NEW YORK — Columbia men's soccer head coach Kevin Anderson unveiled the program's 2019 recruiting class on Friday. The Lions have added eight members to the program, welcoming Michael Collodi, Keenan Foley, Max Gonzalez, Matthew Goodman, Jon Ned, Cyrus Siminou, Brian Timoney and Uri Zeitz.

"I want to thank our recruiting coordinator, Ken Pollard, as well as former assistant coach Luke Kelly for all of their efforts in putting together what we believe is another quality class," said Anderson, who enters his 11th year at Columbia. "We are excited about this recruiting class and feel good about the specific positional talent, character and personalities that they have – both individually and collectively. As with any transition, the adaptation to their new environment will take time. However, the returning players and staff are confident we can assist each of our newcomers to be at their best, which will allow them to find ways to contribute to our team from the onset. With only a short preseason, we will hit the ground running and not look back."

The incoming class features two goalkeepers, Collodi and Goodman, two defenders, Foley and Gonzalez, three midfielders, Siminou, Timoney and Zeitz, as well as a forward in Ned. The 2019 recruits replenish the open spots left by last year's eight graduating seniors.

Full details on the 2019 recruiting class are listed below. Fans can access the 2019 Columbia men's soccer roster by clicking this link. 
 

Michael Collodi – GK – 6-0 – Frisco, Texas / Lone Star High School
An experienced goalkeeper from Frisco, Texas, Michael Collodi comes to Columbia after spending 2015-19 in goal for FC Dallas Academy. Collodi started 20 games last season for the youth academy. His top appearances over the last five years came at the 2017 national semifinals against Real Salt Lake, as well as an appearance between the posts against NYCFC in the 2019 Winter Showcase. The 6-foot Lone Star High School graduate has garnered national interest as part of the U.S. U14 and U16 National Team rosters. He has also been invited to the U.S. Soccer Training Camp. Collodi's honors include being named to both the ODP Regional Team and State Team. Academically, Collodi is a recipient of Lone Star High School's Award for Academic Excellency after graduating with a 4.6 GPA. He will enroll in Columbia College.
 

Keenan Foley – D – 6-0 – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada / University Hill Secondary
A member of the Vancouver Whitecaps youth system since 2017, Ottawa native Keenan Foley is one of two defenders in Columbia's 2019 recruiting class. In his three seasons with the Whitecaps, Foley played in 58 games and made 48 starts. This past season, he started all 20 games he played in with two goals. The 2017-18 season saw Foley start 18 of 25 regular season games, including all five of his playoff appearances while helping the U19 squad reach the semifinals. Foley has a long list of athletic honors and accomplishments, most notably winning the Northwest Division with Vancouver Whitecaps in 2017 and 2019 and reaching the USSDA Playoffs Final Four in 2017 and 2018. The 6-foot defender was also part of the Ottawa South United teams that won the 2015 Ontario Cup, 2014 Ontario Youth Soccer League and 2014 Ontario-Quebec Cup championships. Academically, Foley was an Honor Roll student at all three of his secondary stops. He received the 2017 Student Work Ethic Award from Burnaby Central High School and was the 2014 recipient of Sacred Heart High School's Most Outstanding Student Award. Foley will enroll in Columbia College with the intent to study biochemistry.
 

Max Gonzalez – D – 5-11 – Lake Worth, Fla. / North Broward Prep
Max Gonzalez heads up the coast from South Florida to Morningside Heights to join Columbia's back line. Gonzalez has played for Boca United Football Club's youth academy since 2016, starting in all but one his 77 appearances while scoring five goals. Three of the goals came in the 2017-18 season, including both in a 2-1 win over IMG Academy after his team was trailing 1-0. Gonzalez has been recognized at the national level with an invitation to the U.S. Soccer Training Center and has traveled to both Mexico and Costa Rica to represent the U.S. in the multinational Olympics. The 5-11 defender and four-year team captain was also selected for the South Florida Youth All-Star Game. On the academic side, Gonzalez was a member of the Scholarly Honor Roll all four years at North Broward Prep, is an IB Diploma candidate and a member of both the National Honor Society and French National Honor Society. Gonzalez will enroll in Columbia College and plans to study biology.
 

Matthew Goodman – GK – 6-0 – New York, N.Y. / Hunter College High School
Having spent the last five seasons in the New York Red Bulls youth academy, local product Matthew Goodman will give Columbia another solid option in goal. A Manhattan native, Goodman first joined the Red Bulls system in 2014 on its U13 squad. He later joined the U15 team and even played up to the U17 roster while still in the U15 division. Goodman captained Red Bulls U17 team in the spring of 2018 that reached the national quarterfinals. In 2017, the 6-foot keeper helped Red Bulls place third in the GA Cup Championship Division, which was the highest finish of any American team up to that point. The following year, Goodman won the Golden Glove in the GA Cup Premier Division and helped the Red Bulls place second. In his time in the Red Bulls youth system, Goodman has made 56 appearances and 54 starts, including a career-high 24 starts during the 2017-18 campaign. In the classroom, Goodman is a part of Hunter College High School's Robotics team and has worked as a lab research intern in the Hematopathology division at Mount Sinai. Goodman is enrolling in Columbia College and plans to study physics.
 

Jon Ned – F – 6-4 – Kinnelon, N.J. / Seton Hall Prep
From nearby Kinnelon, New Jersey, 6-foot-4 forward Jon Ned joins the Columbia roster after spending the last two seasons competing at Seton Hall Prep in the fall and the Players Development Academy (PDA) in the spring. A two-time id2 selection, Ned vaulted into TopDrawerSoccer's Boys IMG Academy 150 rankings in 2015 and reappeared in the rankings again in 2016. In two seasons at Seton Hall Prep, Ned helped the Pirates to two appearances in the New Jersey State (North) finals, divisional and county championships in 2017, as well as runner-up finishes in 2018. Ned scored 12 goals with 3 overtime game winners in the two seasons, including the game winner for Seton Hall Prep in the 2017 county finals. Prior to that, Ned spend 2015-17 in the New York Red Bulls Academy. He scored three goals at center back for a Red Bulls Academy team that was ranked No. 1 in the country in 2015-16. The following season, he started and played all five games for the club in a tournament in Salzburg, Austria. The New Jersey native is a four-year Honor Roll student and member of the National Society of High School Scholars. His father, Alexander Ned '87SEAS, '90SEAS, played both football (1983-84) and men's soccer (84-85) at Columbia and is currently the President of the Columbia Engineering Alumni Association (CEAA). Jon Ned is enrolling in Columbia College and intends to study computer science.
 

Cyrus Siminou – M – 6-2 – Orlando, Fla. / Rollins College / Trinity Prep
One of three midfielders to join the roster, Cyrus Siminou comes to Morningside Heights as a transfer from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. In three years on the pitch with the Tars, Siminou scored three goals and tallied one assist from the defensive midfield. This past fall, Siminou started 14 of his team's 16 games, helping Rollins to five shutouts while scoring a goal and registering an assist in a 5-0 win over Trinity Baptist. He was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the fall and spring semesters in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and was also a three-time SSC Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll member. Prior to Rollins, Siminou had a successful four-year career at Trinity Preparatory School. The Orlando native captained the Saints his junior and senior seasons and went on to be named to the Seminole County All-Star Team. Siminou led Trinity Prep to the District Semifinals all four years. He will enroll in the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science to study mechanical engineering.
 

Brian Timoney – M – 5-9 – Havertown, Pa. / Haverford Senior High School
Brian Timoney joins Columbia's midfield after having spent the last four years playing for Continental FC DELCO of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. The Havertown, Pennsylvania native started 84 percent of his games in that time with seven goals scored. This past season, he started 19 of 22 games for Continental FC DELCO's U18/19 squad, scoring twice and tallying seven assists. Three of those assists came in an impressive performance against Virginia Development Academy. Timoney was selected for the 2018 Generation Adidas Select Real Madrid Foundation Program. The invitation-only program offers elite training and competition while providing unique insight into the youth development approach of the world's most famous soccer clubs. A graduate of Haverford Senior High School, Timoney captained his U14 club squad as a freshman. On the academic side, Timoney is a National Merit Finalist, winner of Haverford High School's 2018 Harvard Prize Book Award, an AP Scholar with Distinction and member of the National Honor Society. He will enroll in Columbia College with an intent to study biology.
 

Uri Zeitz – M – 5-8 – Bethesda, Md. / Winston Churchill High School
Uri Zeitz completes Columbia's trio of incoming midfielders after four years on the club circuit between Bethesda-Olney and Bethesda SC of the USSDA. In the last three years alone, Zeitz has scored 20 goals for Bethesda SC, including 10 goals in 24 games during the 2017-18 campaign. The Bethesda, Maryland native scored five goals this spring, notching a brace against both PA Classics and Oakwood, and had a top performance in 2018 when he recorded a hat trick in a U16/17 game against D.C. United Youth Academy. Zeitz was a two-year assistant captain for Bethesda's U17 and U19 squads and was invited to train with D.C. United U23 over the summer of 2018. A graduate of Winston Churchill High School, Zeitz spent three weeks of 2016 in Mtubatuba, South Africa doing community service through sport. He has also volunteered at D.C. Central Kitchen, an organization that provides food for the homeless in the D.C. area. Zeitz will be enrolled in Columbia College and plans to study human rights.