Men's Soccer | 11/11/2026 10:15:00 PM

York University Lions men's soccer stars Christian Zeppieri and Anthony Morano were named U SPORTS all-Canadians in Victoria, B.C. on Wednesday night at the annual national men's soccer awards gala.

Zeppieri, who just came off his fourth consecutive OUA West MVP, is now a first team all-Canadian for the fourth straight season. The Maple, Ont., native led the nation in goals with 13 and points with 20, the first time he has done so in his four-year career. His 13-goal output was one better than that of Toronto's Niklas Hallam, who put up 12 for the Blues. While only marginally winning the goal scoring title, however, the commerce – accounting student blew past Max Cosmia of the UBC Thunderbirds in the points race with his 20 points to Cosmia's 15.

After becoming the third player in Lions history to be named a first team all-Canadian three times last season, he becomes the first player ever to achieve the distinction four times. The only two players to win it three times aside from Zeppieri were Francesco Bruno (2007-09) and Jonathan Lao (2013, 2015-16). Additionally, Zeppieri joins Lao as the only other Lion to be named an all-Canadian four times, with Lao being named a second team all-Canadian in 2014.

Meanwhile, a year after being named to the U SPORTS all-rookie team in 2025, forward Anthony Morano has been named a second team all-Canadian after a superb sophomore season. The English student from Woodbridge, Ont., got off to a flying start, scoring five goals in his first four games. He and Zeppieri jockeyed for position atop the OUA goals list for much of the season, with Morano finishing third in both the conference and the country with 11, just behind Hallam. Morano was a model of consistency in 2026, finding the back of the net in eight of the 11 matches for which he suited up. Among those were three multi-goal efforts, including in the season opener at Windsor, where the 6'0, 170-pound forward potted a pair in a 4-1 York win.

Morano is the 35th player in York men's soccer history to be named a U SPORTS all-Canadian, and the first of three national all-rookies to follow up their all-rookie run with an all-Canadian selection. With another all-Canadian award in 2027, Morano can become the 10th Lion to be named an all-Canadian more than once, joining the likes of Zeppieri, Soji Olatoye, Casey D'Mello, Lao, Bruno, and current York assistant coach Daniel Gogarty, along with Adrian Pena, Paul Curcio and Irvin Studin.