| Jeffrey Gonsalves |
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2006 (Senior):
Finished the season second in the nation in total points (41pts, 18g/5a) and tied for second-best in the country in goals... Led the Atlantic 10 in shots (82), points, goals and game-winning goals (5)... One of the team's three captains... Was named to the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team and the College Soccer News Preseason All-America Third Team... Scored one goal in a 2-1 victory over Providence on August 28... Scored URI's first two goals and assisted on the game-winner in a 3-2 win over Vermont (Sept. 15)... Netted the Rams' only goal in a 1-1 tie with Hartford on September 17... Was named to the UMass Invitational All-Tournament Team... Also was named to the College Soccer News National Team Of The Week and received A-10 and ECAC Player Of The Week honors for his performance at the UMass Invitational (7pts, 3g, 1a)... Scored three first-half goals at La Salle on Sept. 29 to record his first-career hat trick... Scored the game-winner against George Washington (Oct. 1)... Was named A-10 Player of the week on Oct. 2... Received ECAC Player of the Week honors on Oct. 3... Was named to the Soccer America National Team of the Week as well as the SoccerTimes.com's National Honor Roll (10/4)... Scored URI's lone goal at Xavier on Oct. 6... Netted both goals in a 2-0 win at Dayton on Oct. 8... Registered and assist and two goals in a 6-1 win over Saint Joseph's on Oct. 15... Scored a goal against Brown on Oct. 18... Assisted on the overtime game-winner against Massachusetts on Oct. 22... Recorded a goal and an assist in URI's 4-0 win over Duquesne on Oct. 27... Scored on a pentalty kick against ninth-ranked Saint Louis on Oct. 29... Received First Team All-Conference honors and was named 2006 Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year... Scored the game-winning goal as URI upset Saint Louis, 2-0, to win the A-10 Championship... Named to the 2006 Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team... Received Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season First Team honors... Scored the first goal of the game in URI's 1-1 tie with Rutgers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 11)... Assisted on Rhody's goal in a 1-1 tie with 16th-seeded Lehigh in the NCAA Second Round... Also netted his shot in the penalty kick shootout where URI eventually fell to the Mountain Hawks, 5-4, in six rounds... Earned a spot on the NSCAA All-Mid Atlantic Region First Team... Was named a College Soccer News Third Team All-American... Was one of 58 NCAA Division I seniors selected to participate in the 2007 adidas MLS Player Combine... Was Toronto FC's first pick in the fourth round (40th overall) in the 2007 MLS Superdraft.
2005 (Junior):
One of the team's three captains... Started in all 23 games played this season... Recorded a goal and an assist in URI's win over William & Mary... Tallied a season high two goals, including the overtime game-winner against Harvard... Tallied a goal and an assist against La Salle... Scored his third game-winner against Duquesne in the A-10 semifinal match to move the Rams to the Championship final... Led the team with 35 points on 13 goals and 9 assists... Averaged 0.57 goals per game, 0.39 assists per game, and 1.52 points per game... Also lead the A-10 Conference in points... Earned Atlantic 10 First Team and NSCAA/adidas All-New England First Team honors as well as the team's offensive MVP Award... Also was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season Third Team.
2004 (Sophomore):
Started all 21 games for the Rams in 2004... Was second on the team in goals with nine and was tied for first with eight assists... Second-leading scorer in the Atlantic 10 with 26 points... Registered an assist in the season-opener against Lafayette on Sept. 4... Had an assist on Sept. 5 in a 3-1 victory over Rider... Scored two goals in a 3-1 win over Harvard on Sept. 7... Notched an assist on Sept. 11 at Northeastern in a 2-0 win... Registered an assist on Sept. 14 in a 3-0 win over Providence... Scored a goal against Vermont in a 4-1 win on Sept. 17... Scored two goals in a 3-0 win at Saint Joseph's on Oct. 3... Tallied a goal at Richmond in a 3-0 victory on Oct. 10... Recorded an assist against in URI's 3-2 win over Xavier on Oct. 15... Scored an unassisted goal on Oct. 17 against Dayton... Scored twice and picked up an assist in a 4-2 win at La Salle on Oct. 22... Had an assist in a 2-1 win at at Fordham on Oct. 24... Recorded an assist in Rhody's 2-0 win over Massachusetts on Nov. 5. Was named to the NSCAA/adidas All-New England Second Team.
2003 (Freshman):
Played in 21 games and started in all but one... Finished the season with two goals and one assist for five points... Scored first collegiate goal against Oregon State on Sept. 21... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the URI Lighthouse Inn/Kappa Classic... Tallied a goal in a 3-1 win over Boston University on Sept. 27... Recorded his only assist of the season on Oct. 12 against Xavier.
High School:
Was a four-year starter at Brother Andre Catholic... Received team MVP honors all four years... Was a five-year starter, team captain and MVP as an attacking central midfielder for the UMSC Strikers Soccer Club... Helped lead Woodbridge Strikers Soccer Club to a gold medal in the 2003 Ontario Cup... Was a member of the silver medal Ontario Provincial Team from 1999-2000 and traveled to Germany for training with the Stuttgart Soccer Club... Trained at the Canadian National Training Centre in 2002.
Personal:
Born March 24, 1986... Son of John and Jeanette Gonsalves of Markham, Ontario... Majoring in Secondary Education.
