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DIDivision IHouse participant 2026–27 · 28-player cap

UConn Men's Soccer

Recruiting outlook: 0–6 projected openings for the Class of 2027

Huskies · Storrs, Connecticut · Big East

Head coach

Chris Gbandi

5th season since 2022

Starts by eligibility remaining

Hatch: players who may have one more season under the House settlement rules.

This season's roster

29

Players on the 2026–27 roster

Counters 28

Designated seats above cap 1

Coach's 2024–25 avg 29 (historical)

Coach's usual roster

Based on 4 seasons under this coach

Recruiting by high-school class

Class of 2027

current high-school seniors

Slated to replace current players with 1 season of eligibility remaining

Share of the openings ceiling with a commit17%

0–5

Spots left

Needs

Ceiling, not spots available.

Designated seats leaving: 0–1 (not backfilled).

Class of 2028

current high-school juniors

Slated to replace current players with 2 seasons of eligibility remaining

Share of the openings ceiling with a commit10%

9

Spots left

Needs

Estimate · How this is counted

Class of 2029

current high-school sophomores

Slated to replace current players with 3 seasons of eligibility remaining

Share of the openings ceiling with a commit0%

7–8

Spots left

Needs

Estimate · How this is counted

Class of 2030

current high-school freshmen

Slated to replace current players with 4 seasons of eligibility remaining

Share of the openings ceiling with a commit0%

5

Spots left

Needs

Estimate · How this is counted

Position breakdown

  • Forwards 5
  • Midfield 12
  • Defense 8
  • Goalkeepers 4
PlayerYear and eligibilityPosFromGrad YearGPGSGA
Abel AdorPrevious school: Monroe UniversitySeasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Jr.DXikpo, GhanaAkwamuman Senior High SchoolClass of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining111000
Aidan SheppelaPrevious school: MarylandSeasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Jr.MBrentwood, N.H.VLACSClass of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining12923
Alex TupaySeasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr.DPhoenix, Ariz.Arcadia High SchoolClass of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining5400
Alfonso ArredondoSeasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr.FMadrid, SpainKensington SchoolClass of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining12001
Brayden StraitPrevious school: LipscombSeasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Designated proxyPrior collegeAssumed clockListed as Sr.DHuntsville, Ala.Huntsville High SchoolClass of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining111102
Elijah LangfordPrevious school: Point Loma UniversitySeasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Sr.FEdmond, Okla.Edmond North High SchoolClass of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining11970
Evan PickeringSeasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr.FCarlsbad, Calif.San Marcos High SchoolClass of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining11840
Grant EmerhiSeasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr.MMansfield, Mass.YSC AcademyClass of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining10300
Jack RyanSeasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So.MBrookfield, Conn.Brookfield High SchoolClass of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining––––
Jacques MasonPrevious school: Wilmington UniversitySeasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as So.MMonrovia, LiberiaYSC AcademyClass of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining5100
Johan HamelPrevious school: Union Sportive Philibertine FootballSeasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr.DAngers, FranceLycee ChevrollierClass of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining121100
Jorge SandovalPrevious school: North GeorgiaSeasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Jr.MGainesville, Ga.Johnson High SchoolClass of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining6210
Justin HubbardSeasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr.FThe Woodlands, TexasTomball High SchoolClass of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining7022
Lucas DePinhoSeasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr.MClark, N.J.Arthur L. Johnson High SchoolClass of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining12120
Mateo DePinhoSeasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Jr.MClark, N.J.Arthur L. Johnson High SchoolClass of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining11103
Matias ParedesSeasons left: 2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as R-Jr.MMiami, Fla.Immaculata-La Salle High SchoolClass of 2022 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining7301
Max GummessonSeasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr.MGothenburg, SwedenKatrinelundsgymnasietClass of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining10601
Maxim EmmerlingSeasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So.DFrankfurt, GermanyMusterschuleClass of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining2100
Owen BlandSeasons left: 4–5 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Fr.DMurfreesboro, Tenn.Rutherford County Virtual SchoolClass of 2026 · 4 Years of Eligibility Remaining10800
Preston AlessioSeasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as So.MBeacon Falls, Conn.The Taft SchoolClass of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining111131
Rashid Nacif JoffrePrevious school: WVU Potomac State CollegeSeasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Sr.FSanta Cruz, BoliviaSanta Cruz Cooperative SchoolClass of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining7510
Sebastian FrancisSeasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr.DFarmington, Conn.Farmington High SchoolClass of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining4301
Steve DelacourSeasons left: 1–2 (transitional)Assumed clockListed as Sr.MAlençon, FranceClass of 2023 · 1 Year of Eligibility Remaining4402
Szymon SokolnickiPrevious school: Lincoln Memorial UniversitySeasons left: 3–4 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as So.DWarsaw, PolandMoracz – Zofia and Jedrzej Moraczewski Private General Secondary SchoolClass of 2025 · 3 Years of Eligibility Remaining5300
Yotaro FurutaniPrevious school: Monroe UniversitySeasons left: 2–3 (transitional)Prior collegeAssumed clockListed as Jr.MTokyo, JapanKyushu High SchoolClass of 2024 · 2 Years of Eligibility Remaining10602