OKLAHOMA CITY – Southwestern Christian’s Victor Arias boasted of both the Sooner Athletic Conference player of the year and offensive player of the year as part of the men’s soccer all-conference team as chosen by SAC coaches.
SAC regular-season champion and conference tournament top seed Southwestern Christian also took the SAC freshman of the year (Jackson Kim) and league coach of the year (Adam Kay).
Mid-America Christian snared SAC co-offensive player of the year (Rodrigo Albuquerque) and defensive player of the year (Dejue Johnson), while Oklahoma City University landed the conference newcomer of the year (Lucas de Freitas) and goalkeeper of the year (Danilo Vilani).
Arias propelled Southwestern Christian with 13 goals, six assists and 32 points. Arias, a senior from Barinas, Venezuela, produced a hat trick plus an assist vs. Texas Wesleyan on March 2. He ranks seventh with four winning goals and 15th in points in the NAIA this season. The SAC bestowed SAC offensive player of the week upon him twice this season.
Albuquerque paced the SAC with 15 goals, seven assists, 37 points and nine winning goals in 2020-21. He collected two conference offensive player of the week nods this season. Albuquerque, a junior from Recife, Brazil, tallied a season-high two goals and two assists vs. Manhattan Christian (Kan.) on Oct. 17 among four two-goal outings this season.
Johnson spearheaded Mid-America Christian to eight shutouts, including five consecutive clean sheets from Nov. 6 to March 2. Johnson, a senior from Lindstead, Jamaica, became SAC defensive player of the week for Nov. 9-15.
De Freitas leads the SAC in average goals (1.27 a contest) and points (2.64 per match). De Freitas, a junior from São Paulo, Brazil, totaled 14 goals, an assist and 29 points over the 2020-21 regular season. He equaled the Oklahoma City single-game record with five goals against Bacone on March 14.
Kim led a Southwestern Christian defense that produced seven shutouts, including five in conference play and three in a row from March 2-10. Kim, a freshman from Norman, Okla., contributed two assists and the only goal in the Eagles’ 1-0 win at Mid-America Christian on March 23 on the season. Kim secured SAC defensive player of the week for March 22-28.
Vilani has directed the Stars to five clean sheets while turning in 38 saves and a 1.27 goals-against average. Vilani, a junior from Goiânia, Brazil, stabbed a season-high seven saves against Science & Arts of Oklahoma on March 27.
Kay guided Southwestern Christian not only to its first SAC men’s soccer regular-season championship, but also the first SAC title won by any Southwestern Christian team. The Eagles (11-1-3, 7-1-1 SAC) rate in the top 10 among the NAIA with eight shutouts (third) and 49 goals scored (eighth) in 2020-21. Kay assumed the head-coaching role this season after serving as an assistant in 2019 and playing from 2010-14 for Southwestern Christian.
| 2020-21 All-Sooner Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer |
| Player of the Year: Victor Arias, Southwestern Christian |
Co-Offensive Player of the Year: Rodrigo Albuquerque, Mid-America Christian
Victor Arias, Southwestern Christian |
| Defensive Player of the Year: Dejue Johnson, Mid-America Christian |
| Newcomer of the Year: Lucas de Freitas, Oklahoma City |
| Freshman of the Year: Jackson Kim, Southwestern Christian |
| Goalkeeper of the Year: Danilo Vilani, Oklahoma City |
| Coach of the Year: Adam Kay, Southwestern Christian |
| FIRST TEAM |
| F |
Jacob Zamarron |
John Brown |
So. |
Rogers, Ark. |
| F |
Victor Arias |
Southwestern Christian |
Sr. |
Barinas, Venezuela |
| F |
Rodrigo Albuquerque |
Mid-America Christian |
Jr. |
Recife, Brazil |
| F |
Lucas de Freitas |
Oklahoma City |
Jr. |
São Paulo, Brazil |
| MF |
Oscar Carballo |
John Brown |
So. |
San José, Costa Rica |
| MF |
Tom Hausdoerfer |
Southwestern Christian |
So. |
Erfurt, Germany |
| MF |
Marco Magnoli |
Wayland Baptist |
Jr. |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| MF |
Angelo Leenderste |
USAO |
So. |
Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| D |
Dejue Johnson |
Mid-America Christian |
Sr. |
Linstead, Jamaica |
| D |
Butch Hampton |
USAO |
Sr. |
Piedmont, Okla. |
| D |
Jackson Kim |
Southwestern Christian |
Fr. |
Norman, Okla. |
| D |
Oliver Pardoe |
Southwestern Christian |
So. |
Northampton, England |
| GK |
Danilo Vilani |
Oklahoma City |
Jr. |
Goiânia, Brazil |
| GK |
Hugo Dutour |
Panhandle State |
Fr. |
Varades, France |
| SECOND TEAM |
| F |
Mason Gonzalez |
Mid-America Christian |
Jr. |
Fresno, Calif. |
| F |
Teejay Chiororo |
Southwestern Christian |
Fr. |
Essex, England |
| F |
Drew Schrader |
Central Christian |
Fr. |
McPherson, Kan. |
| F |
Mateja Jovanovic |
Texas Wesleyan |
Fr. |
Belgrade, Serbia |
| MF |
Luan Cesar |
Mid-America Christian |
Jr. |
Rio de Janeiro |
| MF |
Carlos Castrejon |
Mid-America Christian |
Sr. |
Gainesville, Ga. |
| MF |
Guilherme Grave |
Oklahoma City |
Sr. |
São Paulo, Brazil |
| MF |
Tommaso Belli |
Oklahoma City |
Fr. |
Rome |
| MF |
Ethan Bonaparte |
Southwestern Christian |
So. |
Trinidad & Tobago |
| D |
Stefano Pesce |
Wayland Baptist |
Sr. |
Italy |
| D |
Harvey Paul |
Oklahoma City |
Jr. |
Bristol, England |
| D |
Endri Copa |
Mid-America Christian |
Sr. |
Piobbico, Italy |
| D |
Tayze Ellington |
Panhandle State |
Sr. |
Kingston, Jamaica |
| GK |
Jens Keemers |
John Brown |
Sr. |
Overijssel, Netherlands |
| GK |
Sebastian Herrera |
Central Christian |
Jr. |
Quito, Ecuador |