Massimo Ferrin

Height:
5-11
Weight:
160
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Ontario, Canada
High School:
St. Paul Catholic HS

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)
- Started every game of the season for the second consecutive season
- Named to the Conference USA Second Team
- Led the team in goals (5), points (11), shots (39) and shots on goal (21)
- Netted the game winner at Jacksonville (Sept. 1) and against Georgia Southern (Oct. 17)
- Named the Team’s Most Valuable Player at the post-season banquet

FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)
- Conference USA All-Freshman Team honoree
- One of five Blazers to start all 18 games and joined fellow forward Tarnue Tyler as the only freshman to start every game
- Led the team with 41 shots and 17 shots on goal
- Finished seventh in C-USA in shots per game (2.28) and eighth in total shots
- Was one of just six players in conference to have 20-or-more shots in conference games
- Named to the UAB “Soccer for a Cure” Classic All-Tournament Team
- Scored his first two career goals in a 2-2 tie at UNC Greensboro
- Found the net for a third time on a penalty kick versus Howard
- Tacked on an assist to finish the year with seven points, second on the team
- Had team-highs for total shots in a game (six versus Old Dominion) and shots on goal in a game (three at UNC Greensboro)
- Member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
- Received the Male Ignitor Award at UAB’s first ever Green and Golden Globes award ceremony

HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended St. Paul Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario
- Played forward for coach Tsifidis

OTHER SOCCER INFO
- Played for the Vaughan Soccer Club under Coach Patrice Gheisar
- Leading scorer for the club
- Led team to a national runner-up in 2014
- Invited to the U-20 Canadian National Team’s training camp

PERSONAL
- Born December 6, 1998 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- Son of Maria and Gino Ferrin
- Father played soccer at the University of Maryland, holds the single season record for assists (14) in a season, and ranks in the top 20 in career assists (19) for the Terrapins
- Has one sister, Alessia
- Began playing soccer at the age of 5
- Grew up playing basketball and volleyball in addition to soccer
- Majoring in kinesiology