Met Oval Staff
The Metropolitan Oval Academy is an elite talent development environment based around the youth center of excellence with locations in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Long Island. Met Oval has placed more youth players in MLS and Int'l academies (45+) in the past four years than any other club in the region, cementing itself as one of the top talent developers in the nation. With our highly licensed coaches and a bespoke curriculum, we will continue to make our stamp on the U.S. soccer landscape.

Filippo Giovagnoli, Director of Coaching | A License

Yannick Salmon, Assistant Director of Coaching | USSF B License

Clare O’Dea Bacon, Director of Operations

Giuseppe Rossi, U19 MLS Next Coach | UEFA A / USSF A License



Maurizio Infante Brighi, U15 MLS NEXT Coach | USSF B License

Juan Peralta, NE Academy League Coach | USSF C License

Ben Knol, NE Academy League Coach | UEFA B & USSF B License

Stefano Gandini, Pre-Academy Coach | USSF B License

Sebastiano Mana, GK Coach | Goalkeeping Advanced National Diploma

Jeff Bolivar, Met Oval East Director | USSF D License

Nico Anderson, Head of Performance