#7 Toni Niccoli - BYU Men's Soccer
Toni Niccoli
Toni Niccoli, Forward
Height:
5'7"
Weight:
140
Position:
Forward
Year in School:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Provo, UT
High School:
Timpview
Mission:
Catania, Italy
Why choose BYU?:
“Because it was the only option that gave me ALL of what I wanted: soccer, school, and the Church.”
Soccer Experience:
Played club for Inter in Salt Lake and for Timpview high school.
Hobbies:
Who has influenced you:
My parents have had a huge influence on my life and soccer career. They have always supported me, even when soccer took me away from the family on Christmas day! They understood this was my passion and always wanted to help anyway they could. Unfortunately my father passed away a few years ago but my mother is just as supportive today.
Mike Anderson was my soccer coach throughout high school and the early years of club (before I went to Inter). He is not only an incredible coach, who helped me to develop my talents at a young age, but he is a great person and friend to me. He helped me find my passion for soccer and still today we talk often about soccer and life.
Other Facts:
Played in 12 games for 344 minutes prior to his mission during the 2007 PDL season recording five goals, two assists, and four fouls...Part of the team that reached the PDL Quarterfinals in 2007...Started against Real Salt Lake in St. George in front of more than 5,000 fans...Traveled to Chile with the team...Recorded five goals as a senior, four as a junior at Timpview...Named honorable mention All-State by the Deseret News in 2007...Named All-Region in 2006 by The Deseret News...Born in Escondido, California...Served a mission to Catania, Italy...had an apartment view of a soccer stadium there ... Started playing soccer at age 8 in California...
