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2010 Men's Soccer

7 Joe Vella

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 185
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Manlius, NY
  • Position D/MF

Biography

Joe Vella is serving as co-captain with Gaston Kelly. Joe is a hardnosed defender who relishes the opportunity in 1-on-1 situations on the ground and in the air.  He is the team’s best header of the ball and will be a go-to guy on restarts.  He also strikes the ball well as his free kick beat Bowdoin last year in OT.  He is especially talented from around 30 yards out.

 

As a freshman he saw action in 9 matches.  He followed that with a successful sophomore campaign which included scoring the winning goal against Conn. College with 2:30 left. 

 

As a junior, he notched 2 goals, 2 assists, and earned 2nd Team All-NESCAC honors.  Once again, Joe should add strength to the back line this season.

 

Prep and Club:

High School: Manlius Pebble Hill School. Captain and MVP senior year, 4-year starter as center midfielder. First Team all-league his junior and senior year. Section and League Champs 2002 through 2006.

 

Club: Played for Syracuse FC Cobras, Captain since 2002.  State Cup winners and Region 1 Semi-finalist 2005. Played as a center-mid until 2006 when he transitioned to center back in a flat back.

Personal:

 

Son of Michael and Colleen Vella. Joe has an older sister Erin that recently graduated from Lehigh University.

Statistics

Season:
2010

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2007First Year

    B/MF
    6'0" 160 lbs
    24
  • 7

    2008Sophomore

    D/MF
    6'2" 185 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2009Junior

    D/MF
    6'2" 185 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2010Senior

    D/MF
    6'2" 185 lbs
    7