Haverhill, MA (November 28, 2023) – Northern Essex Community College freshman men's soccer standout Jadiel Bonfim (Nashua, NH) has been named a First Team NJCAA All-American as announced today by the NJCAA Soccer Committee. The Region 21 Player of the Year becomes the first, First Team All-America selection in the history of the men's soccer program for the Knights.
22 total players were named All-Americans, 11 on both the first and second teams. The 22 players selected represented 13 different teams. Bonfim was one of two players from Region 21 named to the All-America teams.
Bonfim finished the season as the nation's second leading scorer with 27 goals, while he added six assists on the season to finish third nationally with 60 total points.
On October 11th Bonfim was named the NJCAA Player of the Week as he recorded a 13-point week with a pair of hat tricks against Roxbury and MassBay, while also adding an assist in the game with Roxbury. He also recorded a four goal performance against Community College of Rhode Island in the Region 21/Northeast District Semi-Final game on October 28th.
On the season, Bonfim led the Knights to an 11-3-1 season that included being ranked as high as #9 in the final NJCAA Soccer poll of the regular season and an appearance in the programs first Region 21 and Northeast District Championship game.