MILWAUKEE – Nick Anguil-Andriacchi of Whitefish Bay, Wis.,
Noal Baldwin of Milwaukee, Wis.,
Greg Baxa of Houston, Texas,
Thibault Ceulemans of Woodbury, Minn.,
Marco Fabiano of Kenosha, Wis.,
Henrik Fennefoss of Oslo, Norway,
Matt Fernandes of Waukesha, Wis.,
Trey Goodnetter of Elm Grove, Wis.,
Vuk Latinovich of Brookfield, Wis.,
Freddy Lorenzen of Elmshorn, Germany,
Connor Provan of Sussex, Wis., and
Troy Tapsell of Auckland, New Zealand have all signed at Milwaukee since the completion of last season and will be competing this school year for the UWM men's soccer team.
Suad Suljic of Minnetonka, Minn., also comes to Milwaukee after a year at Bradley University. He will join the program but will sit out the 2017 season due to transfer regulations.
In addition,
Ryan Berger of Racine, Wis.,
Adin Chiappa of Whitefish Bay, Wis.,
Jake Kelderman of Fox Point, Wis., and
Alex Sykes of West Allis, Wis., are all set to see their first action in a Panther uniform after redshirting the 2016 campaign.
Head coach
Kris Kelderman announced the rounding out of his recruiting class today as the team reported for the new season early last week.
"It is a large class on paper, but we are excited about," Kelderman said. "Positionally, it has good balance and definitely fills the needs of our team. They may be young, but a handful of these student-athletes are expected to make an impact immediately."
Player profiles from each incoming student-athlete:
Anguil-Andriacchi: A First-Team Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association All-State honoree as a senior, helping lead Whitefish Bay High School to a 23-2-1 record … repeated as the WIAA 2016 Division 2 State Champions, defeating Elkhorn in the finals by a score of 4-0 … tallied 20 points on six goals and eight assists … First-Team All-North Shore Conference selection … team claimed the state title in 2015 (also 23-2-1 record), defeating Cedarburg, 1-0, on a goal by Anguil-Andriacchi … received the "I am Sport" Award at the 2017
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel High School Sports Awards … played 11 years with the Bavarians soccer club.
Baldwin: Played four years of soccer at Cedarburg High School … recorded 10 goals and five assists as a senior, leading the team to a 13-2-3 campaign … won the North Shore Conference title (6-0-1) as a junior, scoring 11 goals and adding three assists as the team finished state runner-up in a 19-1-4 season … spent 14 years with the Bavarians Soccer Club.
Baxa: Scored 12 goals in his only season at Mayde Creek High School, earning his letter on the soccer field as a forward … also played three years of club soccer for Texans SC Houston Academy, where he helped the team to the national championship as the goalkeeper, posting a 1.1 GAA.
Ceulemans: Played his prep soccer at East Ridge High School … was named
Minnesota Star Tribune Second Team All-Metro … earned all-state and all-sectional accolades … also enjoyed a successful club career with Saint Croix, Minnesota Thunder Academy and PSG … ranked No. 4 in the state of Minnesota by MaxPreps.com.
Fabiano: Played club soccer for the Chicago Fire Academy (freshman through junior years) and with the FC United Academy as a senior.
Fennefoss: Joins the squad after a successful club career with IF Ready in Oslo, Norway … was the top scorer in the Norwegian Junior League.
Fernandes: Capped his career at Waukesha West High School with First Team Classic 8 All-Conference honors … team captain … advanced to the WIAA State playoffs his senior season, finishing 14-6-2 and second in the Classic 8 … played four years on varsity … was a second-team all-league honoree as a junior and sophomore and honorable mention as a freshman.
Goodnetter: Capped his career at Brookfield East High School with First Team All-Greater Metro Conference honors … team captain … selected to the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Honorable Mention All-Area Team … helped East to the WIAA 2014 Division 2 State Championship and a 20-2-4 record … member of the honors list … played club soccer for the Bavarians for two seasons … named U.S. Developmental Academy Top 150 in 2013-14.
Latinovich: Comes to Milwaukee after spending the past three years at the F.C. Brodarac Youth Academy in Belgrade, Serbia … attended Dositej High School ... earned a call-up to the Serbian Under-18 National Team … was a "Best of the Rest" Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association All-State Team honoree and
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel All-Area selection as a sophomore for Brookfield Central High School in 2013 … also played 10 years of club soccer for the Milwaukee Kickers.
Lorenzen: Comes to Milwaukee after playing club soccer in Hamburg, Germany … played two seasons with SC Condor and one season with USC Paloma.
Provan: Repeated as a Greater Metro First Team All-Conference honoree as a senior … led the Chargers in points (35) and left as the school's all-time leading scorer (137) … named 2016 Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association "Best of the Rest" and also earned a spot on the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel All-Area Team … played in the summer Masonic All-Star Game on the Gold Team … WSCHA Honorable Mention All-State as a junior in addition to his spot on the all-league first team, leading team to 14-5-3 record … also played basketball for two seasons … six-year member of the Bavarians soccer club.
Suljic: A transfer into the program from Bradley University … will sit out the 2017 season and have three years of eligibility remaining … made four starts in 15 appearances in the 2016 season … recorded 13 shots, five on goal … earned his first start and scored his only goal of the season against Western Illinois Sept. 20 … a two-time NSCAA High School All-American and the Minnesota Boys Soccer Gatorade Player of the Year in both 2014 and 2015 after leading Minnetonka High School to consecutive Class AA state tournament appearances ... amassed 145 points on 57 goals and 41 assists in his final three seasons, including career-bests of 25 goals and 15 assists during his senior campaign … three-time all-state selection … also played four years of club soccer for Minneapolis United.
Tapsell: Joins the squad after a successful club career with Eastern Suburbs Youth club team in Auckland, New Zealand … played six seasons … won national championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016 … attended Sacred Heart Secondary School.