KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Dec. 16, 2025) – United Soccer Coaches announced the 2025 Player of the Year recipients across the senior college, junior college, high school, and youth levels on Tuesday.

Please note: The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Players of the Year, which will be the MAC Hermann Trophy recipients, will be announced on January 9, 2026, in St. Louis, Mo.

Following is the list of the 16 players designated as 2025 Player of the Year recipients:

AFFILIATION

NAME

SCHOOL / CLUB

Youth Boys

Logan Moniz

FC Greater Boston Bolts, Boston, Mass.

Youth Girls

Taylor Morell

Virginia Development Academy, Woodbridge, VA

High School Boys

Marcus Jackson

West Orange High School (N.J.)

High School Girls

Sloane May

Hamilton Southeastern High School (Ind.)

Junior College Division I Men

Lazzar Ramos

Mohave College

Junior College Division II Men

Cruzeiro Cruz

Phoenix College

Junior College Division III Men

Gustavo Arias    

Cerritos College

Junior College Division I Women

Shaniel Buckley    

Daytona State College

Junior College Division II Women

Sherline King

Jones College

Junior College Division III Women

Josie Young

Sierra College

NAIA Men

Jack Thomas

LSU Shreveport

NAIA Women

Lauren Riley

Keiser University

NCAA Division II Men

Elias Ovelar Semeniuk

Fort Hays State University

NCAA Division III Men

Adam Knutson

Trinity University (Texas)

NCAA Division II Women

Sarah Batchadji 

Florida Tech

NCAA Division III Women

Olivia Clemons

Washington University (Mo.)