Francis Marion University senior defender
David Guevara, graduate student midfielder
Antonio Garda, and graduate student forward
Matteo Benistant have been named to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Men's All-Southeast Region Team for 2025. All three garnered second-team recognition, with Guevara earning All-Region accolades for the second consecutive year – he was a third-team pick in 2024.
Guevara, a native of Guayaquil, Ecuador, is a three-year starter and a two-time All-Conference selection (first team in 2025, third team in 2024). He was also named the Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Week once during the 2025 season.
He played all but 63 minutes this season and helped anchor a defensive that allowed only 15 goals in 17 matches (0.882 goals against average is second in the conference and 20th in NCAA Division II) and only 3.5 shots on goal per match. He was also instrumental in a defense that posted six shutouts. He scored one goal, a match-winner in a road win at Ferrum College.
He is a two-time CSC Academic All-District Team honoree, and is a member of Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society.
Garda, a native of A Coruna, Spain, is a two-time All-Conference selection (first team in 2025, third team in 2024). He registered 36 shots, with 18 on goal, scored five goals – including two match-winners – and recorded four assists. He was second on the team with 14 points.
He was placed on the CSC Academic All-District Team this season, was named the conference's Player of the Week once in 2025, and ranked third in the conference in shot accuracy (.500) and fourth in shots on goal per match (1.29).
Benistant, a native of Saint Didier Sous Aubenas, France, led the Patriots in scoring with seven goals and three assists. Two of his scores were match-winners and he led FMU with 46 shots, 22 of which were on goal. He averaged 68.3 minutes played per contest, ranked third in the conference for shots on goal per match (1.29), and was a second-team All-Conference pick.
The trio guided Francis Marion to an 8-4-5 record, the conference's East Division championship, and the top seed in the conference tournament.
Earlier, Guevara (first team) and Garda (second team) were named to the D2CCA All-Region squad.
Guevara is a finance major and is a product of Unidad Educativa Particular Javier, while Garda is part of the MBA program at FMU and is a graduate of Dominicos. Benistant is also part of the MBA program and is a graduate of Lycée Marcel Gimond.
David Guevara Antonio Garda Matteo Benistant
