EDISON, NJ – The Metro Conference announced the 2026
Men's Soccer postseason awards, as voted by the league's 13 coaches. For the Manhattan Jaspers, junior defender
Nicolo Donadio was selected to the All-Metro Third Team, per release on Tuesday morning.
The Rome, Italy native logged four goals this year, first in the victory over Howard on September 6, then scored in three straight fixtures at UMass Lowell and Siena before hosting Quinnipiac to close out September.
Donadio became the first Jasper defender since
Nassim Akki in 2024 to win a conference major award. The Italian joins a long list of Jasper student-athletes selected for an All-Metro Team.
Additionally, Donadio's selection on the All-Metro list marks five consecutive years for the Jaspers on the conference list.
Throughout the year, Donadio helped the Green and White log two clean sheets, totaling 20 shots, 11 on target, while recording 1,404 total minutes on the pitch.
Hailing from Rome, Italy, Donadio arrived from Northeast Community College and Murray State on the JUCO circuit, where he was no stranger to postseason accolades. Donadio has earned his second postseason honor as a collegiate student-athlete with an All-Region First Team nod at the NJCAA level.
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