Stanford bolsters 2024 men’s soccer signing class with grad transfers and walk-ons
STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford University’s Knowles Family Director of Men’s Soccer Jeremy Gunn announced four more signees to join the team for the 2024 fall season.
The additions include a pair of graduate transfers and a pair of walk-ons.
Louis Sterobo (Odense, Denmark), Nik White (Port Moody, British Columbia), Laszlo Bollyky (Stanford, Calif.) and Trevor Islam (Mill Valley, Calif.) are set to join the squad.
“We are very excited to announce the incoming group for the 2024 season,” said Gunn. “They will join a squad that returns nine of 10 starting players from a very dynamic team that finished the 2023 campaign on the road in the Elite Eight, falling to the eventual national champions, Clemson. We feel that our incoming class will create fierce competition for places internally and blend with our ever maturing group. As always, we believe in the long term development of our newcomers and hope that they can continue to raise the level of excellence that our program expects. Overall, we are very excited about the 2024 season and cannot wait to get started!”
Continue reading for more on each of the signees.
Louis Sterobo – Defender – Odense, Denmark – Saint Mary’s College
Quick Profile: Competed for Saint Mary’s College (2020-2023) … Named All-Academic WCC 1st Team of the Year Award (2023) … Academic All-District Team (2022) … Academic All-WCC Honorable Mention (2022) … Men’s All-West Region 3rd Team of the Year Award (2023) … All-WCC 1st Team of the Year Award (2022) … All-WCC 2nd Team of the Year Award (2021) … All-WCC Honorable Mention (2023) … Captain of Saint Mary’s men’s soccer team as a junior and senior (2022-2024).
Jeremy Gunn on Sterobo: “Louis has a great blend of physicality and composure. He is a confident and composed central defender who has established himself as a starter and captain at the college level. He has a great range of passing and is an alpha defender.”
Off the pitch: Parents are Tom and Tina Sterobo … has two brothers, Johannes and Julius … will be earning his master’s in Management Science and Engineering (MS) … enjoys padel-tennis, golf, hiking, and skiing.
Nik White – Defender – Port Moody, British Columbia – Harvard University
Quick Profile: Competed for Harvard University (2020-2023) … Led Harvard to the inaugural Ivy League Men’s Soccer Tournament (2023) and the highest Harvard Men’s Soccer Conference Regular Season finish in more than 10 Years, 2nd Place (2023) … Also had consecutive Ivy League Top Four Finishes (2021-2023) … Served as a Two-Year Captain of Harvard Men’s Soccer (2022, 2023) … Named Ivy League All-Conference Team (2023) … Academic All-Ivy (2023 … CSC Academic All-District (2022, 2023) … Ranked Fourth on the Team in Goals Scored (2022) … Three-Year Starting Center Back (2021-2023)
Jeremy Gunn on Frintu: “Nik is a dominant central defender. He is a proven central defender at the college level. A natural leader who adds experience, tenacity and aggression to our defensive core.”
Off the Pitch: Parents are Chris White and Sandra Brunac-White … has a brother, Anthony … will be earning the Ford Dorsey Master’s in International Policy in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies … enjoys hiking, trail running, reading, writing, watching sports, spending time with family and friends.
Laszlo Bollyky – Goalkeeper – Stanford, Calif. – Harker High School
Quick Profile: A native of Stanford, California … Attended Harker High School … Competed for Silicon Valley Soccer Academy.
Jeremy Gunn on Bollyky: “Laszlo has had a tremendous winter and spring developing as an excellent shot stopper and a consistent performer.”
Trevor Islam – Midfielder – Mill Valley, Calif. – Tamalpais High School
Quick Profile: A native of Mill Valley, California … Attended Tamalpais High School … Competed for Marin FC.
Jeremy Gunn on Victor: “Trevor has really impressed during the winter and spring. He is a clean, efficient, simple midfielder who has transitioned well into our squad.”
