As a Junior (2004): Earned second-straight First-Team All-Atlantic Soccer Conference accolades after starting all 18 games of the season... Tied for fifth on the team in scoring, finishing with five assists and three goals for 11 points... His five assists ranked second on the team and he was fifth in the conference in assists average with 0.28 per game... Key member of FIU’s offense that ranked second in the conference and 21st in the nation with 2.11 goals per game... Netted two game-winning goals ? scoring in the 101st minute at nationally-ranked North Carolina (9/10) to secure the 3-2 double-overtime win and in the 60th minute versus Oneonta State (10/8) to open the conference schedule with a 2-1 win... Posted a season-high three points versus Oneonta, assisting on Carron Williams’ goal in the 10th minute... Recorded a season-high six shots in that match... Also scored in 3-0 win at UCF (11/7)... Fed the ball to Fernando Plentz for his game-winning goal versus Alabama A&M (9/18)... Named Most Inspirational along with Plentz at the team’s year-end banquet.
As a Sophomore (2003): Started all 22 games... Earned First-Team All-Atlantic Soccer Conference and NSCAA Third Team All-South Region honors... Finished second on the team with four assists... Recorded a season-high two assists in FIU’s 5-1 win over San Francisco (9/5), including assisting on Bobby Boswell’s game-winning goal... Shot the game-winning goal versus La Salle (8/31), finding the back of the net for the first time in the young season... Made penalty kick in shootout versus then-No. 17 Cal State Northridge (11/26) in second round of the NCAA Tournament... Fed the ball to Mario Franca for his first collegiate goal versus then-No. 5 Southern Methodist in the season opener... Wrapped up season eighth on the team with eight points (2 goals, 4 assists).
As a Freshman (2002): Garnered ASC Rookie of the Year honors and was also named to the second team all-conference... Played in 18 games, starting 16... Finished with five points (1 goal, 3 assists)... Scored first collegiate goal versus Adelphi (11/1)... Found Allen Handy for FIU’s first score of the season against Cal State Fullerton (8/30).
High School: Helped Colegio Objetivo to the Paulista Championship... Named MVP in the 1998 Metropolitan Championship... Also competed in the Intern Championship, earning the Golden Foot award in 2001.
Personal: Born April 14, 1981, in São Paolo, Brazil... Son of Joao Antonio and Cleusa Scudeler... Has one sister, Juliana... A marketing major.
