2022 Carson-Newman Men's Soccer Roster

Coaches
No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown High School Previous College
1
Darrin de Meza
Pos.: GK Class: Senior Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 168 Hometown: Hoofddorp, The Netherlands High School: Kaj Munk College Previous College: Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
2
Ben King
Pos.: D Class: Senior Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 165 Hometown: Hertfordshire, England High School: Brooke House College Previous College:  
3
Niels Buurman
Pos.: D Class: Senior Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 176 Hometown: Vienna, Austria High School: BRG Bad Vöslau - Gainfarn Previous College: Vienna University of Economics & Business
4
Jakob Lechner
Pos.: D/M Class: Sophomore Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 170 Hometown: Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn, Austria High School: Ballsportgymnasium Wien Previous College:  
6
Jannik Schulte
Pos.: M Class: Senior Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 160 Hometown: Dormagen, Germany High School: Leibniz-Gymnasium Dormagen Previous College: Hochschule Niederrhein
7
Nic Carsh
Pos.: F Class: Senior Ht.: 5-7 Wt.: 150 Hometown: Newberg, Ore. High School: Newberg High School Previous College:  
8
Matheus Maia
Pos.: M Class: Senior Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 170 Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil High School: Baylor School Previous College:  
9
Harry Whitehead
Pos.: F Class: Senior Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 175 Hometown: Oxford, England High School: Gosford Hill Previous College:  
10
Yannick Kranz
Pos.: M Class: Senior Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 187 Hometown: Hannover, Germany High School: Leibniz Schule Previous College: Leibniz Universität Hannover
11
Ewan Lynch
Pos.: M Class: Graduate Student Ht.: 6'2 Wt.: 185 Hometown: Bracknell, England High School: Ranelagh School Previous College: University of Indianapolis
14
Paul Csmarich
Pos.: M Class: Sophomore Ht.: 5'8 Wt.: 150 Hometown: Vienna, Austria High School: HAK Mattersburg Previous College:  
15
Issac Pascal
Pos.: D/M Class: Freshman Ht.: 5'8 Wt.: 155 Hometown: Southend-on-Sea, England High School: Southend High School for Boys Previous College:  
16
Cooper Cross
Pos.: M Class: Freshman Ht.: 5'10 Wt.: 160 Hometown: Knoxville, TN High School: Bearden High School Previous College:  
17
Harry Baggaley
Pos.: F Class: Graduate Student Ht.: 5'10 Wt.:   Hometown: Stoke-On-Trent, England High School: Trentham High School Previous College: Tennessee Wesleyan
18
Daniel Vennesland
Pos.: D Class: Sophomore Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 154 Hometown: Tananger, Norway High School: St. Svithun Previous College:  
20
Daniel McIlroy
Pos.: M Class: Sophomore Ht.: 5-7 Wt.: 132 Hometown: Larne, Northern Ireland High School: Larne Grammar School Previous College:  
21
Tim Vercelli
Pos.: D Class: Senior Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 176 Hometown: Münster, Germany High School: Immanuel-Kant-Gymnasium Previous College: Fachhochschule des Mittelstands
22
Gustavo Moses Bessa
Pos.: M/F Class: Graduate Student Ht.: 5'11 Wt.:   Hometown: Lima, Peru High School: Colegio San Pedro Previous College:  
23
Quinten Carels
Pos.: F Class: Senior Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 152 Hometown: Bruges, Belgium High School: Pegasus Oostende Previous College: Vives Bruges
24
Eric Schmutzer
Pos.: D Class: Senior Ht.: 6'1 Wt.:   Hometown: Vienna, Austria High School: BORG Wiener Neustadt Previous College:  
27
Gabe Stevens
Pos.: M Class: Senior Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 160 Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn. High School: St. Andrews-Sewanee School Previous College:  
29
Weston Parker
Pos.: F Class: Freshman Ht.: 6'0 Wt.: 172 Hometown: Knoxville, TN High School: Christian Academy Previous College:  
31
Levi Burdette
Pos.: GK Class: Sophomore Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 160 Hometown: Seymour, Tenn. High School: Seymour HS Previous College:  
33
Willem Kruijk
Pos.: F Class: Senior Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 163 Hometown: Kessel, The Netherlands High School: Bouwens van der Boijecollege Previous College: Fontys Economische Hogeschool Tilburg
36
Gabe Martin
Pos.: D Class: Senior Ht.: 6'3 Wt.: 195 Hometown: Corryton, TN High School: Gibbs High School Previous College:  
77
Eric Thust
Pos.: GK Class: Freshman Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 200 Hometown:   High School:   Previous College:  
99
Matt Meschendorf
Pos.: GK Class: Senior Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 160 Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn. High School: Christian Academy of Knoxville Previous College:  
Coaching Staff
Stephen Lyons

Head Coach

Kevin Cardona

Assistant Coach

  • Stephen Lyons - Head Coach
  • Kevin Cardona - Assistant Coach