Gabriel Robinson is entering his eighth season on the Lafayette men's soccer coaching staff.
Lafayette posted an 8-6-4 record in 2024 and it was the only Patriot League member that finished the season with a winning record. Robinson guided the Leopards’ defense to allowing only 1.22 goals per match, which ranked second amongst their Patriot League opponents. The former Cincinnati standout helped guide center back Nicholas Liebich and goalkeeper Griffin Huff to collecting All-Patriot League laurels as Lafayette paced the conference with six all-league selections.
The 2023 season was highlighted with more success for Robinson and the Leopards. The team finished with a 9-6-6 record, while reaching its third Patriot League championship in the last five years. Lafayette ranked second in the Patriot League in goals allowed per game, averaging 0.90 per contest in 1,930 minutes played and it led the conference in road wins (6). Senior captain Hale Lombard finished the season as the conferences leader in points (26) and goals (11), leading him to an All-Patriot League First Team selection. Fellow classmate David Mizrahi garnered second team honors and juniors Carter Houlihan and Griffin Huff were announced to the third team. Lombard, junior Lawrence Aydlett and freshman Roy Biegon were all named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team following the team's playoff run. At the conclusion of the season, Lombard and Mizrahi earned All-Atlantic Region honors. The program was also successful in the classroom, with 20 members being selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
In the 2022 season, Robinson helped guide Lafayette to an overall record of 9-6-4. The Leopards finished the season ranked 25th in the country for team goals-against average (0.895). Six student-athletes were named to All-Patriot League teams and two earned United Soccer Coaches All-Region recognition. Along with on-field success, multiple Leopards earned recognition for their efforts in the classroom. Marcos Kitromilides was named a United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American, Patriot League All-Academic and to the CSC Academic All District Team. Alex Sutton and Yiannis Panayides joined Kitromilides on the CSC Academic All District Team.
The Leopards finished the fall 2021 season with a 7-7-4 record. Nick Hazel and Marcos Kitromilides were both selected to the 2021 Men's MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, just two of 44 players to be named to the list and the only student-athletes from the Patriot League. The Leopards also had five student-athletes who were named all-conference selections, along with Sebastian Varela being named to the Patriot League All-Academic Team.
In the spring 2021 season he helped coach six all-conference selections including the Co-Defensive Player of the Year, five All-Region, an All-American and a Scholar All-American. He was part of the staff that led the Leopards to a 6-0 undefeated regular season. The Leopards also found themselves breaking into the United Soccer Coaches Top-25 poll ranked No. 24 nationally.
During the 2019 season, Robinson helped lead the Leopards to a record of 9-7-5 with an appearance in the Patriot League championship game. In its run to the championship, Lafayette compiled 10 shutouts on the season, finishing ranked 17th nationally in shutout percentage (0.476) and 31st nationally in team goals against average (0.941). .
In 2018, the Leopards were ranked in the top 50 in the nation in goals against average, along with goalkeeper Alex Sutton being ranked 27th nationally in save percentage and defender Christian Williams being named to the All-Patriot League Third Team.
During his collegiate career at Cincinnati, Robinson was a two-time Academic All-Conference selection earning honors by both the Big East and American Athletic Conferences and was one of two Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) representatives for the NCAA, working with Division I student-athletes support services. He was a contributing factor in the team’s school-record six consecutive shutouts in 2012, along with being named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Top 100 Freshmen list. In his time at Duquesne, the Dukes recorded an all-time program record of seven consecutive shutouts, finishing the season with nine total. Robinson also has playing experience in the Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls Youth Academies. Prior to arriving on the Hill, he worked with the Red Bulls as a Youth Trainer in the Pre-Academy Regional Development School as well as participating in training programs.
Robinson graduated in 2016 from Duquesne University with a bachelor of arts degree in Integrated Marketing Communication.
Updated 5/27/25
