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U-23 Roster Completed with Forwards Announced

Apr 24, 2021

Jacksonville Armada FC U-23 completes its roster announcements for the upcoming NPSL season by adding seven forwards.

"These players are very creative individuals who are dangerous in front of the goal and can change games at any point and time. Being this deep will give us several attacking options for our games," said head coach Tommy Krizanovic.

Reed Davis is a redshirt sophomore at Jacksonville University. He appeared in every game his freshman year and scored six goals. This year he started all 12 games and notched 5 goals while firing 34 shots, with 21 on goal. He grew up in Fleming Island playing club soccer at Clay County Soccer Club.

Giancarlo Vaccaro is a freshman at University of Connecticut. He started seven games for the Huskies and put away one goal. Vaccaro is from Toronto, Ontario, where he played two seasons at Dante Aligheri Academy and won Athlete of the Year as a junior.

Keegan Ancelin has played 67 games in four years for Jacksonville FC and is committed to University of West Florida. He played for both Paxon and Fletcher High School.

Alexandros Ierides is a senior at University of Memphis. He has scored six goals and made seven assists over three seasons with Memphis. He played his freshman season at Coastal Carolina, where he made two goals and one assist. Originally from Nicosia, Cyprus, Ierides helped his club soccer team Apoel F.C. win five championships. He also participated in the UEFA Youth Champions League.

Eduardo Coimbra is a junior at Goldey-Beacom College from Curitiba, Brazil. He has made nine goals and nine assists in two seasons with the Lightning. He was named second team All-CACC in 2019 and started all 19 games.

Jovoney Brown is a junior at University of North Florida. He played nine games this season, putting away two goals with 21 shots. Before UNF, he played two years at Iowa Lakes. He earned NJCAA First Team All-American honors and led the ICCAC in goals with 31 career goals en route to being named the Player of the Year with 18 goals as a sophomore. Brown is from  Savanna-La-Mar, Jamaica where he had eight hat tricks in high school and was selected to play for the Jamaica All-Star team.

Bryson Smith is also a junior at University of North Florida. He had two goals this season, with three goals overall for the Ospreys. He was named to the ASUN All-Freshman Team and Second Team All-Conference in 2018. Smith started and played in every game his four years at Melbourne while scoring 59 total goals in his high school career.

The U-23 squad kicks off in just one week on the road against Tallahassee SC. Visit https://www.npsl.com/schedule-2021 for all matchups.