Boston University Terriers men's soccer

Boston University Terriers men's soccer
Founded	1949;76 years ago (1949) [1]
University	Boston University
Head coach	Kevin Nylen (6th. season)
Conference	Patriot League
Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Stadium	Nickerson Field (Capacity: 9,871)
Nickname	Terriers
Colors	Scarlet and white [2]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2008
NCAA Tournament appearances
1980, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996. 1997, 2004, 2008, 2015, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2023

The Boston University Terriers men's soccer is the intercollegiate varsity soccer team representing Boston University, located in Boston, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Patriot League athletic conference of NCAA Division I. ^[3]

The University first fielded a soccer team in 1949, being coached by John Anderson (who was in charge until 1965). Boston finished their debut season with a 1–1–3 record. ^[1] The team is currently coached by Kevin Nylen ^[4] , who has been in charge since 2020. ^[1]

The Terriers have won a total of eight conference titles, having competed in the North Atlantic Conference (5 titles), two America East Conference (2), and one Patriot League (1). ^[1]

Players

Current roster

As of December 2025 ^{[update] [5]}

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 0 GK   USA William Clavier 1 GK   USA Ben Alexander 2 DF   USA Ryan Lau 3 DF   USA Ben Mazza 4 DF   USA John Roman 6 MF   ESP Diego Rived 7 FW   USA Andrea Di Blasio 8 MF   USA Sebastian Otero 9 FW   ENG Alex Bonnington 11 MF   USA Ethan Gill 12 FW   ITA Lapo Romieri 13 MF   GER Pharis Petrica

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF   USA Quin DeLaMater 15 DF   USA Aidan Kieffer 16 DF   USA Giuseppe Bagnato 18 DF   USA Anthony Harper 19 MF   USA Markus Ramsey 21 MF   USA Sebastian Knight 22 FW   USA Dylan Williams 23 DF   USA Quinn Cooper 24 DF   USA Charlie Tuckerman 25 FW   USA Damola Salami 26 MF   USA Jason Zacarias 30 GK   USA Sheraz Saadat

Records

Source: ^[1]

Top scorers # Nat. Player Goals Tenure 1 Nick Bone 61 1994–97 2 George Karalexis 43 1963–65 3 Mike Bertos 36 1987–90 Michael Emenalo 1986–89 4 Joachim Kaland 33 1998–01 Sigurd Dalen 1996–99 5 Okereke Emesih 32 1990–93

Most assistances # Nat. Player Assist. Tenure 1 Andrew Dorman 37 2000–03 2 Christophe Verhaegen 36 1987–90 3 Ola Olsen 32 1992–95 Michael Emenalo 1986–89 4 David Silke 31 1987–90 5 Sigurd Dalen 29 1996–99

Professional players

UB players that play/have played at professional levels are: ^[1]

UB players in the pros

Samuel Appiah

Michael Bustamante

Richie Dorman

Andy Dorman

Neil Hlavaty

Dominique Badji

Nat.	Player	Pro.	Professional career (teams)
	Francesco Montali	2023	San Jose Earthquakes
	Felix De Bona	2016	Ekenäs IF, Jaro
	Dominique Badji	2014	Colorado Rapids, Dallas, Nashville
	Michael Bustamante	2012	New York Red Bulls, Charlotte Independence
	Richy Dorman	2011	Broughton United, Kraft
	Samuel Appiah	2010	Houston Dynamo, Pittsburgh Riverhounds
	Jon Jonsson	2009	FH Hafnarfjörður
	Jarryd Goldberg	2007	Miami
	Neil Hlavaty	2007	Cleveland City Stars, Östers, Minnesota Stars, Edmonton
	Zach Kirby	2007	Atlanta Silverbacks, Miami
	Federico Bianchi	2005	Long Island Rough Riders, California Victory, Hollywood United Hitmen
	Jamie Johnson	2005	Brisbane Roar, Brisbane Strikers
	Andy Dorman	2003	New England Revolution, St. Mirren, Crystal Palace
	Kirk Miller	2001	Minnesota Thunder
	Ola Olsen	1997	Lyn
	Christian Steen	1997	Lyn
	Robert Forde	1996	Galway United, Shammrock Rovers
	Okereke Emesih	1995	n/a [n 1]
	Gisle Sorli	1995	Lyn
	Steve Walker	1994	Newcastle United (reserves)
	Peter Verplancke	1991	n/a [n 1]
	Michael Emenalo	1990	San Jose Clash, Maccabi Tel Aviv
	Ben Okaroh [n 2]	1989	KSCT Menen [n 3]
	Francis Okaroh	1987	New England Revolution, Chicago Fire
	Johnny Glynn	1986	Galway United, Cork City
	Cheche Vidal	1984	Deportivo Italia

Notes

1. The UB Soccer Record Book indicates he played at Belgian Second Division, but without specifying any club.
2. Member of the BU Hall of Fame. ^[6]
3. Club of the Belgian Second Division.

Coaches

Current staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Kevin Nylen
Assoc. head coach	Patrick Lopez
Assist. coach	Joe Blasetti
Assist. coach	Jack Hallahan

Coaching history

Source: ^[1]

#	Name	Tenure	Seasons	Record	Pct.
1	John Anderson	1949–1965	17	51–89–9	.372
2	Roy Sigler	1966–1973	8	48–47–11	.505
3	Ron Cervasio	1974–1980	7	64–42–13	.592
4	Hank Steinbrecher	1981–1984	4	29–32–13	.480
5	Neil Roberts	1985–2019	35	367–218–93	.610
6	Kevin Nylen	2020–pres.	5	27–24–25	.520

Stadium

Main article: Nickerson Field

Nickerson Field, UB soccer stadium

The Terriers play their home matches at Nickerson Field, with capacity for 9,871 spectators. The stadium, opened in 1915, is also home venue to the UB women's soccer, and lacrosse teams. ^[7]

The stadium is located on the site of Braves Field, the former home ballpark of the Boston Braves, a major league baseball team in the National League; the franchise relocated to Milwaukee in March 1953, ^[8] and relocated again in 1966, becoming the Atlanta Braves. Parts of Braves Field, such as the entry gate and right field pavilion, remain as portions of the current stadium. The old Braves Field ticket office at Harry Agganis Way also remains, now used by the Boston University Police Department as headquarters complete with a cellblock. The stadium has been the home of BU teams longer (50-plus years) than it was the home of the Braves (parts of 38 seasons).

The field is named for William Emery Nickerson (1853–1930), a partner of King C. Gillette during the early years of the Gillette Safety Razor Company. ^[9]

Team statistics

NCAA appearances

UB's appearances in NCAA tournaments (NCAA D-I tournament are listed below: ^[1]

Key

• a.e.t. – Match went to extra time
• p – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time

Season Stage Rival Res. Score 1980 First round UConn L 0–6 1985 First round UConn W 2–1 (a.e.t.) Second round Hartwick L 0–1 1986 First round Harvard L 1–2 1988 First round UConn W 3–1 Second round Indiana L 1–3 1990 First round Boston College W 3–2 Second round Evansville L 0–1 (a.e.t.) 1991 First round Yale L 2–3 1993 First round St. John's (NY) W 2–1 Second round Hartwick L 1–2 (a.e.t.) 1994 First round Harvard W 2–0 Second round Brown L 2–3

Season Stage Rival Res. Score 1995 First round Brown L 1–2 1996 First round Harvard L 2–3 1997 First round Dartmouth L 1–5 2004 First round Dartmouth W 2–2 (4–3 p) Second round St. John's L 1–3 2007 First round UMass L 1–2 2008 First round Fairleigh Dickinson W 1–0 Second round St. John's L 0–1 2015 First round UConn L 1–3 2023 First round Syracuse L 1–3

Titles

Conference

• North Atlantic Conference (3): 1993, 1994, 1995
• America East tournament (4): 1996, 1997, 2004, 2008
• Patriot League tournament (1): 2023

References

1. Book Record (2025) at goterriers.com
2. "Boston University Master Logo" . Retrieved April 7, 2015.
3. Division I - Boston, MA | Boston University on ncaa.com
4. Men's soccer coaches (2025) at goterriers.com
5. 2025 men's soccer roster at ucsdtritons.com
6. "Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame - Ben Okaroh"
7. Nickerson Field
8. "Approve Boston Braves' move". Ellensburg Daily Record. Washington. Associated Press. March 18, 1953. p. 1.
9. "Nickerson, Inventor of Gillette Safety Razor Machinery, Dead". The Burlington Free Press . Burlington, Vermont. AP. June 6, 1930 – via newspapers.com.

External links

• Official website