University of Rhode Island

Career Honors & Awards

• 2019 United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Third Team
• 2019 Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
• 2019 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Team
• 2018 United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Second Team
• 2018 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
• 2018 Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team
• Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 9, 2017)
• 2017 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Team
• 2016 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year
• 2016 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
• 2016 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• 2x Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Oct. 31, 2016; Nov. 7, 2016)

Game-by-Game Statistics

• 2016 (Freshman)
• 2017 (Sophomore)
• 2018 (Junior)
• 2019 (Senior)

2019 (Senior)

• Finished his career ranked 12th in program history with 73 total points (28g/17a).
• Appeared and staretd in 20 of URI's 21 games.
• Finished the season with 19 points on seven goals and five assists.
• Earned United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Third Team honors and was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team.
• Recoded an assist in URI's 1-1 season-opening draw with Fairfield.
• Scored Rhody's lone goal of the game in a 3-1 loss to #23 UConn.
• Assisted Ludvik Benco's goal in a 2-1 win over Providence.
• Assisted on Filippo Tamburini's double-overtime game-winner at George Washington.
• Scored an unassisted goal Rhody's 3-1 win at Holy Cross.
• Netted a goal in URI's 3-1 win over Fordham.
• Recorded an assist in URI's 3-2 win over La Salle.
• Scored an unassisted goal in Rhody's 2-0 victory at Saint Joseph's.
• Scored the first goal of the game, and later assisted on the game-winner in a 2-1 victory over VCU.
• Tallied his fifth goal of the season in URI's 2-1 win at Denver.
• Scored a goal in Rhode Island's Atlantic 10 quarterfinal win over Davidson.
• Netted his PK attempt to help URI advance past Fordham in a nine-round shootout in the A-10 semifinals.

2018 (Junior)

• Appeared in 17 games and made 16 starts.
• Was second on the team in scoring with 20 points on eight goals and four assists.
• Earned United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Second Team honors and was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team.
• Also earned a spot on the A-10 All-Championship Team.
• Scored a pair of goals in URI's 4-0 victory at Bryant.
• Recorded an assist in Rhody's 3-0 victory over Holy Cross.
• Scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in a 2-0 victory at Marist.
• Netted Rhody's first goal of the game at Fordham.
• Had goals in back-to-back wins over St. Bonaventure and UMass.
• Assisted on URI's first goal of the game in a 3-1 win over Dayton.
• Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Saint Joseph's.
• Had the game-winner in URI's A-10 quarterfinal victory over Fordham.
• Assisted on the lone goal of the game as URI defeated VCU 1-0 in the A-10 semifinals.
• Recorded an assist in Rhody's NCAA Tournament game against UConn.

2017 (Sophomore)

• Appeared and started in 17 of URI's 19 games.
• Was second on the team in scoring with 14 points on five goals and four assists. 
• Recorded a goal and an assist in URI's season-opening win over Boston University.
• Netted the Rams' lone goal of the game in a 2-1 loss to #24 Providence.
• Assisted on the game-winning goal against Bryant.
• Scored his third goal of the season in URI's win over Marist.
• Set up the game-winner in Rhody's 2-1 victory at Boston College.
• Scored an 88th-minute game-winner in the Rams' 3-2 comeback win over St. Bonaventure.
• Netted the game-winning goal in URI's double-overtime victory at La Salle.
• Set up Tyler Dickson's game-winner in Rhody's 1-0 win at GW, in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 tournament.

2016 (Freshman)

• Appeared in all 20 games and made 15 starts.
• Led the team in scoring with 20 points on eight goals and four assists... His 20 points were the most by a Rhody freshman since the 1999 season (Winston Griffiths, 26P/9G/8A; Anthony Curtis, 23P/6G/11A).
• Was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year.
• Also was named to the All-Conference Second Team as well as the All-Rookie Team.
• Earned back-to-back Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week awards to end the regular season (Oct. 31, Nov. 7).
• Recorded his first career point - an assist - in Rhody's 1-0 victory at St. Francis Brooklyn.
• Netted his first collegiate goal against New Hampshire.
• Scored the Rams' lone goal of the game in a 1-1 draw at Drexel.
• Picked up an assist in Rhody's 2-1 loss to UConn.
• Scored his third goal of the season at Bryant.
• Assisted on Niklas Middrup's goal against Davidson.
• Headed in his fourth goal of the year against La Salle.
• Scored the first goal of the game in URI's 2-1 win over Massachusetts.
• Registered his sixth goal of the season on a penalty kick, in Rhody's 3-1 victory over George Mason.
• Netted the game-winning goal with just 6:37 remining in double overtime at Duquesne... The game was a must-win for the Rams in order to qualify for the Atlantic 10 Championship.
• Scored the game-winning goal in Rhody's win over La Salle in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship... Also assisted on URI's first goal of the game.

Personal

• Was born November 5, 1997 in Leonidion, Greece.
• Son of Vasilicki and Ilias Zarokostas.
• Has two older brothers, Yiannis and Nikos, and an older sister, Maria.
• Has two relatives that have played soccer professionally: his uncle, Andreas Kokoris (A.S. Leonidon) and his grandfather, Stavros Bouzopoulos (Egaleo F.C.).
• Enjoys music production, swimming and reading.
• Favorite athlete is Mixalis Zambidis.
• Favorite team is Panathinaikos F.C.
• Chose Rhode Island over Providence and Hofstra.
• Selected URI because of the coaching staff, the players on the team and the campus location.
• Majoring in Oceanography.
• Would like to pursue a career in soccer.