# Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's soccer

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's soccer team represents Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida in all NCAA Division I men's soccer competitions. The Eagles compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The soccer team is one of several varsity sports teams that represent the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles.
The team made the NCAA tournament in the first year of eligibility in 2011, and returned in 2012, 2014, and 2016.

## Players
### Current roster

    As of 1 Oct 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GL | USA | Cooper Blay |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Luke Barforosh |
| 3 | DF | USA | Lucas Windschauer |
| 4 | MF | ARG | Beltran Alvarez |
| 5 | DF | USA | Sebastian Soriano |
| 6 | MF | GER | Linus Dahl |
| 7 | FW | JPN | Shoki Yoshida |
| 8 | FW | BRA | Cao Chaves |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Pablo Brimeux |
| 10 | MF | USA | Edson Murguia |
| 11 | DF | BRA | Victor Lopes |
| 12 | DF | USA | Samuel Maraver |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Leo Schorr |
| 14 | DF | ISR | Alon Drey |
| 15 | MF | ISR | Shachar Nissim |
| 16 | MF | CAN | Caylan Lawrence |
| 17 | MF | GER | Lucas Sperner |
| 18 | MF | USA | Charlie Retzer |
| 19 | DF | USA | Dylan Dana |
| 20 | MF | USA | Jahvanie Hammond |
| 21 | DF | USA | Jose Escobar |
| 23 | DF | USA | Ryan Heron |
| 24 | DF | USA | Arber Shala |
| 29 | GK | ESP | Eduard Garcia |

### Notable players

* Rodrigo Saravia — 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year; first FGCU soccer player invited to the Major League Soccer Player Combine; plays for Comunicaciones and the Guatemala national football team.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Bob Butehorn |
| Assistant Coach | Joe Dincecco |
| Assistant Coach | Phil Boerger |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach | Sheldon Ciprian |
| Athletic Trainer | Kaiti Jones |
Last updated: July 8, 2015 Source: Florida Gulf Coast University
Bob Butehorn has served as head coach for Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's soccer since the program's inception in 2007. Butehorn has been successful at FGCU, posting a perfect 9–0–0 conference record in 2010, and qualifying for three NCAA Division I tournaments (2011, 2012, and 2014). Since becoming NCAA eligible, the Eagles have won the regular season or conference tournament each year they have been eligible.

## Seasons

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2007–present) ||||||
| 2007 | Bob Butehorn | 6–11–2 | 3–5–1 | 7th | Ineligible |
| 2008 | Bob Butehorn | 6–10–2 | 3–5–1 | 7th | Ineligible |
| 2009 | Bob Butehorn | 8–7–1 | 6–3–0 | 3rd | Ineligible |
| 2010 | Bob Butehorn | 13–3–2 | 9–0–0 | 1st | Ineligible |
| 2011 | Bob Butehorn | 12–6–2 | 7–1–0 | 1st | A-Sun Champions NCAA First Round |
| 2012 | Bob Butehorn | 11–5–3 | 6–1–1 | 1st | A-Sun Champions NCAA First Round |
| 2013 | Bob Butehorn | 8–7–2 | 6–1–1 | 1st | A-Sun Semifinal |
| 2014 | Bob Butehorn | 8–7–5 | 4–1–1 | T-1st | A-Sun Champions NCAA First Round |
| 2015 | Bob Butehorn | 7–4–3 | 4–0–1 | T-1st | A-Sun Semifinal |
| 2016 | Bob Butehorn | 14–3–2 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | A-Sun Champions NCAA Second Round |
| 2017 | Jesse Cormier | 8–6–3 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | A-Sun Semifinals |
| Atlantic Sun Total: | Atlantic Sun Total: | 94–65–24 | 52–19–7 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 94–65–24 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
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## Honors

* Atlantic Sun Conference
** Winners (Tournament) (4): 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
** Winners (Regular Season) (6): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015