AWARDS/ACCOLADES
- Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year (2025)
- All-Sun Belt Conference First Team (2025)
- Sun Belt Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2025)
- Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team (2025)
JUNIOR (2025)
- Appeared in each of UCF's 21 matches, earning 18 starts and totaling 1,510 minutes of action; played the full 90 minutes on four occasions, and played all 104 minutes of UCF's double-overtime Sun Belt quarterfinal matchup against (4) Georgia Southern.
- Represented the Knights' leader in goals scored (13) and points (30), and ranked among Sun Belt Conference leaders in goals scored (13, 2nd), total points (30, 2nd), game-winning goals (4, T-2nd), goals per game (0.62, 2nd), points per game (1.43, 2nd), shots on goal per game (1.38, 2nd), shot accuracy (.569, 2nd), and shot attempts per game (2.43, 5th).
- Recorded at least one point in 11 matches throughout the fall, at least two points in 10 matches, and at least three points in four matches.
- Produced two of UCF's four individual multi-goal games this season, highlighted by his first career hat trick against James Madison Oct. 22 and his brace in the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship match at (3) No. 12 Marshall Nov. 16.
- Scored his first two goals in UCF's first three matches of the season, at North Carolina and at home against UTRGV.
- Recorded a season high seven shot attempts and added his first assist in UCF's 1-1 draw at then-No. 22 South Florida Sept. 4.
- Netted his third goal of the year at then-No. 22 Kentucky Sept. 19.
- Scored six goals and added his second assist in a five-game span from Oct. 10-26, highlighted by his hat trick against James Madison; also scored against then-No. 11 Georgia Southern, Bradley and Coastal Carolina.
- Garnered Sun Belt Conference tournament Most Outstanding Player recognition for his efforts during the week against (4) Georgia Southern, (1) No. 19 Kentucky and (3) No. 12 Marshall, totaling three goals and two assists; scored the game-tying goal in the 67th minute of UCF's 3-2 double-overtime win over the Eagles while assisting Clarence Awoudor and Drew Hansen in the match; scored two of the Knights' three goals in the championship match against No. 12 Marshall.
- Became the first Knight since at least 1998 to record a brace in a conference tournament final, as well as the third player in the last three seasons to register a brace in the Sun Belt's championship match, joining West Virginia's Sergio Ors Navarro (2023) and Marshall's Alvaro Garcia-Pascual (2023).
- Scored the eventual game-winning goal in UCF's 3-2 NCAA Tournament victory over Florida Atlantic at home Nov. 20.
PRIOR TO UCF
- Joins UCF after spending his most recent two seasons with Chambly-Oise, a professional club in his native France, where he appeared in 34 contests with four goals scored.
- The forward’s time spent with Chambly represented the latest stop in his extensive international playing career, as Ricol has totaled 78 matches with 17 goals scored and six assists in over 4,500 minutes of action.
ABOUT LILIAN
Major: Finance ... Favorite pro athlete: Lionel Messi ... Favorite pro team: FC Barcelona ... Pregame ritual: Prayer ... Hidden talent: I'm a really good psychologist ... Favorite off day activity: Sleeping ... Favorite movie: Interstellar ... Favorite music artist: Ninho ... Go-to karaoke song: 'Baila Baila Baila' by Ozuna ... Nickname growing up: Patochik (Prison Break) ... Favorite sport other than soccer: Tennis or F1 ... Other interesting facts: In the 32nd round of the Coupe de France, I missed my penalty shot in the 89th minute, but I scored a minute later and we won the match; after that game we played against LOSC Lille, a pro team in the France League 1. I am also very fast, I can run 22 miles per hour.