FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason men's soccer team has added 16 players for the 2023 season, featuring 7 freshmen and 9 transfers.
"We are very excited for the new additions," Mason head coach
Rich Costanzo said. "Many have had success at the levels they are coming from and are hungry to make an impact in the Atlantic 10. I look forward to working with this group as we build a championship culture and team."
The 2023 class includes:
Davis Crittenden | Forward | Freshman
Hometown: Newport News, Va.
Club/Previous School: SYC
- Played for SYC MLS Next
- Played at Indian River High School
Souley Diouf | Forward | Junior
Hometown: Thies, Senegal
Club/Previous School: Otero College
- 2022 Region IX Conference Champion
- 2022 Region IX First Team selection
- Scored 10 goals and added six assists
- Two-time Region IX Conference Finalist
James Eliuda | Midfielder | Freshman
Hometown: Juba, South Sudan
Club/Previous School: DME Academy
Brent Fields | Midfielder | Freshman
Hometown: Alexandria, Va.
Club/Previous School: SYC
- Played for SYC MLS Next
- USYS National Championship quarterfinals
- ODP State, Regional and National Team
David Garcia | Defender | Freshman
Hometown: Woodbridge, Va.
Club/Previous School: FC Cincinnati 2
- FC Cincinnati 2 in MLS Next Pro
- 28 appearances with 21 starts
- 2022 MLS Next All-Star Team
Kelly Janssen | Defender | Freshman
Hometown: Santa Rosa, Calif.
Club/Previous School: Western Reserve Academy
- Played for Black Rock FC
- United Soccer Coaches All-American selection
Adbul Kamara I Forward I Freshman
Hometown: Woodbridge, Va.
Club/Previous School: Benfica Washington D.C.
- All-District First Team selection
- All-Region Second Team selection
- Competed in the Virginia State Cup finals
Erick Kilosho | Midfielder | Sophomore
Hometown: Roanoke, Va.
Club/Previous School: University of Virginia
- Played 18 games with nine starts over two years with the Cavaliers (2020, 2021)
- First Team All-State selection at Patrick Henry High School
Luis Maestre | Midfielder | Graduate Student
Hometown: Elche, Spain
Club/Previous School: University of Charleston (West Virginia)
- Member of two MEC Conference championship teams
- 2021 NCAA Division II National Finalist
- Tow-time MEC All-Conference selection
- Named to the 2021 MEC All-Tournament Team
Blake Moness | Goalkeeper | Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Club/Previous School: Boston College
Jaume Salvado | Goalkeeper | Junior
Hometown: Barcelona, Spain
Club/Previous School: Indiana Tech
- Two-time NAIA All-American Honorable Mention
- Two-time WHAC All-Conference First Team Selection
- Two-time Most Clean Sheets NAIA
- NAIA Championship All-Tournament Team Selection
Javi Sanchez | Defender | Junior
Hometown: Elche, Spain
Club/Previous School: University of Charleston (West Virginia)
- Member of two MEC Conference championship teams
- NCAA Division II National Finalist
- NCAA Division II All-American and All-Atlantic Region selection
- Mountain East Conference Second Team selection in 2022 (2G in 18 starts)
- Mountain East Conference All-Freshmen Team
- Two-time Defensive Player of the Week
Asparuh Slavov | Midfielder | Sophomore
Hometown: Easton, Pa.
Club/Previous School: University of Virginia
- Played 16 games with two starts in 2022 for the Cavaliers
- All-ACC Freshman Team in 2021, started all 17 games played (1G, 1A)
- All-ACC Academic Team
- Member of the U16 Bulgarian National Team
Gabriel Silveira | Winger | Sophomore
Hometown: Concordia, Brazil
Club/Previous School: Monroe College
- 2022 NJCAAA National Championship with Monroe College
- Scored seven goals and added three assists during the 2022 season
- 2022 USL 2 Metropolitan Conference Champion with Manhattan Soccer Club
Anton Siren | Midfielder | Freshman
Hometown: Berlin, Germany
Club/Previous School: Hertha BSC
- Played for Hertha BSC Academy U16-U19
- Member of U17 Bundesliga youth championship team
- Six-time Berlin All Star Team selection
- Member of the Finnish Youth National Team
Levi Stephens | Defender | Sophomore
Hometown: Akron, Ohio
Club/Previous School: University of Akron
- Helped Akron to the 2022 MAC regular season championship
- Played in five games and notched three assists in 2022
- Played in the 2021 MLS Next All-Star Game
- Member of 2021 MLS Next Pro Columbus Crew Academy
- Played for the Philadelphia Union Internationals Academy