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2018 Men's Soccer Roster

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10 Dennis Zapata

  • Position MF
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 145
  • Hometown Orlando, Fla.

Biography

As A Senior (2018)
Started 12 games in 15 matches in the midfield logging over 800 minutes in his senior campaign… netted two goals (both at home vs USF & UNF)…produced a total of 12 shots, four on goal. 

As A Junior (2017) | Game-By-Game Stats
ASUN Second Team member … finished the season with five goals and five assists for 15 points to rank 2nd on the team … the five assists were tied for the 6th-most in single-season program history … secured four points in a 3-0 away win against Vermont (Sept.1) off one goal and two assists … led the team with five assists and came in 2nd with five goals, despite missing four games due to a hamstring injury … started the year strong with seven points off three assists and two goals in the first three games … game-winning goal against FAU (Oct. 31) … scored FGCU’s lone goal at USC Upstate (Oct. 21) and in the ASUN Tournament semifinal versus Lipscomb (Nov. 5) … led the team and ranked 2nd in the conference by averaging 0.38 assists per game … posted 16 shots which ranked 4th on the squad … 10 of those shots were on target for a .625 shooting percentage to also rank 4th on the team …  ended the season with five points off one assist and two goals in the last three games.

As A Sophomore (2016) | Game-By-Game Stats
Three goals and five assists for 11 points to rank tied for 3rd on the team … secured nine points in an eight-game stretch early in the season from Aug. 29-Sept. 24 … game-winning goal in the 79th minute at UC Irvine (Sept. 4) to give FGCU its first victory of the season which started a 10-game winning streak … tallied goals in back-to-back games at UCF (Sept. 14) and versus UNCW (Sept. 17) … assisted on the game-tying goal in a 2-2 draw with Michigan (Aug. 29) … added an assist on the game-winning goal at UCF as part of a career-high three-point night … secured his third assist of the season at NJIT (Sept. 24) … assisted on two of FGCU’s three goals in a 3-2 ASUN Championship semifinal overtime win against Lipscomb (Nov. 5) … from his midfield position he attempted 25 shots, the 4th-most on the team … 12 of those were on frame for a .480 shooting percentage … attempted a career-high five shots in the season opener at Northwestern (Aug. 26) …played in 20 of the team’s 21 games, making 13 starts … logged 1,198 minutes.

As A Freshman (2015) | Game-By-Game Stats
Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team member … started 12 of the 13 games he appeared in, primarily all at midfield … issued his lone assist of the year versus A-Sun foe Lipscomb (Oct. 17) … 12 shot attempts were the 4th-most on the team and most of any non-forward … attempted three corner kicks … logged 748 minutes … aided FGCU’s defensive unit that paced the A-Sun in goals allowed (13 – nine fewer than any other team), goals-against average (0.88 – 0.45 better than any other team) and shutouts (seven – two more than any other team).

Prior To FGCU
Univeristy High School graduate ... key member of the Orlando City U18 Academy Team, assisting on 25 of the club's 63 goals in 2013-14 ... a nationally-heralded player throughout his high school career, he was ranked as high as No. 45 in his class at his position as a sophomore in 2012 by Top Drawer Soccer ... the outlet also had him listed as the No. 150 player in the country the same year before moving up to No. 95 last spring as named by OWTY (O When The Yanks – a top American soccer prospect site) ... was listed as a four-star recruit (out of five) upon graduation by Top Drawer Soccer ... an all-conference team member and captain throughout his time at University HS ... also on the ODP (Olympic Development Program) National Champion Team from Florida in 2012, the same year he was named to the ODP Region III All-Tournament Team ... played his club soccer for CFK Black, winning the U16 Florida Premier League Championship – among several titles and runner-up tournament finishes – in 2012, the same year he was named Player of the Year.

Personal
Born on May 20, 1996 ... son of Maria Giraldo ... favorite athlete is Philippe Coutinho ... communication major ... would like to meet Kevin Hart ... favorite sports movie is Goal! ... one thing that no one really knows about him is that he is a good bowler and that he loves cereal ... goal is to play professionally ... also recruited by UNC ... chose FGCU because of the program's possession-based style of play, facilities and waterfront campus.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2015Freshman

    MF
    5'8" 145 lbs
    7
  • 10

    2016Sophomore

    MF
    5'8" 145 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2017Junior

    MF
    5'10" 145 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2018Senior

    MF
    5'10" 145 lbs
    10