Seven goals in his first season of college soccer. Edoardo Oliveri, a freshman forward from Genoa, has scored 7 times in 12 games for Colorado Mesa University, in NCAA Division II. He is second on the team in goals and first in game-winning goals, with 3.
The numbers
This season Edoardo has played 12 games, 9 as a starter, for 810 minutes, with 7 goals and 1 assist. He has taken 28 shots, 15 on target. Five of his goals came in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference games.
Goal by goal
- September 12, at Northwest Nazarene: off the bench, both goals in a 2-0 win, the first of the season for Colorado Mesa.
- September 24, against UCCS: the game-winner in a 3-2 win over the No. 2 team in the country. We covered it here.
- September 27, against CSU Pueblo: Colorado Mesa’s goal in a 1-1 draw.
- October 2, at Adams State: the opening goal and game-winner in a 2-0 win.
- October 11, against Colorado School of Mines: Colorado Mesa’s goal in a 1-1 draw.
- October 23, against Colorado Christian: Colorado Mesa’s goal in a 1-1 draw.
In four of those games his goal was the only one Colorado Mesa scored. He also set up a goal in the 3-0 win at Colorado Christian on September 20.
The game-winner against UCCS:
From Genoa to Colorado
Edoardo grew up in Genoa and studied at Liceo Scientifico Enrico Fermi. With YWC he chose college soccer in the United States, where he plays and studies at the same time. In his first months in Grand Junction he has become one of the reference points of the Mavericks’ attack.
Congratulations Edo, keep it going.
Player card
- Name: Edoardo Oliveri
- College: Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction, Colorado)
- Division: NCAA Division II, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
- Position: forward, number 21
- Year: freshman
- Hometown: Genoa, Italy
- 2026 season: 12 games, 9 starts, 7 goals, 1 assist, 3 game-winning goals
Stats as of October 26, 2026. Source: Colorado Mesa University Athletics.
