ARCATA, Calif.--- Seven players have committed to join the Humboldt men's soccer team in the fall of 2020, announced by Head Coach Fred Jungemann.
 
"We are very excited about our incoming class for 2020," said Jungemann.  "We are adding strong players to every line and many of them have the ability to play multiple positions.  We have some strong young players who will push to make an impact from day one as well as be a big part of our future for years to come.  We also have a couple of experienced transfers who we believe can play right away and help us continue moving forward.  Beyond their abilities on the field, they are all great guys who will make positive contributions to our team culture, our academic goals, and our connection to the local community.  We are looking forward to seeing the impact they will have and their commitment to help drive our program forward."
 
This year's class includes five freshmen and two transfers.
 

Name	Position	Hometown/High School/Previous School	Club Team
Marcus Abdel-Malek	Forward	Spokane, Wash./North Central HS	Spokane Sounders 02A
Daniel Adeyeye	Forward	Oakland, Calif./Oakland HS/Arizona Western College	Bay Oaks
Edgar Castaneda	Midfielder	Pittsburg, Calif./Clayton Valley Charter HS	Diablo FC
Ethan Conaty	Defender	Des Moines, Wash./Mount Rainier HS	Pacific Northwest Soccer Club
Adrian Gallardo	Goalkeeper	Hesperia, Calif./Hesperia HS	AVSC Storm Academy
Christian Gonzalez	Defender	Bakersfield, Calif./Ridgeview HS/Bakersfield College	Real SoCal SCV
Alejandro Lopez	Midfielder	Concord, Calif./Ygnacio Valley HS	San Ramon FC

 
Marcus Abdel-Malek
Abdul-Malek is a 5-9 forward from North Central High School in Spokane, Wash.  He also is a member of the Spokane Sounders 02A Club Team.  This past season, he was named to the First Team All-Greater Spokane League while being a member of the Honor Roll this past academic year. 
 


Daniel Adeyeye
Adeyeye is a 6-1 forward from Oakland, Calif., where he attended Oakland High School.  He transferred from Arizona Western College, where he was a member of the 2019 ACCAC Region I and 2019 NJCAA West District Championship Team.  He also was a member of the 2017 Surf Cup Semi-finalist Team. 
 


Edgar Castaneda
Castaneda is a 6-2 midfielder from Pittsburg, Calif, where he attended Clayton Valley Charter High School.  This past season, he was named the League's Most Valuable Player and the school's Athlete of the Year.  Castaneda was on the Honor Roll and a member of the Diablo FC Team. 
 


Ethan Conaty
Conaty is a 5-10 defender from Des Moines, Wash.  He attended Mount Rainier High School and played club soccer for the Pacific Northwest Club.  While in high school and on the club team, he was a member of the 2017 Surf Cup Championship Team and the 2018 Surf Cup Finalist.  Mount Rainier HS undefeated in 2019 and captured the ECNL NW Championship.  The four-year letter-winner also was a member of the Academic Honor Roll and was a two-time Academic Athlete. 
 

Adrian Gallardo
Gallaro is a 5-10 goalkeeper from Hesperia, Calif., where he attended Hesperia High School.  This past season, he was the All-Area Soccer Player of the Year as well as being named to the Mojave River All-League Team and the All-CIF Division 4 Team.  In 2017-18, Gallardo was named to the All-League Team, All-CIF District 5 Team and the All-Area Team.  He also was named to all three teams in 2018-19.
 

Christian Gonzalez
Gonzalez is a 6-1 center back from Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, Calif.  Prior to Bakersfield College, he graduated from Ridgeview High School.  In 2019, Gonzalez was named to the WSC South First Team as well as being the WSC South Division Defensive Player of the Year.  He was named to the WSC South Second Team in 2018.  Gonzalez also was named to the CCCAA South Region Team and the CCCAA State Team this past season. The 2018 Bakersfield College Most Valuable Renegade and Team Defensive MVP is the school record holder for most starts and minutes played.  He also was a member of the Dean's List at Bakersfield College. 
 
Alejandro Lopez
Lopez is from Concord, Calif., where he attended Ygnacio Valley High School.  He also was a member of the San Ramon FC.  This past academic year, he was named the Athlete of the Year and to the First Team All-NCS and All-League.  Ygnacio Valley High School were the NCS D3 Champions.  Lopez is a three-year varsity captain.  Lopez also was a three-time member of the Second Team All-League.