KANSAS CITY, Mo. (August 21, 2025) – United Soccer Coaches announced on Thursday the 29 NCAA Men’s Division I college soccer players named to the 2025 Hermann Trophy Watch List as the regular season officially got underway.
The Hermann Trophy is presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club and is the nation’s highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by voting of Division I head coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches. It is named in honor of the late Robert Hermann, the legendary St. Louis, Mo., businessman and soccer executive who founded the National Professional Soccer League, the first pro soccer league in the United States which became the North American Soccer League. He was inducted in the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012.
Highlighting the watch list are two players who were 2024 Hermann Trophy semifinalists: senior forward Ulfur Bjornsson (Duke) and senior defender Casper Svendby (Pittsburgh).
The 2025 watch list was compiled by members of the Division I Men’s All-America Council from a list of returning 2024 All-Americans and First Team All-Region players. A total of 15 players will be named 2025 Hermann Trophy semifinalists on December 9 at the conclusion of NCAA Division I All-American voting. From that list, head coaches will cast votes, and three players will be named finalists. The 2025 recipient will be announced January 9, 2026, in a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis, Mo.
2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Hermann Trophy Watch List
| Position | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| K | Mitch Budler | Sr. | University of Akron | Lincoln, Neb. |
| K | Sebastian Conlon | Sr. | University of Kentucky | Reston, Va. |
| K | Fred Lapworth | Sr. | Bucknell University | Banbury, England |
| K | Nicky McCune | Sr. | Cal Poly | San Ramon, Calif. |
| D | Noah Gold | Sr. | College Of Charleston | Germantown, Md. |
| D | Andrew Johnson | Sr. | Cornell University | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| D | Alex Matthews | Sr. | Missouri State University | Derbyshire, England |
| D | Luca Nikolai | Jr. | University of North Carolina | Dusseldorf, Germany |
| D | Parker Owens | Jr. | Cal Poly | Southlake, Texas |
| D | Casper Svenby | Sr. | University of Pittsburgh | Drammen, Norway |
| D | Giuliano Fravolini Whitchurch | Sr. | Princeton University | San Diego, Calif. |
| M | Martin Bakken | Jr. | University of Dayton | Baerum, Norway |
| M | Arnau Farnos | Sr. | Oregon State University | Riudoms, Spain |
| M | Cooper Flax | Sr. | Wake Forest University | Dix Hills, N.Y. |
| M | Ransford Gyan | So. | Clemson University | Sunyani, Ghana |
| M | Angel Iniguez | Sr. | San Jose State University | Daly City, Calif. |
| M | Jack-Ryan Jeremiah | Jr. | University of Pennsylvania | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
| M | Connor Miller | Jr. | Cornell University | Centennial, Colo. |
| M | Vasileios Moiras | Jr. | Dartmouth College | Athens, Greece |
| M | Luciano Pechota | Sr. | Ohio State University | Avon, Ohio |
| M | Zach Zengue | Sr. | Georgetown University | North Oaks, Minn. |
| F | Palmer Ault | Sr. | Indiana University | Noblesville, Ind. |
| F | Ulfur Bjornsson | Jr. | Duke University | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland |
| F | Pietro Fontana | Sr. | University of Central Arkansas | Trento, Italy |
| F | Cason Goodman | Sr. | University of California, Davis | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| F | Blake Pipkin | So. | Colgate University | Houston, Texas |
| F | Bruno Rosa | Sr. | Providence College | Cascais, Portugal |
| F | Sergi Solans Ormo | So. | UCLA | Lleida, Spain |
| F | Trace Terry | Sr. | Bowling Green State University | Bellbrook, Ohio |
About the Missouri Athletic Club
Located in St. Louis, Mo., the Missouri Athletic Club has been presenting college soccer’s player of the year awards since 1986. The MAC was established in 1903 as an athletic, dining and social club. It has a “Platinum Club of America” status, which is awarded to the top private clubs in the country. To learn more about the Missouri Athletic Club, go to mac-stl.org.
About United Soccer Coaches
Founded in 1941 and headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., United Soccer Coaches is the trusted and unifying voice, advocate and partner for coaches at all levels of the game. The largest community for soccer coaches in the world, we united coaches of all levels around the love of the game. For more information go to UnitedSoccerCoaches.org.