Men's Soccer | October 30, 2026

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Peach Belt Conference (PBC) announced on Friday afternoon its 2026 Men's Soccer Postseason Honor Roll.  The Clayton State University men's soccer team were well-represented on this list.  The Lakers saw six All-PBC performers and a Freshman of the Year honoree.  Six All-Conference selections are the most selections in a single year in program history.  Flagler led the way with seven All-Conference selections while North Georgia and Clayton State saw six selections. 
 
Freshman Arttu Leivonen headlines this list as he became the first Laker since Mitro Turunen in 2017 to earn Freshman of the Year and he also was awarded as a first-team All-Conference.  Joao Amaral and Kalle Kuisma rounded out the first-team All-PBC honorees for the Lakers.  Camilo Velez, Eric Cruz, and Agustin Bezara earned second-team honors.  Velez is the lone Laker that has earned this distinction more than twice in his Laker career.
 


A native of Muurame, Finland, Leivonen had a spectacular freshman season.  In 17 matches, Arttu led the team and is tied for fourth in the PBC with eight goals and he also added three assists.  Leivonen notched one multi-goal effort against Georgia Southwestern on September 30^th and his also fourth in the conference with 19 points.  This season also saw Leivonen notch a point in 10 of 17 matches. 
 



A native of Porto Allegre, Brazil, Amaral earned his first All-Conference honor in a Laker uniform.  Joao led the team and was fourth in the league with 36 shots and was among the league and team leaders with four assists.  This is an addition to scoring a team second-best four goals this season.  Amaral notched a multi-assist effort against Georgia Southwestern on September 30^th. 
 



A native of Helsinki, Finland, Kuisma earned his first career All-Conference accolade.  The Finnish keeper led the PBC with a 79.6% save percentage and was second in the conference with conceding only 11 goals.  He was also tied for the conference league with 43 saves.  His highlight matches came against Barry on August 29^th and North Georgia on September 16^th when Kalle saved seven shots.  He also pitched a pair of shutouts and conceded one or fewer goals in eight matches.  Kuisma is the first All-Conference keeper for the Lakers since Mauricio Uribe in 2024. 
 



A native of Peachtree City, Ga., Velez earned his second All-Conference honor.  Velez is the first Laker since Othmane Chagour to earn back-to-back PBC All-Conference honors.  In 17 matches, Velez scored four goals and added a trio of assists.  Camilo also notched one multi-goal effort against Barry on August 29th, which is the first time in his four-year career that he scored two or more goals in a match.  Velez is also fifth on the team with 20 shots attempted and is one of seven Lakers to log at least 1,000 minutes this season. 
 


A native of Kennesaw, Ga., Eric Cruz earned his first career all-conference honor.  Although Cruz might not have the flashy stats, he is one of the best facilitators of the game for the Lakers this season.  Eric was key as the Lakers scored 32 goals this season, which is good for third in the league and he also notched a pair of assists on the season.  Cruz was one of only seven Lakers to log more than 1,000 minutes this season. 
 


Rounding out the Laker second-team All-Conference honorees is Agustin Bezara.  The Sunrise, Fla. native was one of the leaders on the Laker defensive unit this season.  Bezara led the Lakers logging more than 1,400 minutes and scored his lone goal of the season against Middle Georgia on October 24^th.  Bezara and the Laker defensive unit pitched a pair of shutouts and saw nine matches of one or fewer goals conceded. 
 
Below is the full list of the All-Conference selections:
 
First-Team

Athlete	School
Finn Weigelt	Flagler
Tim Walborg	Flagler
Javier Gongora Andres	Middle Georgia
Arttu Leivonen	Clayton State
Isaac Calderon	North Georgia
Joao Amaral	Clayton State
Rafael Kawata	North Georgia
Daniel Freire	Flagler
Daniel Becerra	Flagler
Max Garnett	North Georgia
Filip Hornburg	Flagler
Kalle Kuisma	Clayton State

Second-Team

Athlete	School
Henry Okenla	Flagler
Camilo Velez	Clayton State
Theo Hoang	Georgia Southwestern
Dzenan Cerimagic	North Georgia
Eric Cruz	Clayton State
Callum Stokes	Flagler
Aram Lara	North Georgia
Abdoulie Jallow	USCA
Owen Wallace	North Georgia
Pavle Radojkovic	North Georgia
Agustin Bezara	Clayton State
Sean Simoncelli	USCA

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers (6-4-7 (4-3-5 PBC)) hosts Middle Georgia in the Quarterfinals of the 2026 PBC Tournament on Saturday, October 31^st.  Kickoff from Laker Field is set for 2 p.m.  Please visit claytonstatesports.com for more information.
 
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