COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Maryland men's soccer head coach Sasho Cirosvki announced the addition of two-time All-MAAC honoree Stefan Copetti (Marist) and two-time United Soccer Coaches Division III National Player of the Year German Giammattei (Amherst) for the 2022 season, Wednesday morning.
"I am delighted to welcome Stefan and German to the Maryland Soccer family," Cirovski said. "Both young men are accomplished and proven attacking players that will fit seamlessly into our style of play. Their experience and maturity will prove very valuable on and off the field. I am excited to integrate both of them into our team this fall. Our fans will really enjoy them. They strongly bolster what was already a terrific recruiting class."
Copetti and Giammattei bring a combined 59 career goals and 21 assists to the Terps. A Toronto native, Copetti was First-Team All-MAAC in 2021 after scoring nine goals and adding three assists. Giammattei, a Florida native, was a force at Amherst, winning back-to-back USC National Player of the Year honors after racking up 12 goals and four assists in 2021 and notching historic a 26 goals and five assists in 2019 (Amherst did not play in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). More information on both players can be found below.
Stefan Copetti | Forward | Marist | Toronto, Ontario
At Marist: Starred for the Red Foxes playing 41 matches and starting 39 over two seasons (2020 canceled)...earned first-team All-MAAC honors and United Soccer Coaches All-Region honors in 2021, finishing the season with nine goals and three assists…started 21 of 22 matches…helped the Red Foxes capture the MAAC regular season and tournament titles…was a member of the MAAC All-Rookie Team as a freshman in 2019, scoring five goals and adding six assists…two-time MAAC Rookie of the Week.
Prior to Marist: member of the Vaughan U18 Ontario Cup Champions in 2018 where his team played 1 year up…He was also a U18 league Cup champions, a Montverde Showcase champion in 2019 and was the leading goal scorer in the U18 Ontario Youth Soccer League with 23 goals in 21 games…a member of the Ontario Provincial Team in 2014 and was selected to the U15 Canadian National Team Camp in 2015…won the EDP showcase championship in 2016 and the OPDL League championship in 2016 and 2017…with Chaminade High School, was a TDCAA champion during his freshman year…selected as a member of the York 9 Regional All-Star Team.
Personal: Son of Jack and Emiliana Copetti…father played at Maryland from 1985-1988 and was a first-team All-ACC selection in his final three years…father played for the North York Rockets of the Canadian Soccer League (1991-92) and the Toronto Rockets of the American Professional Soccer League (1994)...father won Maryland's Talbot T. Speer Award in 1989, given to the Maryland male student-athlete whose extraordinary commitment & dedication serves as an inspiration to teammates, coaches and fellow student-athletes…that award has also been one by former Terps Paul Bin, Cody Niedermeier, Taylor Kemp, Jason Garey among others…will have two years of eligibility remaining.
Sasho on Stefan: "Stefan is an athletic forward that can play any of the front three roles. He is a capable playmaker and provider but what I really like is his will to score. He has two good feet and is a presence in the air. Also, his above average speed and 6'2' frame give us some much needed size on the front line."
German Giammattei | Forward | Amherst College | Pinecrest, Florida
At Amherst College: One of the most accomplished players in Division III men's soccer history, Giammattei is the only D-III player to ever win consecutive USC National Player of the Year honors and just the second to win it twice overall…helped the Mammoths to consecutive national championship game appearances…two-time first-team All-American…started 60 matches in his career, totaling 45 goals and 12 assists…served as a captain in the 2021 campaign and scored 12 goals and 4 assists en route to USC National Player of the Year honors…named a first-team All-American, first-team All-Region and first-team All-NESCAC…voted the D3Soccer.com Forward of the Year…had a historic sophomore campaign in 2019, scoring 26 goals and adding five assists…tied the NESCAC single season scoring record and set the Amherst single season scoring and points record…was the NESCAC Rookie of the Year after tallying seven goals and three assists as a freshman…in his three-year career, the Mammoths went 50-10-5 overall and 21-5-4 in conference games
Before Amherst: scored 30 goals in 29 games in his senior year of high school at Ransom Everglades School.
Personal: will pursue a master's in technology entrepreneurship.
Sasho on German: "German is a gifted goalscorer. He truly has a sixth sense as a finisher. The variety of ways in which he found the back of the net during his career at Amherst is really impressive. His technical ability with both feet allows him to unbalance defenders and create his own shots. His innate understanding of being in the right place for crosses, finding loose balls and making third man runs is extraordinary. Beyond all that, it was his unselfishness and his desire to be a great teammate that drew us to him."
