BELLEVUE, Neb. -- Bellevue University men's soccer coach Mark Heath-Preston announced the signing of three student-athletes to letters of intent. Gabriel Dias Juliani (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Carlos Ortega Arguelles (Isla de Margarita, Venezuela), and Ombeni Mubake (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) will all further the academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
Gabriel Dias Juliani • Forward • Pratt Community College • Sao Paulo, Brazil
Gabriel Dias Juliana makes his way to BU from Pratt Community College where he served as the buzz saw up top for the Beaver's attack. In starting 15 games all 15 games for Pratt, he scored a team-high 14 goals and assisted three others with three of his strikes counting for game-winners.
Carlos Ortega Arguelles • Midfielder • York University • Isla de Margarita, Venezuela
Carlos Ortega Arguelles comes to Bellevue from York University where he spent the last two years prowling the Panthers' midfield. He started 32 of 36 games in his time on campus, scoring a pair of goals and assisting two others. Prior to his time at York, he spent a season with the University of Science & Arts, appearing in eight games with the Drovers.
Ombeni Mubake • Forward • Iowa Central Community College • Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ombeni Mubake joins the Bruins from Iowa Central Community College where he was one of the prongs in the Tritons attack, at forward. This past season he scored three goals and added three assists while starting 11 of the 13 games in which he appeared. That came after scoring four goals and two assists in 12 games – four starts – the previous season.
The three signees join earlier signees Taariq Ganga (GK; Cape Town, South Africa), Ben Thompson (D; Hertford, England); Andres Valencia (D; Bogota, Colombia), Giovani Lima Soares (MF; Sao Paulo, Brazil), and Rramon Isaku (MF; Gift-Oberfrick, Switzerland) in the Bruins' 2023 recruiting class.
The Bruins won their third-straight CAC Tournament title and reached their third-straight NAIA National Tournament this fall, qualifying for the fourth time in five seasons and ninth time overall.
