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2025 Men's Soccer Roster

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Players

  • Goalkeeper GK 6'1" 185 lbs
    0

    Trevor Maloney

    Jr. Norfolk, Va. Maury
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    Junior Norfolk, Va. Maury
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  • Goalkeeper GK 5'9" 150 lbs
    1

    Ittetsu Hirai

    R-Sr. Tokyo, Japan Urawa East (Mount St. Mary's)
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    Redshirt Senior Tokyo, Japan Urawa East (Mount St. Mary's)
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  • Defender D 5'11" 153 lbs
    2

    Brendan Dobzyniak

    Fr. Midlothian, Va. St. Christopher's School
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    Freshman Midlothian, Va. St. Christopher's School
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  • Defender D 6'2" 178 lbs
    3

    Pedro Salmon

    Jr. Santander, Spain Colegio San Agustin Santander (William Woods)
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    Junior Santander, Spain Colegio San Agustin Santander (William Woods)
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  • Midfielder M 5'10" 178 lbs
    4

    Theo Drennan

    R-Jr. Richmond, Va. Atlee (Virginia Tech)
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    Redshirt Junior Richmond, Va. Atlee (Virginia Tech)
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  • Midfielder M 6'0" 170 lbs
    5

    Moussa Ndiaye

    Sr. Dakar, Senegal Cours Sacré Coeur
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    Senior Dakar, Senegal Cours Sacré Coeur
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  • Midfielder M 5'8" 155 lbs
    6

    Andres Rodriguez

    Sr. Woodbridge, Va. C.D. Hylton
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    Senior Woodbridge, Va. C.D. Hylton
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  • Forward F 6'0"
    7

    Hakim Musabbah

    Fr. Kampala, Uganda Amus College
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    Freshman Kampala, Uganda Amus College
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  • Forward F 5'5" 141 lbs
    8

    Luca Estabio

    Fr. Lincoln, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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    Freshman Lincoln, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Midfielder M 5'10" 145 lbs
    10

    Andrey Salmeron

    Jr. San Jose, Costa Rica Centro Educativo el Carmelo
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    Junior San Jose, Costa Rica Centro Educativo el Carmelo
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  • Forward F 5'7" 147 lbs
    11

    Camilo Comi

    Gr. Rosario, Argentina Colegio del Sol Rosario (Clemson)
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    Graduate Student Rosario, Argentina Colegio del Sol Rosario (Clemson)
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  • Defender D 6'1" 160 lbs
    12

    Parker Simkins

    Fr. Sanford, Fla. Montverde Academy
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    Freshman Sanford, Fla. Montverde Academy
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  • Goalkeeper GK 6'1"
    13

    Manuel Monteiro

    Fr. Cascais, Portugal
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    Freshman Cascais, Portugal
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  • Midfielder M 5'7" 134 lbs
    14

    Mohammed Ibrahim

    So. Cape Coast, Ghana Montverde Academy
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    Sophomore Cape Coast, Ghana Montverde Academy
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  • Midfielder M 5'8" 140 lbs
    15

    Kishin Togashi

    Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. Princess Anne
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    Freshman Virginia Beach, Va. Princess Anne
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  • Defender D 5'11" 170 lbs
    16

    Fabián Garita

    Fr. Heredia, Costa Rica
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    Freshman Heredia, Costa Rica
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  • Midfielder M 5'11" 170 lbs
    17

    Lucas White

    R-Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. Princess Anne
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    Redshirt Junior Virginia Beach, Va. Princess Anne
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  • Midfielder M 5'9" 165 lbs
    19

    Afonso Taborda

    Fr. Lisbon, Portugal
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    Freshman Lisbon, Portugal
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  • Midfielder M 5'11" 160 lbs
    20

    Emmett Shea

    Jr. Center Barnstead, N.H. Brewster Academy (Wofford)
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    Junior Center Barnstead, N.H. Brewster Academy (Wofford)
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  • Midfielder M 5'8" 138 lbs
    22

    Tetsunari Fujishiro

    So. Tokyo, Japan Nihon University Fujisawa
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    Sophomore Tokyo, Japan Nihon University Fujisawa
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  • Forward F 5'10" 148 lbs
    23

    Deniss Hayes

    So. Riga, Latvia Cosby
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    Sophomore Riga, Latvia Cosby
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  • Defender D 5'10" 148 lbs
    24

    Nikita Hayes

    So. Riga, Latvia Cosby
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    Sophomore Riga, Latvia Cosby
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  • Midfielder M 5'10" 155 lbs
    25

    Kai Feng

    Jr. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg
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    Junior Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg
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  • Defender D 5'8" 140 lbs
    26

    Hayato Miyano

    Sr. Tokyo, Japan Morioka Commercial High School
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    Senior Tokyo, Japan Morioka Commercial High School
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  • Midfielder M 5'9"
    27

    Ty Johnson

    Gr. Chesterfield, Va. Matoaca (North Carolina)
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    Graduate Student Chesterfield, Va. Matoaca (North Carolina)
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  • Forward F 5'11" 180 lbs
    35

    Sulaiman Abdul-Mateen

    Jr. Richmond, Va. Al-Madina School of Richmond
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    Junior Richmond, Va. Al-Madina School of Richmond
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Staff Roster

Men's Soccer Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Dave Giffard

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  • Assistant Coach

    Lucas Paulini

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  • Assistant Coach

    Carlos Pedraza

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  • Director of Player Development

    Ronnie Pascale

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2025 Men's Soccer Roster
No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School
0 Trevor Maloney GK Jr. 6-1 185 Norfolk, Va. / Maury
1 Ittetsu Hirai GK R-Sr. 5-9 150 Tokyo, Japan / Urawa East (Mount St. Mary's)
2 Brendan Dobzyniak D Fr. 5-11 153 Midlothian, Va. / St. Christopher's School
3 Pedro Salmon D Jr. 6-2 178 Santander, Spain / Colegio San Agustin Santander (William Woods)
4 Theo Drennan M R-Jr. 5-10 178 Richmond, Va. / Atlee (Virginia Tech)
5 Moussa Ndiaye M Sr. 6-0 170 Dakar, Senegal / Cours Sacré Coeur
6 Andres Rodriguez M Sr. 5-8 155 Woodbridge, Va. / C.D. Hylton
7 Hakim Musabbah F Fr. 6-0 Kampala, Uganda / Amus College
8 Luca Estabio F Fr. 5-5 141 Lincoln, Buenos Aires, Argentina /
10 Andrey Salmeron M Jr. 5-10 145 San Jose, Costa Rica / Centro Educativo el Carmelo
11 Camilo Comi F Gr. 5-7 147 Rosario, Argentina / Colegio del Sol Rosario (Clemson)
12 Parker Simkins D Fr. 6-1 160 Sanford, Fla. / Montverde Academy
13 Manuel Monteiro GK Fr. 6-1 Cascais, Portugal /
14 Mohammed Ibrahim M So. 5-7 134 Cape Coast, Ghana / Montverde Academy
15 Kishin Togashi M Fr. 5-8 140 Virginia Beach, Va. / Princess Anne
16 Fabián Garita D Fr. 5-11 170 Heredia, Costa Rica /
17 Lucas White M R-Jr. 5-11 170 Virginia Beach, Va. / Princess Anne
19 Afonso Taborda M Fr. 5-9 165 Lisbon, Portugal /
20 Emmett Shea M Jr. 5-11 160 Center Barnstead, N.H. / Brewster Academy (Wofford)
22 Tetsunari Fujishiro M So. 5-8 138 Tokyo, Japan / Nihon University Fujisawa
23 Deniss Hayes F So. 5-10 148 Riga, Latvia / Cosby
24 Nikita Hayes D So. 5-10 148 Riga, Latvia / Cosby
25 Kai Feng M Jr. 5-10 155 Blacksburg, Va. / Blacksburg
26 Hayato Miyano D Sr. 5-8 140 Tokyo, Japan / Morioka Commercial High School
27 Ty Johnson M Gr. 5-9 Chesterfield, Va. / Matoaca (North Carolina)
35 Sulaiman Abdul-Mateen F Jr. 5-11 180 Richmond, Va. / Al-Madina School of Richmond

Men's Soccer Coaching Staff

Men's Soccer - Coaching Staff
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Dave Giffard Dave Giffard Head Coach
©2021 Scott K. Brown Photography, Inc. Lucas Paulini Assistant Coach
Coach Carlos Pedraza Rodriguez Headshot Carlos Pedraza Assistant Coach
Ronnie Pascale Ronnie Pascale Director of Player Development

Staff Roster

Men's Soccer Coaching Staff