GUFC signs Lucas Spirkoski; promotes Koenig-Parris and Bandula
Guelph United announces today the signing of Canadian midfielder Lucas Spirkoski, and the promotion from our reserve squad of defenders Axel Koenig-Parris and Pero Bandula.
Spirkoski, 21, hails from Ajax, ON, and can play as either a defensive midfielder or a full-back. Since 2021, he played for Algoma Thunderbirds in U Sports, appearing in 42 games and scoring once. Last season, he was signed by League2 Ontario club Sudbury Cyclones, for which he played in 14 matches and scored once, helping them achieve promotion to the Championship division.
Spirkoski has been a teammate of one of our other new signings, Luke Harrop, at both Algoma and Sudbury.
“I am very excited to be joining Guelph United this season. I cannot wait to get going, and to start playing with my new teammates. ”
Axel Koenig-Parris has been with GUFC since 2022, appearing in 18 matches for our U19, U21 and Reserve teams, and scoring 5 times. Last year, he was also called up to the senior squad during the L1O season, logging 5 appearances. In the last 4 years, he played his U Sports soccer for the Western Mustangs.
Pero Bandula signed with GUFC in 2023, and appeared in a combined 24 games between our U19, U20 and Reserve teams. He also got 2 call-ups to the Senior squad towards the end of last season. In U Sports, he plays for the Guelph Gryphons.
Current roster, as of February 11:
(new players in italics; promoted players with *):
GK (1): Jack Harrington
DEF (7): Michael Andoga*, Pero Bandula*, Cole Fernandez, Luke Harrop, Axel Koenig-Paris*, Gianfranco Lopreiato, Jordan Rioux*
MID (3): Anthony Ostrun, Lucas Spirkoski, Gray Yates
FW (1): Yuki Ibie*
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