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Jersey Number 7
Marco Afonso
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 165
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
- High School:
- St David's Marist Inanda
- Major:
- Sports Management
Bio
Grand Canyon
Fall 2021 | Fifth Year
- Received Academic All-WAC honors.
- Earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week on September 20th.
- Selected to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on September 22nd after scoring two goals, including the golden goal winner against Cal Poly.
- Played in 18 games, while starting 16.
- Scored four goals and recorded two assists for 10 points on the season.
- Played a total of 1256 minutes.
Spring 2021 | Senior
- COSIDA Academic All-District Team selection for District 8.
- Received Academic All-WAC honors.
- Played in all 10 matches, starting four.
- Finished the season with two assists and two points.
- Played a total of 535 minutes.
2019 | Junior
- Did not appear in a match.
2018 | Sophomore
- Tied for the team lead in points (nine) and tied for second in goals scored (three).
- Two of his three goals were game-winners (California Baptist on Sep. 30, WAC Tournament Championship vs. San Jose State on Nov. 11).
- One of three players (Josh Drack, Sam Gardner) to start all 21 matches.
- Recorded an assist on the first goal of the season against No. 12 Wisconsin in the home opener on Aug. 24.
- Scored his first goal of the season in a 2-0 win against California Baptist on Sep. 30.
- Scored his second goal of the year against UNLV to help GCU finish the regular season on a three-game winning streak.
- Scored the game's only goal in a WAC Tournament semifinal win over No. 13 Air Force to send GCU to the championship.
- Assisted Alex Radilla on the game's only goal in the WAC Tournament Championship against San Jose State to clinch an NCAA tournament berth.
2017 | Freshman
- Appeared in 18 of the club's 19 matches, including a stretch of eight consecutive starts in the middle of the season.
- His five assists on the year tied for the team lead (Josh Drack). Most assists by a GCU freshman since Kyle Ciliento also had five in 2009.
- Scored first collegiate goal against Houston Baptist on Oct. 1.
- Logged first assist of collegiate career on Sept. 2 at Wisconsin, finding Niki Jackson.
High School
St. David's Marist Inanda - Sandton, South Africa
- Was selected to play for the U-23 Reserve side of the Premier Soccer League Team, Mpumalanga Black Aces, at Age 17.
- Also played cricket.
Bio
- Parents are Carlos and Hilda Afonso.
- Hobbies outside of soccer include fishing and riding motor bikes.
- Also considered UNLV.
- Top places to vacation include Thailand and Austria.
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