Joshua Merchan stays on as an assistant coach for the Bears men's soccer team in 2023. Merchan is in his third year at Bloomfield and starting coaching in 2015 at the high school and club soccer level in NJ and Brooklyn, NY.

He currently coaches youth academy soccer at STA in Morris County, NJ. Merchan's goal in coaching is to motivate and challenge student-athletes to achieve their life goals on and off the field. He graduated from Bloomfield High School in 2017 and was born and raised in Bloomfield. Merchan is a graduate from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a Bachelors degree in Sports Management in 2021 and Masters in Sports Management in 2022. He currently holds a United States Soccer Federation D License. 

Merchan is very excited to be a part of the men’s program at Bloomfield. He looks forward to developing our student-athletes as citizens and athletes, continuing to strive for excellence, and competing for conference titles.