VCU men’s soccer solidifies 15-player recruiting class, earning top-25 ranking

RICHMOND, Va. – VCU Men’s Soccer head coach Dave Giffard announced a talented 15-player recruiting class to join the 2022 roster.

“As we looked to replace so many experienced players from last year’s team, it was important for us to add a large group with a ton of potential and quality,” Giffard said. “I feel confident that this class accomplishes that goal and in conjunction with the players we already had here in the program, keeps our talent level at the top end of the college game.”

VCU finished 2021 with a 9-7-2 record, including three wins over ranked teams. The Rams received votes in the United Soccer Coaches poll for 11 straight weeks, and reached as high as No. 12 in the poll earlier in the season. VCU’s 2022 schedule features nine opponents that played in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.

Giffard’s 2022 signing class garnered the No. 24 spot in Top Drawer Soccer’s latest national rankings.

MEET THE RAMS:

Camilo Comi

• Winger/Attacking Midfielder
• Rosario, Argentina
• Transfer from Clemson
• Played for Club Atletico Talleres

Gerardo Castillo

• Left Back
• San Jose, Costa Rica
• Member of the Costa Rica U-20 Men’s National Team

Moussa Ndiaye

• Defensive Midfielder
• Dakar, Senegal
• Team Captain for Galaxy Football Academy

Papa Toure

• Forward/Winger
• Dakar, Senegal
• Episcopal High School
• VISAA First Team All-State
• MLS Next Alexandria Soccer Association

Jean-Claude Bile

• Forward
• Suffolk, Virginia
• Beach FC
• Kings Fork High School
• Region Player of the Year
• VHSAA Second Team All-State

Pacific Ibanzi

• Attacking Midfielder
• Bukayu, D.R. Congo
• Patrick Henry High School

Graham Dougald

• Central Midfielder
• Earlysville, Va.
• Albemarle High School
• Virginia Development Academy
• 2021 ECNL All-Conference

Mouhamed Tucker

• Winger/Attacking Midfielder
• Richmond, Va.
• Columbus Crew Academy
• Ranked #139 in TopDrawerSoccer’s Top 200 Recruits

Andres Rodriguez

• Central Midfielder
• Woodbridge, Va.
• C.D. Hylton High School
• Virginia Development Academy
• VHSAA First Team All-State
• ECNL National Selection Game

Lucas White

• Central Midfielder
• Virginia Beach, Va.
• Princess Anne High School
• Beach FC
• VHSAA First Team All-State
• Three-time Club State Champion

Sadock Kilosho

• Midfielder/Defender
• Patrick Henry High School
• Kinshasa, D.R. Congo

Blaize Hardy

• Center Back
• Phoenix, Arizona
• Phoenix Rising
• Ranked #189 in TopDrawerSoccer’s Top 200 Recruits

Hayato Miyano

• Defensive Midfielder/Defender
• Tokyo, Japan
• Morioka Commercial High School

Justice Campbell

• Outside Back
• Apex, N.C.
• North Carolina FC Academy
• Apex Friendship High School

Max Dunphy

• Goalkeeper
• Morganville, N.J.
• Marlboro High School/South Kent School
• Played club soccer for Cedar Stars Monmouth U19 MLS