BOSTON -- Looking to build momentum off of last season’s CAA Championship and first appearance in the NCAA tournament since 2002, ninth-year head coach Brian Ainscough and the Northeastern men’s soccer team announced 10 newcomers to the 2013 roster on Tuesday. Daniel Arvidsson, Harrison Balder, Matt Callahan, Andrew Eskinazi, Marc Greenblatt, Sam Marley, Christian McKenna, Kyle Morrissey, Elliot Mustoe and Robbie Schallmo will all don the Red and Black for a NU squad that returns five of its top six scorers from last season’s 14-3-4 team.

“When we started to put this class together, the goal was filling in some of the players who were just leaving, which is always a hard task after having such a great year,” said Ainscough. “So obviously the No. 1 part of looking at this class was that we knew we were losing a top center forward in Don Anding, and our goal was to go out and try to fill that void.

“What this class represents is that we’re going to have really considerable depth and a lot of competition for places,” Ainscough said. “Our returning players will not be able to rest on their laurels. There are some really talented players coming in, and the good news is we got a few of them that are local, from the Massachusetts area, which to me is great. It adds great flavor to our team.”

Arvidsson is a native of Wassenaar, Netherlands, where he played four seasons for American School Of The Hague. While there, he served as captain during his senior season and led the team in scoring during both his junior and senior campaigns. Arvidsson was named to the All-Tournament Team at the ISST Tournament, a tournament featuring European International Schools, in his sophomore and junior seasons, and also played club soccer while in high school.

“Arvidsson is a very technical center midfielder,” said Ainscough. “He’s a top-end student, and he was late in the process. He was looking at American schools, looking at a lot of Ivy League schools, and he just loved Northeastern. He liked what we had to offer, he likes the way our team plays and I think we now have a player that’s a really bona fide Division I player in the center part of the park who’s going to push along our offensive midfield and create a lot more competition in that area of the field.”

Balder, a defender from Needham, Mass., played for FC Bolts Celtic for eight seasons under Ainscough and Marco Coolman, including one season as captain. He also played three seasons at Thayer Academy, where he was a top five scorer in the Independent School League, and was named All-ISL following his junior season.

“Balder’s a very tenacious, gamer type of player that really gets after it and is a fierce competitor that I think is going to help us every day in practice,” said Ainscough. “I think if he comes to work every day, he’ll find his way out onto the field because he’s a tremendous competitor.”

Callahan (Newton, Mass.) joins Northeastern following several seasons with FC Bolts Celtic of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, where he helped the team to Massachusetts State Cup Championships in 2006, 2008 and 2009 and also served as a captain in 2007 and 2010. Callahan also played three seasons at Newton North High School under coaches Brian Rooney and Roy Dow, winning the Division I North Championship during his senior season.

“Callahan can play multiple positions,” Ainscough said, “but we think he can play either center back, left fullback or hold the midfield as a real defensive-minded player. He’s a real tenacious, tough player. He’s played at the club level for the Greater Boston Bolts for the last eight seasons, and he’s been one of the best players in Massachusetts.”

Eskinazi comes to Huntington Avenue after four seasons with the South Carolina United Battery Academy of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. As an all-year starter, the Wando, S.C. native helped the team to a division championship in 2011 and 2012. Eskinazi also played four years at Wando High School, helped the team achieve a No. 1 national ranking in 2011 and reach the state championship game in 2012.

“Eskinazi is a really good soccer player that plays sort of in the No. 8 or No. 10 spot,” said Ainscough. “He’s going to add an awful lot to our team. He might not be ready to come in and contribute right away, but he will definitely help us as we go forward.”

Greenblatt, a midfielder/defender from Winchester, Mass., played four seasons for Winchester High School under coach Paul Austin, captaining the team during his senior season. He helped the Sachems to Middlesex League championships in 2011 and 2012, including a 19-1-2 record during his sophomore season. Greenblatt, who also played for FC Bolts Celtic, was named a league all-star following his sophomore season and was Team MVP as a junior in 2012.

“Greenblatt will push our center midfield,” said Ainscough. “He’s a defensive midfield player, and I think that’s where he’s going to play in college as he goes forward. He has a lot of utility, he’s a top athlete who has great speed, and he has a defender-first mentality.”

Marley is a 5’10’’ defender from played four seasons for Wales High School for coach Jamie Taylor, serving as captain during his senior season and leading the team to the District Cup semifinal. He also suited up for Handsworth FC, where he was part of a squad that was the runner-up in the Baris North Midlands U19 League and was a Cup quarterfinalist in both 2011 and 2012.

“Marley is a lad from England,” said Ainscough. “He loved our school, and he was recruited by our school for his academics. We found out about him through our international department. He looks like a tremendous left fullback, he’s played at a very good level over in England, and he’s going to give us a lot more depth in the defensive area.”

McKenna (Milton of Campsie, Scotland) was the Player of the Year and top goal scorer for Campsie Black Watch in 2011 and 2012 before leading the team to the Scottish Cup in 2013. He also played two seasons for Airdrie FC following a stint with Celtic FC from 2006 to 2011, where he helped the team to the Glasgow Cup. He was also named the Charlie Higgins Award winner for outstanding sporting achievement in 2011.

“McKenna’s a center forward and a very speedy player,” Ainscough said. “During the last six years, he’s has played with Celtic Football Club in Scotland. When he played for that team, he was a goal-scoring machine, so if we can get him to come out of the gates right away – not that he’s going to replace Anding’s 14 goals he had last year – but he’ll definitely help finding some of those goals and replace him a bit.”

Morrissey is a 6’2’’ forward/midfielder from Rockville Centre, N.Y. joining the Huskies after three seasons with the Rockville Centre Lightning of the Northeastern Regional Premier League. Morrissey, who was captain of the squad during one of his seasons, led the team in scoring in 2010. He also played four years for South Side High School, leading the team to two Nassau County conference championships as well as two Class “A” titles. Morrissey was named all-county and Best Offensive Player during his senior season after leading the team in scoring, and also earned all-conference accolades in 2010 and honorable mention all-county and Defensive Most Valuable Player honors in 2011.

“Morrissey is big, has a strong hold of midfield, maybe center back that might not be ready right away to play, but comes from a very good club system and is a really tremendous athlete,” said Ainscough.

Mustoe (Lexington, Mass.) played four seasons at Lexington High School. During his time there, he was named a Middlesex League All-Star. Mustoe is the son of Robbie Mustoe, who played professional soccer for Middlesbrough and is currently an analyst for ESPN.

“Mustoe comes from a good pedigree family,” said Ainscough. “His dad was a pro in Europe and now does commentary for ESPN. He could pan out to be a very useful, serviceable center back as he goes on, and he has the attributes to be one in the sense of size and good technique.”

Schallmo comes to the Huskies after a tenure with FC Bolts under coach Marco Koolman. He was part of the team that won the U16 Northeast League Championship, and also played at Thayer Academy (Independent School League) for three seasons under coach Jake Diamond.

“Robbie can play up front, he’s a goal-scorer, and we expect him to come in and help a lot,” said Ainscough. “He’s another local Massachusetts player that has tremendous quality, and he sort of reminds me of Donovan Fayd’Herbe de Maudave in how he plays. I think he’s going to add an awful lot of competition to that part of the field.”

The Huskies will begin the 2013 campaign with two exhibition matches against Boston College (Aug. 18) and New Hampshire (Aug. 24) before traveling to Durham, N.C. to take on Elon in the Duke Nike Invitational on Aug. 30 at 5 p.m.