Tigers Add Two More To Men's Soccer Team

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis men's soccer team and head coach Richard Mulrooney announce the additions of Justyn Thomas and Mitchel Foster to the 2017 team. Thomas and Foster join 10 players who have already joined the Memphis squad either this spring or next fall.

Justyn Thomas
Defender | 6-0 | Freshman
Keswick, Ontario, Canada | Vaughan Azzurri Soccer Club

Thomas, a defender from Keswick, Ontario, Canada, joins the Tiger squad after competing with the Vaughan Azzurri Soccer Club with fellow Tiger newcomers Marcus Brooks and Zachary Zitoli. He has been a part of many championship teams including the 2014 Ontario Cup Championship squad, the Ontario Summer Games Gold Medalist team, the 2013 OYSL Championship team, and the 2016 OYSL Eastern Division Championship squad.

On his gold medal team and his OYSL Championship teams, he was the named the team captain.

In 2015, Thomas was selected to represent the TFC Junior Academy Team for games and tournament in the United State, Croatia, and Italy. He has also been a part of the 2014 CSA U15 Men's Camp in San Jose, Costa Rica and the 2014 CSA U15 Regional ID Camp in Toronto, Canada.

"Justyn is a very talented player who is a proven leader on and off the field," said Mulrooney. "He is the perfect combination of athleticism, technical and tactical know how of someone who should immediately compete for a starting role. He brings knowledge and confidence that earned him call-ups with the Canadian Youth National teams. He is a current teammate of future Tigers Zac Zitoli and Marcus Brooks and will bring an immediate chemistry to a very solid backline."

Mitchel Foster
Goalkeeper | 6-1 | Freshman
Temecula, Calif. | Linfield Christian School

Foster will join the Tiger squad as a goalkeeper from Temecula, Calif. He has accumulated over five years of club soccer experience with the Temecula United Club, the Arsenal Soccer Club, the Southwest Soccer Club, and the Nomads Soccer Academy.

At Linfield Christian School, Foster has lettered three seasons as the team's goalkeeper. He has been named First-Team All-League, Second-Team All-League as well as the League's Most Valuable Player.

In addition to playing soccer, Foster has earned the Film Award of Distinction at his high school after being responsible for producing the weekly news program.

"Mitchel is a player who has played on some of the traditionally strongest club and academy teams in California, allowing him to compete with the best players in the country," added Mulrooney. "That is the type of experience needed to compete for the goalkeeping spot. Mitchel has an incredible appetite for competition. He is someone who will come in and compete with and push the other goalkeepers on the team to reach new heights. Athleticism, determination, and leadership are all adjectives used from his previous coaches and are all attributes that will come in handy as he competes with two veterans for the starting role. We are excited to have someone as talented as Mitchel who has drawn very close comparisons to our other two goalkeepers, making him an immediate fit with this goalkeeping staff."

University of Memphis Athletics

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