

#0 – Antonio Chavez Borrelli
Class of 2021
Class: Freshman
Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175
Hometown: Valley Village, Calif.
Last School: Loyola HS (Calif.)
Last Club: TFA-FCLA
Before BC: A standout at Loyola High School, where he helped lead the Cubs to the 2016 CIF SoCal Boys Division I championship and reach the quarterfinals in 2017 … Loyola finished ranked No. 4 in the country in 2016 and was as high as No. 2 in 2017 … posted 21 shutouts and had an 0.64 goals against average … earned 2017 Most Valuable Goaltender award in the Mission League … played club soccer with Santa Monica United's B97 Blue Premier Team for head coach Javier Perez, and then for Total Football Academy-FC Los Angeles's Red 98 Team for Rodrigo Donoso.

#17 – Beto Luna
Class of 2021
Class: Freshman
Position: Midfield
Height: 5-10
Weight: 160
Hometown: Palmetto Bay, Fla.
Last School: Christopher Columbus HS
Last Club: Weston FC
Before BC: Played four seasons with Weston FC, based in Weston, Fla., advancing to the US Soccer Development Academy Playoffs each year … played the 2013-14 season with the Weston FC Under-14s, winning the national championship … in 2015-16 with the U-15/16 club, started all 17 games in which he played, scoring four goals … added two more goals in four starts in the US Soccer Development Academy Playoffs … in 2016-17 with the U-17/18 team, scored 14 goals in 27 games …started 24 of the contests … played three games in the 201USDA Playoffs, notching one goal … full name is Jesus Alberto Luna, but goes by Beto.

#26 – Jose Palomo
Class of 2021
Class: Freshman
Position: Defense
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190
Hometown: San Salvador, El Salvador
Last School: Academia Britanica Cuscatleca
Last Club: Alainza FC U-20
Before BC: A former member of the El Salvador Under-17 and Under-20 National Teams … played at the Under-17 and Under-20 level at Salvadoran club Alainza FC … captained both squads while playing center back.

Players Mentioned

Heidar Aegisson

Nikita Bondar

Ian Buehler

Antonio Chavez Borrelli

Beto Luna

Jose Palomo

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