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Men's Soccer Brian Duane / Assistant AD / Athletic Communications

11 Gaels Named to MAAC Men's Soccer All-Academic Team

EDISON, NJ—The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced its 2025 Men's Soccer All-Academic Team on Monday morning. The Iona University men's soccer team was represented with 11 honorees on the team.
 
To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale. A total of 145 student-athletes were named to the 2025 MAAC Men's Soccer All-Academic Team.
 
Quinnipiac led all MAAC institutions with 17 student-athletes. Manhattan (16), Merrimack (14) and Siena (12) rounded out the top four. Iona tied with Fairfield and Niagara with 11 honorees each. To close out the 2025 All-Academic Team was Canisius (10), Sacred Heart (10), Saint Peter's (10), Mount St. Mary's (9), Marist (8) and Rider (6).
 
Iona was represented by a trio of second time MAAC All-Academic Team honorees in senior Bruno Rivera along with juniors Francesco Borla and Jaime Roman Jr.
 
First time honorees on the All-Academic Team for the Gaels were senior Loukas Georgiou and Matias Mancheno along with sophomores Iker Helguera, Gino Lavista, Lucas Leite, Alvaro Maneiro, John Oualaalou and Fernando Alves Schmelz.

2025 IONA MEN'S SOCCER MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC HONOREES 

NAME YEAR MAJOR
Francesco Borla Junior Management
Loukas Georgiou Senior Management
Iker Helguera Sophomore Undecided
Gino Lavista Sophomore Undecided
Lucas Leite Sophomore Undecided
Matias Mancheno Senior Psychology
Alvaro Maneiro Sophomore Undecided
John Oualaalou Sophomore Undecided
Bruno Rivera Senior
Entrepreneurship
Jaime Roman Jr. Junior Finance
Fernando Alves Schmelz Sophomore Entrepreneurship
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Players Mentioned

Fernando Alves Schmelz

#1 Fernando Alves Schmelz

GK
6' 3"
Sophomore
Francesco Borla

#9 Francesco Borla

F
6' 2"
Junior
Loukas Georgiou

#31 Loukas Georgiou

GK
6' 0"
Senior
Iker Helguera

#12 Iker Helguera

GK
6' 0"
Sophomore
Gino Lavista

#25 Gino Lavista

M
5' 10"
Sophomore
Lucas Leite

#14 Lucas Leite

M
5' 9"
Sophomore
Matias Mancheno

#27 Matias Mancheno

M
6' 1"
Senior
Alvaro Maneiro

#10 Alvaro Maneiro

M
5' 10"
Sophomore
John Oualaalou

#18 John Oualaalou

M
5' 10"
Sophomore
Bruno Rivera

#4 Bruno Rivera

M
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Fernando Alves Schmelz

#1 Fernando Alves Schmelz

6' 3"
Sophomore
GK
Francesco Borla

#9 Francesco Borla

6' 2"
Junior
F
Loukas Georgiou

#31 Loukas Georgiou

6' 0"
Senior
GK
Iker Helguera

#12 Iker Helguera

6' 0"
Sophomore
GK
Gino Lavista

#25 Gino Lavista

5' 10"
Sophomore
M
Lucas Leite

#14 Lucas Leite

5' 9"
Sophomore
M
Matias Mancheno

#27 Matias Mancheno

6' 1"
Senior
M
Alvaro Maneiro

#10 Alvaro Maneiro

5' 10"
Sophomore
M
John Oualaalou

#18 John Oualaalou

5' 10"
Sophomore
M
Bruno Rivera

#4 Bruno Rivera

5' 10"
Senior
M