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

Yannick Salmon, Assistant Director of Coaching

Clare O’Dea Bacon, Director of Operations

Giuseppe Rossi, U17 & U16 MLS Next Coach



Maurizio Infante Brighi, NE Academy League Coach

Juan Peralta, NE Academy League Coach

Ben Knol, NE Academy League Coach

Stefano Gandini, Pre Academy Coach

Carlos de Vera, IDP Director | Pre-Academy coach

Jeff Bolivar, Met Oval East Coach

Steve Halo, Head Scout | College Recruitment Coordinator

Sebastiano Mana, GK Coach