Our Team
Simone Mariotti
Founder & Coach
Mariotti’s extensive coaching experience includes serving as the Assistant Coach King University Men’s Soccer and as the Coach of King University Soccer Academy Men’s Team. At the youth level, he has worked with the Diadora Impact (Boys U10 ,U11, and Girls U10 and Academy) and was a coach at Matthew’s USA Soccer Club (U10, U11, U14, and U18 girls’ teams). He is also the Founder and Director of the Passion Soccer Academy.
Simone is a former midfielder for the Charlotte Eagles, formerly of the United Soccer League. His international experience includes playing for La Rustica, a side based out of Rome, Italy.
Coach Mariotti is fluent in Italian, Amharic (Ethiopian), and Tigrinya (Eritrean). He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Physics and Math and his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from King University.
Michael Akinkoye
Coach
Coach Akinkoye returns to the BSC program as a Head Coach after an extensive playing career in college and at the professional level.
As a player, Michael grew up in the Bethesda program and was a member of the Rangers side that went undefeated and won the US Youth Soccer Regional Championship in 2012-2013. He would go on to play college soccer at James Madison University and at Saint Joseph’s University, where he was named to the Philadelphia Soccer Six All-Rookie Team in 2015. As a student-athlete in 2015, he was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and given the Dorie Leahy Award for the loyalty and dedication that he showed to his team. He was also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
After college Michael would go on to professionally for Evergreen FC in the Premier Development League and Christos FC, for who he currently plays. He has played for Potomac’s U-23 CCL team and was invited to train with MFM FC in the Nigerian Premier League.
As a coach he has previously worked as an Assistant Coach at Shenandoah Valley United and as a Soccer Camp Counselor at the Bullis School. He has also worked at summer camps for both SMU and JMU.