September 10, 2024
BRAVE SC Matheus Ferreira Named USL League Two Southeast Player Of The Year
By Kyle Coppola
BRAVE SC Matheus Ferreira Named USL League Two Southeast Player Of The Year
Matheus Ferreira has been named the USL League Two Southeast Division Player of the Year, capping a standout season with BRAVE SC who play in The Villages. The Brazilian midfielder started 13 of 14 games during the summer season, amassing 1,106 minutes on the pitch. Ferreira’s offensive contributions were crucial to BRAVE SC’s success, netting six goals and tallying two assists, along with scoring a key playoff goal.
(Matheus Ferreira – Photo Credit BRAVE SC)
Ferreira’s playmaking ability and consistent performances made him a fan favorite, with his dynamic style of play helping BRAVE SC remain competitive throughout the season. His versatility, ball control, and knack for finding the back of the net separated him from his peers. Ferreira moved to the USA during high school for an opportunity to continue playing soccer and earn a college degree.
Currently, Ferreira is back in his native Brazil, where he’s taken up Futevôlei, a popular beach volleyball variant that uses feet instead of hands. Despite his focus on a different sport during the offseason, his passion for soccer remains clear, and he continues to train at a high level. Futevolei is actually a growing popular sport in South America and has even caught on in the USA.
Ferreira’s impressive run in USL League Two with BRAVE SC was awesome to watch this season. Congratulations to Matheus and for the accomplishments of BRAVE SC this year.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
