Seven transfers join St. Bonaventure men’s soccer roster
- BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University men’s soccer head coach Mick Giordano has announced the addition of seven transfers to the roster ahead of the 2025 season.
Jesper van Halderen, Kyle Macfarlane, Ethan Streeter, Ritter Sundby, Ricardo Rittersberger, Seth Hammond and Hugo Berville are set to play for the Bonnies in the fall.
Jesper van Halderen joined the Bonnies during the spring 2025 season as a graduate transfer from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He appeared in five games, scoring a goal and adding an assist from the midfield as the Roos advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2024. Before his time with the Roos, van Halderen scored 25 goals and tallied 18 assists across 32 games with Casper College. He was named the NJCAA Region 9 Freshman of the Year, leading the region in points, goals and assists.
Kyle Macfarlane comes to St. Bonaventure from Glasgow, Scotland. He spent last season at Herkimer Community College, where he was named the SUNY Scholar Athlete of the Year. He started 12 games for the Generals, tallying 25 points on seven goals and 11 assists. Macfarlane garnered 2024 All-Mountain Valley Conference First Team, All-Region First Team, NJCAA First Team All-America and United Soccer Coaches Junior College Division III All-East Region honors. Before Herkimer, Macfarlane spent the 2023 season at Fulton Montgomery College, where he started in 12 matches, scoring one goal and adding 10 assists for 12 points. He was selected to the All-Conference First Team following the season.
Joining the Brown and White is Ethan Streeter from Bristol, United Kingdom. Streeter spent the last two seasons as a defender for Division II Davis and Elkins College, where he appeared in 34 games and made 30 starts. Before Davis and Elkins, Streeter spent the 2022 season with Bergen Community College and the 2021 season with Sussex County Community College, where he saw action in 11 games and made 10 starts. He tallied three goals while being a part of a backline that posted five shutouts.
Midfielder Ritter Sundby joins the Bonnies from Hood River, Ore., and spent last season at Xavier University. He appeared in six games last season for the Musketeers, including a 2-0 win against national runner-up Marshall. Before Xavier, Sundby spent three years with the prestigious Philadelphia Union Academy, where he served as a team captain and helped the squad to the MLS Next playoffs.
Ricardo Rittersberger comes to the Bonnies after four seasons at NAIA Aquinas College. Originally from Weinheim, Germany, Rittersberger accumulated 91 points over the past two seasons en route to back-to-back Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year selections. During the 2024 season, he tallied 40 points on 18 goals and four assists in 20 starts. Rittersberger appeared in 20 games in 2023, netting 21 goals and adding nine assists for 51 points. For his career, Rittersberger has tallied 48 goals and 18 assists in 71 games. In the classroom, Rittersberger is a CSC Academic All-America First Team selection in 2023 and 2024 while also being named the 2024 CSC Academic All-America Team Member of the Year.
Also coming to St. Bonaventure is Seth Hammond from Winchester, Va. Hammond joins the Bonnies after two seasons under Coach Giordano at UNC Asheville, where he appeared in 33 games, making 30 starts for the Bulldogs. Hammond was part of the winningest senior class in program history, helping the Bulldogs to the Big South Conference final in 2023 and the first back-to-back winning seasons in UNC Asheville history in 2023 and 2024. He finished second on the squad last season with 16 points on seven goals and two assists. Before UNC Asheville, Hammond was a member of Elon’s 2022 NCAA Tournament team. Hammond played for the Virginia Development Academy in the USSDA and MLS Next while also being a five-time selection to the U.S. Youth National Team regional training centers. In the classroom, Hammond was a member of the 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team.
Hugo Berville joined the Bonnies in January from Paris, France, and most recently was a defender at Duquesne. Berville spent the 2022 season at Division III Emerson College, where he appeared in all 19 matches, making eight starts while tallying two goals and two assists. He has also competed with Paris 13 Atletico in the French third division.
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