Gordon Botterill

Gordon Botterill, a former goalkeeper for the Fairfield University men’s soccer team, returned to campus to serve as an assistant coach for the Stags beginning with the 2024 season.

Botterill was a highly-decorated goalkeeper during his four-year stay at Fairfield, earning a pair of goalkeeper of the year awards (2018 & 2020) by vote of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) head coaches. He also secured a berth to the All-MAAC postseason team all four years that he donned a Stags uniform.

He finished his Fairfield career with 229 saves in his 60 appearances, averaging 3.8 saves per game over his career. He owned a .779 save percentage and a 1.04 goals against average during his four years, allowing just 65 goals and posting 21 shutouts. He tallied a career-best 86 saves in his junior campaign, averaging just over five saves per outing. He currently holds the school record for career shutouts with 23.

He continued his collegiate career by attending the University of California-Irvine where he earned more honors for his play. In his single season with the program, he posted a 0.91 goals against average and was named the Big West Goalkeeper of the Year following the 2021 season. He stopped four of eight penalty kicks that year. He capped the year with 64 saves highlighted by his 10 stops against #5 Georgetown in his debut with UC-Irvine.

In January 2023, Botterill signed professionally with Queen of the South FC in Scotland where he played for 18 months

Botterill earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a minor in business analytics from Fairfield University in 2021. He followed with a master’s degree from UC Irvine.