Oklahoma Christian University Athletics

Sport, Wellness and Recreation Management major … Junior-college transfer who provides pop in the OC midfield … Active player who likes to get on the ball and looks to create … Skillful with the ability to beat players on his own, but also has vision to find passes to open up field for those around him … 2018: Played in 17 games (17 starts), recording 36 shots (18 on goal), six goals and three assists … Led OC in goals, assists and points (15) … Tied for 11th in Heartland Conference in goals … All-South Central Region selection on both the Division II Conference Commissioners Association list (second team) and United Soccer Coaches list (third team) … All-Heartland Conference second-team selection … One-time Heartland offensive player of the week … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (spring semester) … Assisted on OC’s first goal of the season, a header by Garrett Blume in the 33rd minute of a 2-0 win over Southwest Baptist (Mo.) on Aug. 30 … Scored game-winning goal in 82nd minute of a 3-2 win over Oklahoma Baptist on Sept. 6 … Assisted on a bicycle-kick goal by Thomas van der Meulen in the 24th minute, then scored himself in the 48th minute to give OC a 3-0 lead at No. 8-ranked Northeastern State on Sept. 8, but the Eagles eventually fell 4-3 … Converted a penalty kick in the 36th minute for the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over Newman (Kan.) on Sept. 13 … Converted another penalty kick in the 74th minute against No. 11-ranked St. Mary’s (Texas), giving the Eagles a 1-1 draw … Scored off an assist by Landon Pope in the 44th minute to give the Eagles a 1-0 win at Lubbock Christian (Texas) on Sept. 27 … Scored for the third straight game on Sept. 30, putting the ball in the net just 41 seconds into what eventually became a 2-1 overtime win at Texas-Permian Basin when he assisted on a golden goal by Diego Vazquez in the 105th minute … Those two performances earned Mantovani recognition as the Heartland’s offensive player of the week for the first time in his career … 2017: Played in 17 games (16 starts), recording 27 shots (14 on goal), one goal and two assists … In collegiate debut, started and assisted on a goal by Jaiden van der Heijden in the 84th minute of a 3-0 win at Southern Nazarene on Aug. 31 … On Sept. 23, assisted on tying goal by Anthony Buchanan in the 77th minute of a 1-1 draw with Rogers State … Converted a penalty kick moments before halftime in a 4-2 loss to Texas-Permian Basin on Oct. 9 in Midwest City … Previous school: Attended Eastern Oklahoma State, where he spent two seasons … During his juco career, scored four goals and set the program’s assist record with 12 … Earned All-Region honors at the juco level … Before Eastern, attended Colegio Integrado Objetivo de Osasco in Osasco, Brazil.