SANTA CLARA, Calif.\u00a0\u2013 The Santa Clara men\u2019s soccer program announced the signings of five more players in addition to the three earlier signings for an eight-member 2026 recruiting class.<\/p>\n
In the latest signings, Broncos head coach Cam Rast and his staff signed forward\u00a0Bradley Roberson<\/a>\u00a0(Santa Cruz, Calif.), midfielders\u00a0Isaiah Teng<\/a>\u00a0(Chandler, Ariz.) and\u00a0Jona Starek<\/a>\u00a0(D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany), defender\u00a0Matthew Crothers<\/a>\u00a0(Palo Alto, Calif.) and goalkeeper\u00a0Nathan Juillard<\/a>\u00a0(Sunnyvale, Calif.).<\/p>\n Earlier, they signed\u00a0Yarin Hasson<\/a>\u00a0(Netanya, Israel),\u00a0Diego Jalleau<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto, Canada) and\u00a0Anton Carell<\/a>\u00a0(Stockholm, Sweden).<\/p>\n Matthew Crothers<\/a>\u00a0| Defender | Palo Alto, Calif. | Henry M. Gunn High<\/p>\n Crothers is a local product from Henry M. Gunn High in Palo Alto, California.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s always been a dream to play at the collegiate level and being able to play in front of my friends and family so close to home is a dream come true,\u201d said Crothers.<\/p>\n The 6-foot-2 center-back made the varsity team his freshman season.\u00a0 In his freshman campaign, he helped lead the team to the Christmas Cup title and earn MVP honors.\u00a0 Crothers also helped lead the Palo Alto Soccer Club team to the playoffs in both the u16 and u17 seasons.<\/p>\n \u201cMatthew is a local product who came to us late in the recruiting cycle.\u00a0 It is not often to find a great fit for an important need late in the process.\u00a0 As talented as he is and with a great make up for a central defender, he will push the others to find time in the backline.\u00a0 We look forward to working with him,\u201d said Rast.<\/p>\n Nathan Juillard<\/a>\u00a0| Goalkeeper | Sunnyvale, Calif. | SAI Academy<\/p>\n Juillard is a first team all-league Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) Northern California goalkeeper.<\/p>\n With a 6-foot-3 frame, the Sunnyvale, California native was a four-time ECNL Northern California region champion and played for the Mountain View Los Altos Soccer Club and the San Jose Earthquakes U18 MLS Next academy team.<\/p>\n At the prep level, Juillard was the Goalkeeper of the Year and first team all-league in the Santa Clara valley athletic league\u2019s DeAnza division in 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cNathan will come in to join a very talented group of goalkeepers,\u201d said Rast referring to returners\u00a0Jackson Ozburn<\/a>,\u00a0Carter Tseu<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Sean Bratkowsky<\/a>. \u201cThis will help him learn from experienced guys and compete everyday to maximize his development. He has a very good starting point and we look forward to seeing him grow in the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n Bradley Roberson<\/a>\u00a0| Forward | Santa Cruz, Calif. | Foothill High<\/p>\n Roberson is a 6-foot-3 striker from the Oakland Roots Sports Club. In February of this year, the Oakland Roots SC announced the addition of Roberson from the Project 510 development team that earned Academy Contracts with the first team. Project 510 is an elite development team and academy for Oakland Roots SC.<\/p>\n \u201cI chose Santa Clara because it is somewhere where I know I will thrive in my academic and athletic goals,\u201d said Roberson. \u201cI have only heard great things from current students and alumni. I know with the standard set by the coaching staff, and school as a whole, I will have a great career afterwards.\u201d<\/p>\n Roberson, hailing from Santa Cruz, California, was the United Premier Soccer League NorCal South top scorer in 2025 and a two-time UPSL NorCal South Champion in 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cBradley is a talented hold up forward who has worked very hard on his game over the last couple of years with Project 510,\u201d said Rast. \u201cHis well-rounded ability to create goal scoring moments and functionality to defend as a frontrunner is already at a high level. We are excited to work with him to help him reach his full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n