John Gurel

Height:
6-0
Weight:
170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Istanbul, Turkey
High School:
New Dorp

2013: Appeared in 17 matches making one start... Compiled a career-best four points behind a goal and two assists ... Registered the first assist of his career in Seton Hall[apos]s 3-0 win over Rhode Island in the season opener (8/30)... Logged 39 minutes and attempted three shots, one on net, against Drexel (9/1)... Came up with his second-career goal which was the tying score in the 76th minute of a 5-4 double overtime win over Delaware (9/10)... Made his first start of the season at Princeton and finished the game with a team-high three shots, including one on goal, playing 52 minutes (9/15)... Compiled two shots and one shot on goal in 23 minutes against Bucknell (9/21)... Finished with one shot attempt on goal at forward in SHU[apos]s 2-1 double overtime win at Rider (10/2)... Made a big impact on the offensive end against No. 21 Butler, tying for the team lead with three shot attempts and tying his career high with two shots on goal (10/12)... Registered his second-career assist on a second-half goal and played 40 minutes with one shot on goal in a 3-0 win over NJIT (10/16)... Played 29 minutes off the bench in a 3-1 victory over DePaul (10/19).

2012: Made eight starts and saw action in all eighteen games... Named to the Old Dominion Stihl Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team... Received the second start of his career and attempted a career-high six shots in the season-opener against Saint Peter[apos]s (8/24)... Led the Pirates for the second-straight game with four shots in a 2-0 win over Army (8/27)... Recorded a pair of shots, one on goal, in 38 minutes of action against Princeton (8/31)... Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-1 overtime victory against Rider (9/3)... Finished with a shot in 90 minutes of action at No. 15 Old Dominion (9/7)... Logged 90 minutes as a starter at forward against Virginia Commonwealth (9/9)... Played 80 minutes with one shot in a 1-0 win over No. 19 Monmouth (9/14)... Came off the bench to fire two shots on net in 22 minutes in a 2-1 win at Delaware (9/19)... In a reserve role played 42 minutes in a 1-0 loss at Syracuse (9/22)... Played 29 minutes at forward as a substitute in a 2-1 win over Providence (10/3)... Scored the first goal of his career and tied his career-high with two shots on goal in a 4-1 win at home against Pittsburgh (10/6)... Started at midfield and played 28 minutes, finishing with one shot on goal at NJIT (10/9)... Had a shot on goal in 66 minutes of action at No. 5 Marquette (10/20)... Had two shots on goal and played 57 minutes as a substitute at No. 6 Georgetown (10/27)... Came off the bench to play 51 minutes in the first round game of the 2012 BIG EAST Tournament agaisnt Villanova (11/1).

2011: Came off the bench to appear in eight games... Made his first appearance of the season against Delaware (9/1)... Saw a season-high 65 minutes of action and recorded a shot against Marquette (10/22).

2010: Made 12 appearances with two starts... Played 13 minutes off the bench in collegiate debut at Wake Forest (9/3)... Took three shots, two on goal, against Boston University (9/10)... Saw a season-high 49 minutes of action at Villanova.

High School/Personal: Led New York PSAL with 36 goals as a senior... Staten Island Advance All-Star in 2009-10... Staten Island Player of the Year in 2010... Compiled 60 goals and 23 assists in high school career... Scored pair of goals in 2009 NYC All-Star Game...NY Daily News All-City Honorable Mention... Member of Red Bulls U18 Squad and played for Fenerbahce in Turkey from 2004-08... Originally from London, England.