Thirteen Set to Join Eagles in 2018

CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. – The Boston College men's soccer team has added 13 newcomers to the 2018 roster, which head coach Ed Kelly released on Wednesday. The full 2018 roster can be found here.

The 13 incoming players come to The Heights from five different countries. England, Croatia, Italy and Iceland all have one student-athlete among the newcomers along with the United States represented in Florida (3), Massachusetts (4), Connecticut (1) and New Jersey (1). After hosting two preseason fixtures with University of Massachusetts (Aug. 12) and Colgate (Aug. 18) – two teams that also earned spots in the 2017 tournament – the Eagles open up the season in earnest at Quinnipiac on Friday, Aug. 24. The full 2018 schedule can be found here.

THE 2018 NEWCOMERS
#1 – Joe Fryatt
Class: Freshman
Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 6-0
Weight: 172
Hometown: Burton upon Trent, England
Last School/Club: Derby County Academy
Before BC: Played for Derby County Academy for eight years ... won the Blades Cup in 2016, beating Liverpool, 4-0 ... topped Manchester United in the third round of the FA Youth Cup ... invited to England training camp in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

#3 – David Longo
Class: Redshirt-Sophomore
Position: Back
Height: 5-11
Weight: 168
Hometown: Weston, Fla.
Last School/Club: Florida International University
Before BC: Appeared in 16 games, making 14 starts for Florida International as a freshman … totaled 1,229 minutes on the year … named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team … played his club soccer for Weston FC ... has seen time with the U.S. Soccer youth teams, including playing in the 2016 Copa de Athletico Tournament for the Under-19 squad.

#5 – Gregorio Barilla
Class: Freshman
Position: Back
Height: 6-2
Weight: 175
Hometown: Parma Italy
Last School/Club: Worcester Academy/NEFC
Before BC: Did a postgraduate year at Worcester Academy in 2017-18, notching five goals ... attended IMG Academy in 2016-17, captaining the team to the state cup semifinals ... played a year of club soccer for NEFC and coach Ed Kelly ... captained Parma FC, Italy in the Serie A Youth League First Division … his father was a member of the BC track and field team and his brother is currently a member of the BC men's tennis team.

#6 – Joe Kellett
Class: Junior
Position: Midfield
Height: 5-11
Weight: 150
Hometown: Norfolk, Mass.
Last School/Club: UMass Lowell
Before BC: As a sophomore at UMass Lowell, he started all 18 games, playing the most minutes of any field player (1670) ... registered one assist and three shots on goal … as a freshman, he started all 16 games for the River Hawks ... tallied one goal and one assist ... first career point was game-winning goal against Vermont (10.12) ... named to America East All-Rookie Team … played his club soccer for NEFC.

#16 – Tyshawn Rose
Class: Freshman
Position: Midfield/Back
Height: 6-0
Weight: 155
Hometown: East Hartford, Conn.
Last School/Club: FSA
Before BC: Played his club soccer for FSA out of Farmington, Conn., under Tom Agostino ... won multiple state cups and was a national semi-finalist ... earned all-conference honors at East Hartford HS.

#18 – Carlos Dulcey
Class: Freshman
Position: Forward
Height: 5-10
Weight: 160
Hometown: St. Doral, Fla.
Last School/Club: Weston FC
Before BC: Played his club soccer for Weston FC Academy, earning four consecutive trips to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy playoffs ... scored three goals in the 2016 playoffs, helping Weston FC to the national quarterfinals ... invited to U.S. Soccer Training Center in 2015.

#19 – Tyler Stott
Class: Freshman
Position: Back
Height: 6-2
Weight: 165
Hometown: Westborough, Mass.
Last School/Club: NEFC
Before BC: Played his club soccer for NEFC, winning the 2017 U.S. Club National championship ... also won three state cups with NEFC ... played for Westborough HS for four seasons, earning league honors three times and state honors twice.

#21 – Jesus Sahagun
Class: Freshman
Position: Midfield
Height: 5-10
Weight: 175
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Last School/Club: Weston FC
Before BC: Played his club soccer for Weston FC, winning an Under-15 national championship ... member of the U.S Soccer Under-17 team ... also trained at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.

#27 – Alex Mieles
Class: Freshman
Position: Midfield
Height: 5-10
Weight: 140
Hometown: Ridgefield Park, N.J.
Last School/Club: Cedar Stars Academy
Before BC: Played his club soccer for Cedar Stars Academy under Davide Corti in the USSDA ... last season, tallied five goals and 11 assists ... participated in a U.S. Under-17 training session.

#33 – Christian Garner
Class: Freshman
Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Hometown: Orleans, Mass.
Last School/Club: NEFC
BEFORE BC: Attended the Brooks School, helping the team to Independent School League titles in 2016 and 2017 ... earned First Team All-ISL honors in 2016 and 2017 and as an all-state selection ... set the single-season school shutout record (13) and finished his career with 26 total ... played club soccer for coach Ed Kelly with NEFC ... earned a state cup in 2017 as well as a NPL Finals Championship and a US Club National Cup Championship.

#47 – Ivan Postolka
Class: Freshman
Position: Back
Height: 5-8
Weight: 159
Hometown: Zagreb, Croatia
Last School/Club: GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Before BC: Played for NK Trnje Zagreb and GNK Dinamo Zagreb in the 1st National Soccer League, winning the league with GNK Dianmo Zagreb ... captained NK Trnje Zagreb and won a Croatia Nike Cup ... saw time with the Under-15 Croatian National Soccer Team.

#77 – Kristofer Konradsson
Class: Freshman
Position: Midfield
Height: 5-9
Weight: 170
Hometown: Gardabaer, Iceland
Last School/Club: Stjarnan FC
Before BC: Played club soccer for Stjarnan FC, tabbed as the most promising player on the senior team in 2016 ... earned the Icelandic championship in 2014 ... led team in scoring five times and earned four Icelandic youth championships ... has seen time with the Icelandic national team program.

#80 – Roni Diniz
Class: Junior
Position: Forward
Height: 5-10
Weight: 165
Hometown: Brockton, Mass.
Last School/Club: Wheaton College
Before BC: Played a year at Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., collecting 15 goals and five assists in 20 appearances en route to being named the conference Rookie of the Year ... most recently played for the RI Reds in the NPSL ... played club soccer for NEFC under Ed Kelly, winning a state cup in 2014 and earning tournament most valuable player honors ... three-time MVP at Saint Andrew's School.

Players Mentioned

Gregorio Barilla

Ronaldinho Diniz

Carlos Dulcey

Joe Fryatt

Christian Garner

Joe Kellett

Kristofer Konradsson

David Longo

Alex Mieles

Ivan Postolka

Tyshawn Rose

Jesus Sahagun

Tyler Stott