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UNBC MSOC land another recruit from Victoria

Steve Simonson’s Vancouver Island-based pipeline has led to yet another recruit for the UNBC Timberwolves men’s soccer team.

Today (Tuesday), forward Ibrahim Ezletni committed to the program.

“This is a good moment for me. This is the next step in my career, and I have been looking forward to this day for the last couple months. Steve (Simonson) has a lot of trust in his players and gives his players the confidence they need to succeed. This is a very soccer-oriented environment with a lot of training. Every day there is training. Not many universities have training every day, so that’s pretty good.”

A six-foot-two attacking player, Ezletni won 2021 and 2022 BC School Provincial Championships with Reynolds Secondary, serving as team captain last year.

A product of Tripoli, Libya, Ezletni and his family made their way to Victoria permanently in 2012.

Simonson has known of the 18-year-old’s immense skill and vast potential for a number of years, keeping an eye on his development.

“I am really thrilled to welcome Ibrahim to our program. Ibrahim is a very high-potential player. I feel his style of play will fit with our philosophy very well and anticipate bright things from this young man on the field. As a person, he is outstanding and will be a great addition to our program, our culture, and the UNBC community. Today is a good day.”

A product of the Vancouver Island Wave program, Ezletni’s path to the green and gold is well charted.

UNBC veterans like Michael Henman and Cody Gysbers are first-hand examples of the pipeline, while Ezletni joins fellow islanders Koss Nystedt, Isaac Tate, Theo Tate, Wyatt Lyon, Logan Pierce, and Zack Sidhu in the 2023 T-Wolves recruiting class.

Ezletni will graduate from Reynolds in June and enroll in UNBC’s sciences program, before joining his new teammates for training camp in Prince George in July.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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