by Dorothée Durivage ’28 on October 9, 2025
Friar Sports
Bruno Rosa ’26, the 6’2” forward from Cascais, Portugal, is currently playing in his third season with the Friars. Prior to his transferring to Providence, Rosa played NJCAA soccer for Monroe College in New York for two years. There, he finished top six in assists for NJCAA DI and helped lead his team to both a Regional Championship and a NJCAA DI National Championship in 2022. He went to Monroe College after playing for FC Porto Academy, Boavista FC Academy, and A.D. Oeiras Academy in Portugal.
On Friday, Oct. 3, the Friars went up against Villanova’s Wildcats to kick off Homecoming weekend. During the game, Rosa scored two goals and had one assist which marks his season high so far. He led the team in points on Friday and tied with his high of two goals from last season. Having played 700 minutes over 10 games so far this season, Rosa has had more minutes this season than last season, showing he is on track to an even better season than his already great season in 2024. In 2024, he played and started 22 games for the Friars and led the team in points as well as assists with 16 points and six assists. Rosa finished the season with a career high of five goals and 1,533 minutes, allowing him to be named to All-Big East Second Team.
The Friars’ men’s soccer team is off to a good start with a 4–5–1 overall record and a 2–1–0 Big East record so far. Rosa has played in all 10 games, showing that he is a key player to drive the team forward. Providence has had a total of 133 shots in total thus far, 20 of those belonging to Rosa, and 59 shots on goal, 13 of which belong to Rosa. This means that Rosa has 15 percent of the team’s overall shots and 22 percent of the team’s shots on goal. The Friars are in a great position to continue to have a good season, having a lot of experienced players on their team.
Having secured the win against the Wildcats, the Friars are off to a great start in the Big East. With only three games played in conference so far, everything is still at play for the team, and they have everything they need to have a great rest of their season, especially in the Big East.
With head coach Craig Stewart, the Friars are in good hands. Stewart enters his 14th season as the head coach of the Providence College men’s soccer team as the fourth head coach in school history. In his 16 seasons as a head coach, 13 of which have been at Providence and three at Franklin Pierce University, Stewart has led his teams to a 178–90–39 record, including nine trips to the NCAA Tournament. He has led the team to the semifinals in 2014 and the quarterfinals in 2016. Most recently, the Friars made the tournament last season where they fell to Clemson University in the second round.