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JCC soccer adds 13 international signings

Head coach Pat Anderson of the Jamestown Community College men’s soccer team has announced the signings of 13 international student-athletes, spanning across six countries.

“We have been quite fortunate to find a good group of talented international soccer players who have decided JCC is a good place to start their college education and collegiate soccer careers,” Anderson said. “They have shown a great deal of determination in working through all the hurdles which have been presented by COVID-19 and the corresponding government and embassy closures. I am looking forward to working with them in the near future.”

Most of the international students are from South Africa with student-athletes also coming from Australia, England, Germany, Sweden and Brazil.

The team will look to fill the void of the departing sophomores including All-WNYAC First-Team selection Michael Andalora and All-WNYAC Second-Team selections Alexander Beuke and Jakob Moore.

Following is the list of incoming international players:

¯ left midfielder/left back Jazz Cooper (New Castle, New South Wales, Australia/New Castle Grammar School);

¯ central midfielder Josh Carr (Wigan, England/Coaching Connections Football Academy);

¯ left back Leonhard Kamann (Potsdam, Germany/Einstein Gymnasium Potsdam City);

¯ goalkeeper Benjamin Scott (Johannesburg, South Africa/King Edward VII);

¯ right back/right midfielder Keagan Hogg (Johannesburg, South Africa/King Edward VII);

¯ defensive center midfielder/center back Connor Hogg (Johannesburg, South Africa/King Edward VII);

¯ wing/central attacking midfielder Thato Magagnane (Pretoria, South Africa/Pretoria Boys HS);

¯ center back/right back Kim Magidhi (Edenvale, Johannesburg, South Africa/Edenvale HS);

¯ central attacking midfielder Jesse Plaatjes (Durban North, South Africa/Northwood HS);

¯ goalkeeper Daniel Lidetoft (Norrkoping, Sweden/Kungsgardsgymnasiet);

¯ wing/central attacking midfielder Kayque Rodrigues da Silva; Sao Paulo, Brazil/E.E. Miguel Munhoz Filho Sul);

¯ central attacking midfielder/center back Joao Victor Savignom Passoni (Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil/Escola Guimaraes Rosa);

¯ attacking midfielder Theo Rola Mota (Fortaleza, Brazil/Colegio Santa Cecilia)

“We are excited about building upon last year’s success and we believe we have the right pieces to do so,” Anderson said.

The Jayhawks are coming off their best season since 2013. They finished 12-6-3 overall, including 8-4-2 in NJCAA Region 3 Division III play last fall.

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