2017 Men's Soccer Roster
Alex Comsia
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 176
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- North Vancouver, BC
- High School:
- Burnaby Central
2017 - Junior Season
Started all 22 games for the Tar Heels and helped lead team back to a second consecutive College Cup • Third Team All-ACC selection • Led the team in minutes played with 1,977 • Second Team NCAA Division I Scholar All-American • First Team Scholar All-South Region.
2016 - Sophomore Season
NCAA Elite 90 Award recipient (highest GPA at College Cup) • Third Team Academic All-American • All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll selection • Started all 21 matches at center back for a club that reached the NCAA College Cup.
2015 – Freshman Season
Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team • All-ACC Academic Team selection • Started 13 games on the back line and made 18 appearances • Had two shots.
Prep - Handsworth Secondary
Canadian Men’s National Team member • Started nine international matches for the U20 club in 2014-15 • Club was a runner-up at the 2014 Milk Cup • Was the assistant captain for the U17 club, making 23 international starts from 2012-13 • Played in the 2013 FIFA U17 World Cup in Dubai • Team won a bronze medal at the 2013 U17 CONCACAF qualifier • USSDA Northwest Champions with the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency U16 and U18s • Captain of the 2012-13 Whitecaps FC Residency U16s • 2011 Bronze medal winner at the Canadian National U16s with BC Provincial Team • 2010 Canadian National U14s champion • Earned a 4.0 GPA, Principal’s List and Work Ethic Awards as a junior and senior.
Personal
Alex Comsia is the son of Catalin and Mylene Comsia • Born in Vancouver • Eldest of five siblings (three brothers and one sister) • Has dual citizenship in Canada and France • Competed for Canada at the 2015 Pan American Games, started the match against Brazil • Rising Star in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy • Business administration major.
