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Book Announces Newcomers to 2025 Men's Soccer Roster

8/28/2025 3:00:00 PM

Garden City, N.Y. - After a run to the Northeast 10 semifinal game, Head Coach Gary Book and the Adelphi University men's soccer program are looking to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years after bringing in a strong 2025 recruitng class.

Arik Landau

     Name: Arik Landau
     Hometown: Hamburg, Germany
     Previous School: California (PA) 

     Position: Midfield

 

   Prominent accolades from Previous School:

  • Tied for first on team in assists
  • PSAC Scholar-Athlete â€“(2024)
  • AD Honor Roll – (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
Arik is a highly technical midfielder who is extremely versatile and excels in all areas - defending, passing, creating, and finishing. He has a very savvy and perceptive approach to the game and is outstanding with set pieces. Arik is a transfer from California (PA) where he was exceptionally successful. Originally from Germany, he competed in the fifth tier of the national league system—a level that demands both technical precision and physical toughness.
Head Coach Gary Book
Ryan Holt

     Name: Ryan Holt
     Hometown: London, England
     High School: The Harrodian School
     Position: Midfield


     Prominent accolades from HS: 

  • Footballer of the year
  • Led school to two record-breaking cup runs in the ISFA competition
  • Played in Step 3, 4, 5 Engligh Leagues

 

Ryan is a smooth and cultured technician with the ball. An intelligent and instinctive attack minded player, Ryan is a composed finisher who strikes the ball extremely sweetly and has an expansive ability to break down defenses. Ryan plays with both confidence and flair, but also with an awareness of his role within our team system. Ryan hails from England where he has been consistently successful in high-level non-league soccer.
Head Coach Gary Book
Agustin Soldo

    Name: Agustin Soldo
     Hometown: Paterna, Spain
     Previous School: Gannon
     Position: Midfield

 

   Prominent accolades from Previous School: 

  • PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2023)
  • Appeared in 41 matches, playing 1,912 minutes and recordin two assists
Agustin, also known as "Cacha," is an outstanding midfielder who has the strong capability to play both sides of the ball. He is a tenacious and resolute defensive force and also an intelligent, creative attacker who can impact the game in a variety of ways - splitting defenses, scoring and assisting. His awareness and confidence in possession allows Augustin to dictate the tempo of a game.
Head Coach Gary Book
Andrea Farinella

    Name: Andrea Farinella
     Hometown: Ferrera, Italy
     High School: Vittorio Bachelet
     Position: Goalkeeper

 

   Prominent accolades: 

  •  Has made numerous appearances in Italy's Eccelenza League, starting games for Granamica.
Andrea is a vastly experienced goalkeeper from northern Italy where he has started a large number of games at the Eccellenza level and met with consistent success. His game is based on well-rounded attributes in all of the goalkeeping arts. Andrea's solidity inspires great confidence in the players in front of him with his concise and perceptive communication. His maturity, experience, and leadership will be instrumental in guiding our goalkeeping group.
Head Coach Gary Book
Stephen Betz

   Name: Stephen Betz
     Hometown: Plainview, N.Y.
     Previous School: Marist, Syracuse
     Position: Defense

 

   Prominent accolades from Previous Schools:

  • Appeared in 14 games at Marist as a graduate student, starting in one of them
  • Won the ACC Regular Season Championship, ACC Tournament Championship and NCAA National Championship with Syracuse
  • Played in the prestigious Generation Adidas tournament at NYCFC academy and played in multiple US Soccer Development academy playoff appearances
I have worked with Stephen since he was twelve-years-old. We could not be happier that he has decided to spend the last year of his college career at Adelphi. Stephen is a perceptive and intuitive defender who reads the game exceedingly well and has an excellent positional sense. He is extremely comfortable on the ball even in tight spaces. His calmness of demeanor and high-level experience including a National Championship at Syracuse will bring strong leadership to the locker room.
Head Coach Gary Book
Robin Jaaskelainen

    Name: Robin Jaaskelainen
     Hometown: Helsinki, Finland
     Previous School: LIU
     Position: Defense

 

   Prominent accolades from Previous School: 

  • Appeared in three matches at LIU
  • Part of NEC Championship team
Robin is an attack-minded defender who perfectly suits Adelphi's offensive mentality. Robin possesses an exceptional range of passing married to a perceptive vision of the game around him. A natural athlete he covers ground quickly, and plays with both intensity and poise. Robin's elite level pedigree is part of an exceptionally talented soccer family with his father Jussi making well over 500 English Premier League appearances and his brother Emil a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist in 2024.
Head Coach Gary Book
Harry Thompson

     Name: Harry Thompson
     Hometown: Wellpong Green, England
     High School: X
     Position: Goalkeeper

 

   Prominent accolades from HS: 

  • Lead Southern Independents League in goals allowed and clean sheets
Harry is an incredibly hardworking, detail-oriented Goalkeeper who is constantly endeavoring to develop and hone his craft. Harry consistently exhibits excellent shot-stopping ability and quick reflexes. He is both brave and perceptive off of his line, as well as confident and calm in his distribution. Harry is from England and last year was instrumental in anchoring his high school's defense in an outstanding season at a national platform.
Head Coach Gary Book
We are thrilled about the depth and quality of our 2025 incoming class. We have added a large degree of high level experience as well as freshman potential. Each incoming recruit will bring their own elite abilities, personality, cultural background and positional acumen to the Adelphi program.
A tremendous thanks to all of our coaching staff who worked tirelessly to put together this recruiting class.
Head Coach Gary Book

Entering his seventh season at the head of the Adelphi men's soccer team, Book has  led the Panthers to the NCAA tournament three times.