Coaches

Ele Margelos

Gardner Webb University 14

Ele Margelos enters her second year at the helm of the women's soccer program. In her first season with the program, Margelos guided the Shock to a 9-9 season and a bid to the A.I.I. Conference Tournament for the first time in program history. The Shock finished the season with a 7-6 home record.

Most recently, Margelos served as an assistant coach at her alma mater Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, MD for the past three years. She has been Head Coach for Kingsview Middle School and Head Coach for Bethesda Girls U10 and assistant for U6 Boys. In 2017 she helped the Cougars reach the Semifinals and mentored several players that earned Division I scholarships. Prior to joining the QO staff Margelos was a four-year letter winner at Gardner Webb University (2010-2014) where she earned a degree in sociology. During her time at Gardner Webb, she was a fixture on both ends of the field.  

Margelos, a four-year letter winner at Quince Orchard High School, is the second career-leading scorer in school history with 32 goals and 16 assists. She led the team to a Regional Championship each year, including the 4A State Championship her sophomore season. She was named to the All-County Second-Team her junior and senior seasons. Margelos was also a member of the Bethesda Soccer Club and in 2008 & 2009 she led her team to the MD State Cup Finals.

Flavius Mastacaneanu 

Flavius Mastacaneanu was born in Romania. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 2018 with a degree in Public Health Science. He has experience playing in the US, as well as in Romania and France. He now plays for Starliners FC, one of the top teams in the tri-state area. Flavius has also coached at the U13 level in other elite academies in Maryland.

Kahlil Lam

BU8 PDA 12+

Coaching Credentials – USSF E License

Coaching Experience – Current Middle School & Junior Varsity Coach at Holton-Arms, Current Brit-Am Soccer Academy Coach; Former Player Progression Academy (PPA) Coach; Former Junior Varsity Coach Maret School (girls)

Playing Experience – Team America Premier (VA), Penn State, Starliners FC (WPL)

Education – Pennsylvania State University (University Park), BS in Kinesiology (Movement Science Option)

Kahlil grew up in the Washington, DC area playing competitive soccer for Team America Premier (VA). He continued his soccer career throughout college as a member of the Pennsylvania State University Men's Club Soccer Team, where he graduated with a B.S. in Kinesiology (Movement Science). Coach Kahlil is currently the Head Junior Varsity & Middle School soccer coach at the Holton-Arms school in Bethesda, MD and continues with his soccer playing career in the local leagues including the Washington Premier League and Maryland Majors. Coach Kahlil has previously coached for The Maret School, Montgomery Soccer Club (MSC), Player Progression Academy (PPA), Brit-Am and Potomac Soccer Association. He currently holds a USSF E - License and is currently working towards his USSF D - License.

Sammy Kahsai

School: University of Baltimore County (UMBC)

Major : Business Technology Administration (2018)

Coaching Experience: MFC (u13 boys)

  • DC United U18 (2013-14)    

  • Washington Adventist University (2014-2015)

  • Albuquerque Sol - PDL (2017)

  • DC United U23 (2016)

  • UMBC (2015-2017)

  • DC United U23 (2018)

  • DC United - First Team training (2018)

  • Pittsburgh Riverhounds (2019)

Zaki Hamzaoui

Throughout the years, Zaki has held many different positions both in the Washington DC Metro area and overseas coaching and teaching kids, teens and professional soccer players. His experience ranges from running camp programs at St. Albans School, head of  the physical education department at the Washington International School, organizing overseas trips for both language programs and soccer teams to running his own business with camps, after school activities and trips. For the past twelve years, Zaki has worked overseas as coach and technical director for different professional soccer clubs as well as run clinics in Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa. This experience and the relationships he have developed have helped students play college soccer as well as play professionally.

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