George Washington University men’s soccer program adds 11 to 2025 roster

WASHINGTON – Head Coach Craig Jones and the George Washington University men’s soccer program announced the addition of 11 student-athletes, filling out the Revolutionaries’ 28-man roster for the upcoming season.

“Everyone on staff has worked really hard to bring in the players we needed,” said Jones. “This class was built to fill some positional needs, get a balance between youth and experience, and strengthen the squad to be successful next year.”

The group includes three Division I transfers, who come to GW by way of Penn State, St. Bonaventure and Holy Cross. Two Division II transfers are also featured in the class, coming from Northern Michigan University and the University of Mount Olive.

Six first-year student-athletes have also been added for 2025, including a set of twins from Charlotte, one player from Maryland, and three international players, coming from France, the Dominican Republic and the UAE.

“It’s great to get the players we wanted, and we’re looking forward to integrating our new class with the talent we already have to move us forward,” said Jones.

Omar Alsabagh | Midfielder | First-Year | Abhu Dhabi, UAE | British International School of Abhu Dhabi

Club: Al Jazira FC
Career Highlights: Played for Al Jazira FC U21…Outstanding Achievement Award in Sports and Exercise Health Science 2025…BSMEWinner 2023…EXACT 11 Nomination 2023.
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Liam Coffey | Midfielder | Transfer | Harrison, NY | College of the Holy Cross

Clubs: Sporting Kansas City II, Sporting Kansas City Academy, Beachside SC
Career Highlights: Spent four years at Holy Cross in the Patriot League…Patriot League Honor Roll (’21)…Appeared in 17 games in both 2022 & 2023 with 12 total starts and 1,542 career minutes player…Collected four assists at Holy Cross…Before Holy Cross spent 2020-21 with Sporting Kansas City U19, and trained with USL Championship team Sporting Kansas City II…Captained Beachside SC Academy for three years.
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Babacar Fall | Forward | Transfer | Dakar, Senegal | University of Mount Olive

Club: Greenville United
Career Highlights: Played two seasons at University of Mount Olive (Division II)…Appeared in 30 games over two seasons with 14 starts…19 career points on six goals and seven assists…1130 minutes played.
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Tommaso Lami | Forward | Transfer | Bologna, Italy | Northern Michigan University

Club: Bologna
Career Highlights: Amassed 30 points in 37 starts over 3 seasons at Northern Michigan (NCAA DII)…Scored 13 goals and 4 assists over 2,952 minutes…Six game-winning goals…Was named to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Second Team (2024)…Named GLIAC Freshman of the Year and to All-Conference First Team (2022)…CSC Academic All-District in 2024…Played for Bologna FC Youth Academy.
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Ben McGovern | Midfielder | First-Year | Salisbury, MD | Worcester Preparatory School

Club: Maryland United FC
Career Highlights: U17 All Conference First Team…ECNL Conference Cup Attendee…2024 ECNL VA selection game…U15 ECNL All-Conference Team…4x ESIAC All-Conference First Team…4x ESIAC Champion.
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Diego Pena | Goalkeeper | First-Year | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | The Hun School of Princeton

Club: Match Fit Surf Academy
Career Highlights: 2024 1st Team all Area; 1st Team all Prep; All League Selection MAPL…2023 2nd Team All Area…2022: All area 2nd Team; 2023 1st Team All Prep…2023: Soccer All MAP…2022: Soccer All MAPL 1st Team…Hispanic Latino Student Union Leader…Captained U19 team in 2024-25.
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Connor Russ | Defender | First-Year | Charlotte, NC | Covenant Day School

Clubs: Queen City Mutiny, Charlotte Eagles, Vardar SC
Career Highlights: Senior Year: Captain of Queen City Mutiny U19 MLS Next…Played every minute of every game, 1 goal, 10 assists, #5 for MLS NEXT FLEX, #1 for League…Junior Year: Captain of Queen City Mutiny U19 MLS Next…Played every minute of every game, 1 goal, five Assists, #1 for MLS NEXT FLEX, 3rd for League…Sophomore Year: Queen City Mutiny U19 MLS Next (04/05)…Started lll games, 2 assists…Freshman Year…Charlotte Eagles 06: Won State Cup. Played every minute of every game, 4 assists (9).
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Joel Russ | Forward | First-Year | Charlotte, NC | Covenant Day School

Clubs: Queen City Mutiny, Charlotte Eagles, Vadar SC
Career Highlights: Senior Year: 37+ MLSNext Goals…Club goal scoring record…15+ assists…Candidate for U19 MLSNext MVP….School record holder for boys 4 by 100 meter relay…Junior Year: Queen City Mutiny U19 MLSNext (Top 5 Flex Power Rankings)…Sophomore Year: Queen City Mutiny U19 MLSNext and 2006s (Won CCL) Top Scorer in Club…First-Year: Varsity High School (4A) and Charlotte Eagles U19 USL Academy and 2006s (Won CCL) Top Scorer in Club 10th.
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Rashid Seidu-Aroza | Forward | Transfer | Acra, Ghana | St. Bonaventure University

Clubs: Real Colorado, Rocky Mountain Soccer Academy
Career Highlights: Played at St. Bonaventure (2023-24) and Dayton (2021-23)…Appeared in 34 games at St. Bonaventure and one at Dayton…Picked up 10 points at St. Bonaventure via four goals and two assists…Rangeview all-time leading goalscorer & most goals in a season (2019)…A-10 Regular Season Champion at Dayton in 2021…A-10 Dean’s List (2023).
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Jonah Shao | Midfielder | First-Year | Thonon, France | University of Nebraska High School

Clubs: PSG Academy Pro Residency, Thonon Évian Grand Genéve, Virginia Union ECNL, Bethesda Soccer Club MLS Next
Career Highlights: ECNL Mid-Atlantic All-Conference Second Team (2021/22)…Captained U19 PSG Academy Pro Residency Greater Geneva…2x PSG Academy Pro Player of the Month (Nov. ’24 & Jan. ’24)…2x PSG Academy Pro U19 Top Goal Scorer…PSG Academy Pro U19 Mediterranean International Cup Top Goal Scorer (April ’25)…PSG Academy Pro Goal of the Month Winner (April ’25)…Blonay Cup Player of the Tournament
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Sebastian Vainstein | Midfielder | Transfer | Entre Ríos, Argentina | Penn State

Career Highlights: Academic All-Big Ten (2023)…Played in nine games over two season (2023-24) at Penn State…Played 98 total minutes for the Nittany Lions…Played with Club Atletico Boca Juniors for three years…Scored first goal in 2-0 win in 2016 National Championship Match…Played with Club Atletico Union de Santa Fe for five years…Team finished fifth nationally in 2021…Was first captain in 2017…Was second captain 2018-21…Club was City Champions in 2017-18
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