UBC Thunderbirds men's soccer

UBC Thunderbirds men's soccer
UBC Thunderbirds men's soccer
Founded	1918
University	University of British Columbia
Head coach	Mike Mosher (31st. season)
Conference	CWUAA ; I Division
Location	Vancouver, British Columbia
Stadium	Thunderbird Stadium ; (capacity: 3,500 )
Nickname	Thunderbirds
Colors	Blue and gold;
Home	Away
U Sports National Championships
	1974, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2024
Conference tournament championships
	1974, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024

The UBC Thunderbirds men's soccer is the intercollegiate varsity soccer team representing the University of British Columbia (UBC), located in Vancouver. The team is a member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) of U Sports Division I.^[5]

The Thunderbirds' current head coach is Mike Mosher,^[2] who is in charge since 1996^[1] has leaded the team to a record of 5 national and 12 Canada West championships. He was also named "Coach of the Year" two times (national) and four times (conference).^[6]

The team play their home matches at the Thunderbird Stadium, with capacity for 3,500 spectators, which also serves as home venue to the women's team.^[3]

Established in 1918,^[1] the UBC soccer program has won 14 national championships, and 17 conference titles.^[7]

Players

Current roster

As of January 2026^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CAN	Jack Garner
2	DF	CAN	Cameron Hajdu
3	DF	CAN	Joshua Tomé
4	DF	CAN	Marcus Puhalj
5	DF	CAN	Lars Gierull
6	MF	TAI	Yu-Hsuan Yuan
7	FW	CAN	Henri Godbout
8	FW	CAN	Theo Afework
9	FW	CAN	Max Comsia
10	FW	CAN	Tomas Pena
11	MF	CAN	Brennen Fuerst
12	MF	CAN	Joven Mann
13	DF	CAN	Eric Lajeunesse
14	MF	CAN	Oliver Herbert


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	CAN	Sebastian Agerskov
17	FW	CAN	Asvin Chauhan
18	DF	CAN	Josh Njongwe
19	DF	CAN	Adriano Carvalheiro
20	FW	CAN	Kyle Dent
21	MF	CAN	Nicolas Nadeau
22	GK	CAN	Roko Vukic
23	FW	CAN	Josiah Walter
24	MF	CAN	Luke Norman
27	FW	CAN	Markus Rukavina
28	MF	CAN	Markus Kaiser
30	GK	CAN	Hayden Franks
31	FW	CAN	Brandon Momotani

Players in the pros

UBC professional players

Caleb Clarke

Mark Watson

Thomas Gardner

Pat Onstad

Notes

^ Member of the Ontario Sport Hall of Fame.^[10]
^ Member of the BC Sport Hall of Fame.^[15]

Coaches

Current staff

As of January 2026

Source:^[2]

Position	Name
Head coach	Mike Mosher
Assoc. head coach	Joe Zupo
Assist. coach	Barson Man Ho Tin
Assist. coach	Jordano Pinto

Coaching history

Source:^[1]

#	Name	Seas.	Tenure
–	(no coach)	5	1918–22
1	E.A. Lloyd	4	1922–25
2	Alex Fordyce	2	1925–26
–	(no coach)	9	1926–34
3	Charlie Hitchens	9	1934–42
4	Laurie Baker	4	1942–45
5	Millar McGill	4	1945–48
6	Geoffrey Davies	2	1948–49
7	Gordie Baum	2	1949–50
8	A.E. Richman	2	1950–51

#	Name	Seas.	Tenure
9	Ivan Carr	2	1951–52
10	Ed Luckett	6	1952–57
11	Frank Kurucz	4	1957–60
12	Roy Nosella	2	1960–61
13	Joe Johnson	26	1961–86
14	Dick Mosher	7	1986–92
15	David Partridge	2	1992–93
–	Dick Mosher ^{[n 1]}	4	1993–96
16	Mike Mosher	31	1996–present

Notes

^ Second tenure.

Stadium

UBC play their home matches at Thunderbird Stadium, which is primarily used by the UBC football team. It seats 3,500 in the main grandstand, plus grass seating for about 5,000 people on the west side and ends of the stadium, and by using the surrounding grass embankment the facility can accommodate up to 12,000 spectators.^[3]

The stadium was opened on October 7, 1967.^[24] The facility has been also used for rugby union international matches and championships,^[25] and Australian rules football matches, including the West Coast Challenge tournament.

Honours

National

Competition	Titles	Winning years
U Sports championship	14	1974, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2024

Conference

Conference	Competition	Titles	Winning years
Canada West	Division I	21	1974, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Coaches history
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Men's soccer roster at gothunderbirds.ca
^ ^a ^b ^c Thunderbird Stadium
^ UBC Colour Palettes (PDF). Retrieved September 7, 2016.
^ Division I – San Jose, CA | San Jose State University on ncaa.com
^ Mike Mosher achievements
^ Overview - Men's soccer at gothunderbirds.ca
^ Nico Berg profile
^ Jim Berry bio at heritage.bcsoccer.net
^ Brian Budd at the Ontario Sport Hall of Fame
^ Canadian soccer voice Budd dead at 56 - The Canadian Press. 12 Jun 2008
^ Budd, Brian (1952-2008) at the UBC School of Kinesiology
^ Rick Celebrini at canadasoccer.com
^ Caleb Clark on Team Canada (Olympic)
^ Jack Cowan biography at bcsportshall.com
^ Profile at Capilano athletics
^ Srdjan Djekanovic career stats at ESPN.com
^ Srdjan Djekanovic profile at MLS
^ Gagan Dosanjh profile
^ Farmer on Team Canada
^ Jordan Haynes profile at MLS
^ Pat Onstad profile at canadasoccer.com
^ Pat Onstad profile at MLS
^ "Thunderbird Stadium". University of British Columbia Archives.
^ "Ireland". Irish Rugby. Archived from the original on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2009-05-08.

External links

Official website

[ohf-11] Member of the Ontario Sport Hall of Fame.^[10]

[bchf-17] Member of the BC Sport Hall of Fame.^[15]

[2ten-26] Second tenure.

[coach-1] Coaches history

[roster-2] Men's soccer roster at gothunderbirds.ca

[venue-3] Thunderbird Stadium

[4] UBC Colour Palettes (PDF). Retrieved September 7, 2016.

[5] Division I – San Jose, CA | San Jose State University on ncaa.com

[mosh-6] Mike Mosher achievements

[over-7] Overview - Men's soccer at gothunderbirds.ca

[8] Nico Berg profile

[9] Jim Berry bio at heritage.bcsoccer.net

[oshf-10] Brian Budd at the Ontario Sport Hall of Fame

[12] Canadian soccer voice Budd dead at 56 - The Canadian Press. 12 Jun 2008

[13] Budd, Brian (1952-2008) at the UBC School of Kinesiology

[14] Rick Celebrini at canadasoccer.com

[15] Caleb Clark on Team Canada (Olympic)

[16] Jack Cowan biography at bcsportshall.com

[18] Profile at Capilano athletics

[19] Srdjan Djekanovic career stats at ESPN.com

[20] Srdjan Djekanovic profile at MLS

[21] Gagan Dosanjh profile

[22] Farmer on Team Canada

[23] Jordan Haynes profile at MLS

[24] Pat Onstad profile at canadasoccer.com

[25] Pat Onstad profile at MLS

[tbs-27] "Thunderbird Stadium". University of British Columbia Archives.

[28] "Ireland". Irish Rugby. Archived from the original on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2009-05-08.

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