Honors and Awards:
No. 85 in the Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Freshman Top-100 (2020)…Summit League All-Newcomer Team (2018)...Summit League Offensive Player of the Week (10/11/21)…Summit League First Team (2021)…All-West Region Third Team (2021).
2022:
Played in 17 matches, starting in 12, totaling 632 minutes of action…Assisted the game-winning goal against Grand Canyon University on August 28...Set Denver's career matches played record in Denver's NCAA Second Round match at Duke.
2021:
Played and started in all 19 matches on Denver’s forward line, seeing 1231 minutes of action…Scored three goals and added three assists for nine points…Assisted the Aidan O’Toole game-winner in Denver’s 1-0 victory over Portland. Scored the game-winner from the penalty spot in a 2-1 win at Western Illinois...Was involved in all three Denver goals for a career-high four points in the Pioneers 3-1 win over St. Thomas…Scored a late second-half equalizer, knocking in his own rebound from the penalty spot in a 1-1 draw against Stanford.
2020 (delayed to Spring, 2021 due to COVID):
Played and started in all eight matches, seeing 545 minutes of action…Scored two goals, both game-winning tallies…Scored in the 50th minute to open the scoring in a 2-0 win against Western Illinois in the season opener on February 18…Netted the 64th minute winner at Eastern Illinois on April 12 to clinch the regular season title for the Pioneers...NCAA Stat Rankings: 50th in the country in game-winning goals (2).
2019:
Played in 19 matches, starting 17 of them, and seeing 1261 minutes of action…Scored a goal in Denver’s extra-time loss to Pitt and tallied an assist in Denver’s 3-1 win at Purdue Fort Wayne that booked Denver’s ticket to the 2019 Summit League Tournament.
2018:
Played in all 21 matches, starting 18 of them in his rookie season and seeing 1181 minutes of action at winger for the Pioneers…Scored three goals and added three assists…Netted the extra-time winner at No. 8 Creighton on Oct. 2…Scored in his Pioneer debut against Monmouth…Had a goal and two assists in Summit League play.
Before Denver:
Scored nine goals in 24 matches from the midfield for the Colorado Rapids U-16s in 2016-17...Also made two appearances for the U-18s in 2016-17, making two starts for the side...Hopes to become a professional soccer player following his collegiate career.
Personal:
Son of Carmen and Stephanie...Has two siblings Nicholas and Giana...Chose DU because of the time the men's soccer staff took to get to know him and the University of Denver's academic reputation.
Jamie Franks on Stefan Deleone
"It's been really fun to watch Stewey's growth and development both in the classroom and on the field. He's matured tremendously over the last four years that we've known him. For him to finally be in a Denver jersey is exciting. We have high hopes for him because he's a resilient player. He understands what his skill set is, and he doesn't try to play outside of it. We look for Stewie to make an immediate impact on our program."
Chris Martinez (Former Colorado Rapids U19 DA Coach/Current Swope Park Rangers (USL) Coach) on Stefan DeLeone
"Stefan is one of the most explosive players that I've coached and is an absolute handful when he runs at the defense. He's fiercely competitive and an extremely driven young man. He's always smiling and was a joy to work with."
