Individual player news items and stories are listed below. To view players on our Team rosters please see: Boys Team Rosters or Girls Team Rosters
Canadian Women’s U17 Team
Congratulations to former MUFC players, Rachel Jones and Simmrin Dhaliwal on their selection to the Canadian U17 National Team that will compete in the 2013 CONCACAF U17 Championship in Jamaica starting October 31st. Team Canada will face Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago and the USA in group play. The top two teams in the eight-team tournament will earn berths in the 2014 FIFA Women’s U17 World Cup in Costa Rica. Rachel and Simmrin have excelled as members of the Whitecaps Girls Elite Program since being selected from MUFC earning them opportunities at the international level. Well done Rachel and Simmrin! Good luck to you and Team Canada from all of us at Mountain United FC.
Posted on: October 29th, 20132013 Canada Games
Congratulations to the two BC Teams on winning Gold and Silver Medals at the 2013 Canada Games in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The Girls captured Gold with an impressive run and were led by nine former Mountain United players and our former Head Coach of Girls, Jesse Symons. The players are Alessia Azermadhi, Simmrin Dhaliwal, Margaret Hadley, Reetu Johal, Rachel Jones, Seina Kashima, Nicola Mawson, Priya Sandhu and Sessen Stevens.
The Boys came away with Silver falling just short in the final match to the hosts, Quebec. MUFC coach Tony Francisco served as Assistant Coach and was accompanied by eight MUFC players: Robbie Hamilton, Adriano Clemente, Will Barrie, Justin Turner-Pearce, Parker Ellis, Nicholas Pineda-Graham, Michael Mauro and Michael North.
Congratulations to both teams and in particular, the players and coaches who represented Mountain United FC so very well!
Posted on: August 19th, 2013Whitecaps Bound
MUFC is very pleased to announce that five more of our players have been selected by the Vancouver Whitecaps to continue their development. Katelyn Erhardsen, Meghan Douglas and Willa Taylor, all 1997-born players will be moving into the Whitecaps Elite Girls Program while Nathan Graziano (1999) and Will Bundy (2000) have been chosen for the Whitecaps Boys Residency Program. All of these players will complete Provincial Program commitments through summer then report to the Whitecaps in August. These five join an already impressive list of former Mountain United players that have made the jump into Whitecaps programs. Congratulations to all of them and the Club is very proud to have been a part of their development leading to these opportunities.
2013 Canada Games – MUFC players selected
Mountain United FC congratulates the following players on their selection to the Men’s Canada Games Team which will compete in Sherbrooke, Quebec from August 2 – 17, 2013:
- Will Barrie
- Adriano Clemente
- Parker Ellis
- Robert Hamilton
- Michael North
- Nicholas Pineda-Graham
- Justin Virk
- Justin Turner-Pearce
We also congratulate Tony Francisco who will serve as Assistant Coach to the Men’s team. The Women’s Team will be comprised of players from the Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite Program. We recognize and acknowledge nine former MUFC players in the team. For a full listing of the rosters, please visit: Mens and Womens Canada games rosters
Posted on: July 9th, 2013MUFC U18 Boys Graduating Class
Congratulations to the following players from our U18 Boys team on their commitments to post secondary opportunities. We thank them for their outstanding contributions to our program and wish them every success as they continue their athletic and scholastic careers. Well done boys!
| Acosta, Juan | University of British Columbia | Arts / Economics |
| Agnoloni, Nicho | Capilano University | Business |
| Brown, Josh | University of the Fraser Valley | Kinesiology |
| Clemente, Adriano | University of British Columbia | Psychology |
| Colopisis, Dorian | Douglas College | Psychology |
| Gilani, Nabeel | Wilfred Laurier University | Business |
| Grewal, Sam | Douglas College / Cap University | Sciences |
| Grossling, Diego | Capilano University | Human Kinetics |
| O’Callaghan, Conor | Simon Fraser | Sciences |
| Pamma, Indy | Douglas College | General Studies |
| Pineda-Graham, Nicholas | Douglas College | Kinesiology |
| Samuels, Brandon | Capilano University | Arts /Sciences |
| Virk, Justin | University of West Virginia – Salem | Accounting |
| Wright, Tyler | University of the Fraser Valley | General Studies |
MUFC U18 Girls Graduating Class
Our Club is very proud to report on the post secondary commitments entered into by members of our U18 Girls team. All thirteen 1995-born players were recruited with eleven opting to commit. This is a wonderful achievement by these exceptional young ladies. We convey our thanks to the entire team for the many outstanding contributions to our program and we wish them the very best as they continue with their scholastic and athletic endeavours. Congratulations to all of you!
| Atkinstall, Khadijah | Langara College Falcons | Health Sciences |
| Bartram, Tara | Queens University Gaels | Arts & Sciences |
| Di Lorenzo, Andrea | Simon Fraser University Clan | Sciences |
| D’Souza, Sophie | Simon Fraser University Clan | Criminology |
| Frame, Devon | UBC Okanagan Heat | Political Science |
| Mulligan, Christine | University of Toronto Varsity Blues | Sciences |
| Ralston, Sonia | University of Toronto Varsity Blues | Architecture |
| Rekab, Aisha | Queens University Gaels | Sciences |
| Pearsall, Kate | Simon Fraser University Clan | Kinesiology |
| Sorokan, Teagan | Simon Fraser University Clan | Sciences |
| Wong, Megan | Bishop’s University Gaiters | Criminology |
EA Sports 2013 Scholarship Winners
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Sports, and the BC Soccer Premier League (BCSPL) have announced the winners of the inaugural 2013 EA Sports BC Soccer Premier League Scholarships. Congratulations to all the winning applicants and in particular MUFC’s Andrea Di Lorenzo, Juan Acosta and Diego Grossling. Well done! Please read the full EA Sports Scholarship Winners 2013 press release that includes a listing of all the winners.
As part of the criteria, winning applicants must be proceeding from grade 12 in 2013 to a university or post-secondary institution in BC, have a 3.0 GPA, and play for a BCSPL franchise or their regional partner club. Sixteen scholarships of $1000 each were made available to 8 male and 8 female students, with 2 possible winners from each club. If there wasn’t an applicant from each club, a second worthy applicant from a club with more than one applicant was chosen.
Posted on: June 6th, 2013
2013 BC Soccer Provincial Development Program – Phase Two
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C Soccer has announced the rosters for Phase Two of the Provincial Development Program from May 14-26, 2013. This Phase will include participation at the Friendship Cup in Portland, Oregon. Once again, Mountain United FC is very well represented and we congratulate all of our players. For the official announcement and team rosters, please see the full story: BC Soccer announces Phase two Provincial Development rosters
BCSA Provincial Development Program – MUFC Selections
Mountain United FC congratulates our MUFC Players and Coaches Selected to Phase One of the BC Soccer Provincial Development Program.
Posted on: March 17th, 2013
U13 Initiation Rosters – 2013 Final Selections
Mountain United FC are pleased to announce the Final Player Selections for our Initiation Teams. Steve Hood will guide the Boys Initiation Team while Carlos Grosso will lead the Girls Initiation Team.
Boys:
Benjamin Beaulieu, Keegan Chao, Marco Consiglio, Aydan Esmail, Declan Fremont, Miles Gailiunas, Sebastien Geddes, Navroop Gill, Archie King, Eryk Kobza, Christopher Lee, Owen McBride, Gavin Mcmahon, Giuliano Montagliani, Chidubem Nkoloagu, Kaden Oseen, Evan Smith, Tristan Torresan
Girls:
Nadia Bigiolli, Alexandra Bleuler, Lauren Cadiente, Michela Estrada, Michaela Filippelli, Seren Green, Allison Hills, Emma Hooton, Nicola Hustwait, Emilie Kaye, Sabrina Mastropieri, Alexis Palmer, Sarah Paul, Karina Rodrigues, Solaine Sasakamoose, Caitlin Shaw, Taylor Spong, Giuliana Zaurrini
National U17 Women’s Team ID Camp
Our congratulations to Simmrin Dhaliwal and Rachel Jones, two recent players with MUFC who have been invited to a National U17 Identification Camp in Vaughn, Ontario, December 14-20, 2012. This camp brings together 24 players born in 1997 in order to begin preparations for competitions in 2014. Simmrin, a playmaking midfielder was a member of our very strong U16 (1996) team which claimed the Provincial Premier Cup this summer leading to an appearance at the Club Nationals in October. Rachel, also a strong and creative midfielder was a member of our U15 (1997) team and was a call-up to the Club Nationals with the 1996 group. Both girls are now members of the Vancouver Whitecaps U18 Elite Program. Good luck Simmrin and Rachel!
Gilbert Kyne to Play at SFU
Congratulations to U18 team member, Gilbert Kyne who has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his soccer career at Simon Fraser University in September. We are very happy for Gilbert and pleased that MUFC has contributed to his soccer development and this wonderful opportunity. Gilbert is an exciting and gifted player who will undoubtedly create many great moments at SFU. Prior to this move however, Gilbert looks forward to leading the U18 Boys to a successful inaugural season in the EA Sports BC Soccer Premier League.
