MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The SSAC announced the 2026 SSAC Men’s Soccer Players of the Week. Bernardo Juca of Faulkner was named SSAC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Alex Coba of Life was named SSAC Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
Offensive: Bernardo Juca (Faulkner – FR – W – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- This is his second-career weekly honor
- Juca tallied two goals and two assists in a 6-1 victory over Mobile. The Rams came into the game with seven clean sheets and had allowed only 10 goals before the contest
- Juca’s goal contributions came in the first 23 minutes of action and he currently sits at 12 goals and eight assists on the season
Defensive: Alex Coba (Life – DEF – A Coruna, Spain)
- This is his first-career weekly honor
- Coba led a defense that allowed only one shot on goal in a pair of shutout victories on the road
- He also added a pair of assists from his outside back spot against Point
Previous Winners (Offensive, Defensive)
Week 1: Jean Danitanga (William Carey), Kenson Pierre (William Carey)
Week 2: Christian Sentz (UT Southern), Lenno Schmidt (Xavier)
Week 3: Enrico Burigotto (Life), Tibo Jacobs (Life)
Week 4: Fernando Pirry (William Carey), Pawel Wolny (Life)
Week 5: Bernardo Juca (Faulkner), Andre Ferreira (Faulkner)
Week 6: Nick Miske (UT Southern), Pawel Wolny (Life)