2024 NAIA Men’s Soccer All-Americans and Player of the Year Announced

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2024 NAIA Men’s Soccer All-Americans and Player of the Year Announced

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2024 NAIA Men’s Soccer All-America teams on Monday, after the competition of the National Championship in Wichita, Kan. Emilio Cazares of Mobile (Ala.) has been named the NAIA Men’s Soccer Player of the Year.

Cazares ranks first in the country in total goals (23) and added four assists to rank third nationally in total points (50). The senior, forward from Monterrey, Mexico led the Rams of Mobile (Ala.) to the Quarterfinal Round of the 2024 Battle for the Red Banner. He launched 92 shots, put 25% of them on target and scored eight game winning goals across 17 starts. He was 2-2 in penalty kick conversions.

The NAIA All-America committee consists of the NAIA-Men’s Soccer Coaches Association Executive Committee, the National Championship Games Committee and four men’s soccer coaches. Each of the All-America teams is comprised of a goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders, three forwards, and one at-large position.

Missouri Valley leads with six winners, besting Mobile (Ala.) who had five award honorees. Oklahoma Wesleyan tallies four followed by three each from Dalton State (Ga.) and William Penn (Iowa); seven programs had two receipients.

The 2024 Select Sport America-NAIA Men’s Soccer National Coach of the Year will be announced later this spring at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Anaheim, California and then released on NAIA.org.

 

2024 NAIA Men’s Soccer All-America Teams 

FIRST TEAM

PLAYER INSITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Sean Bohan William Penn (Iowa) GK Sr. Dublin, Ireland
Nicolas Leite Dalton State (Ga.) GK Sr. Santo Andre, Brazil
Antonio Bittencourt Dalton State (Ga.) DEF Sr. São Paulo, Brazil
Kazuki Hashimoto Missouri Valley DEF Sr. Yokohama, Japan
Henrique Mendes Mobile (Ala.) DEF Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil
Edan Sears William Penn (Iowa) DEF Sr. Telford, England
Emilio Cazares Mobile (Ala.) FWD Sr. Monterrey, Mexico
Sam Green Missouri Valley FWD Sr. London, England
Luke Persenico Clarke (Iowa) FWD Sr. St. Charles, Ill.
Thomas Rodella Life (Ga.) FWD Fr. Verona, Italy
Piero Sabroso Bethel (Ind.) FWD Sr. Lima, Peru
Sami Charaf Amal Bethel (Ind.) MID Sr. Casablanca, Morocco
Yoshiki Igarashi Missouri Valley MID Sr. Tokyo, Japan
Caoimhin McConnell William Carey (Miss.) MID Sr. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Kirill Pakhomov Oklahoma Wesleyan MID So. Moscow, Russia

SECOND TEAM

PLAYER INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Cristobal Benitez Delgado Missouri Valley GK Jr. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Javiero Izquierdo Cumberlands (Ky.) GK Jr. Candás, Asturias, Spain
Jacob Adams Missouri Valley DEF Sr. Nottingham, England
Kazuma Ishizuka Dalton State (Ga.) DEF Sr. Yokohama, Japan
Michael Rempel Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) DEF So. Asuncion, Paraguay
Luis Vergara Oklahoma Wesleyan DEF Jr. Santiago, Chile
Mario Goic SCAD Savannah (Ga.) FWD Gr. Zadar, Croatia
Joseph McMahon Mobile (Ala.) FWD Jr. Liverpool, England
Brandon Nyagurungo Indiana Wesleyan FWD Fr. Harare, Zimbabwe
Sebastian Tregarthen Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) FWD So. Dolores, Uruguay
Louis Dolcini Mobile (Ala.) MID So. Genova, Italy
Jose Garcia Indiana Wesleyan MID Fr. Puerto Montt, Chile
Robbie Lyons Cumberland (Tenn.) MID Sr. Dublin, Ireland
Salvador Martinez Cumberlands (Ky.) MID Sr. Tampico, Tamaulipas Mexico
Samuel Mutiri Mobile (Ala.) MID Jr. Tervuren, Belgium

THIRD TEAM

PLAYER INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Claudio Fuentealba Mid-America Christian (Okla.) GK Sr. Rancagua, Chile
Henry Hampshaw William Carey (Miss.) GK Fr. England
Juan Muniz Navarrete Carroll (Mont.) GK Sr. Hermiston, Ore.
Tylor Guerrero Castillo Oklahoma Wesleyan DEF Fr. Guayaquil, Ecuador
Tiago Dias Indiana Tech DEF Sr. Portimão, Portugal
Caleb Marchany LSU Shreveport (La.) DEF Jr. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Omar Murillo William Woods (Mo.) DEF Sr. Panama City, Panama
Daniel Santos Rosa Grace (Ind.) DEF Sr. Heidelberg, Germany
Ronald Aguilar Texas A&M University-San Antonio FWD Jr.
Daniel Borges UC Merced (Calif.) FWD Sr. Turlock, Calif.
Alejandro Contrera Georgia Gwinnett FWD Fr. Asuncion, Paraguay
Andrea Croce Governors State FWD So. Rome, Italy
Sam Dolobaipu Huntington (Ind.) FWD So. Sioux Falls, S.D.
Marko Dordevic Missouri Baptist FWD Jr. Belgrade, Serbia
Callum Edwards Union Commonwealth FWD So. Preston, England
Manuel Flores Tennessee Southern FWD Sr. Lisbon, Portugal
Rick Hovinga MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) FWD Sr. Groningen, Netherlands
Katai Mukuka Brescia (Ky.) FWD Fr. Zambia, Africa
Jacobo Obradors Williams Baptist (Ark.) FWD Sr. Madrid, Spain
Trent Rickard The Master’s (Calif.) FWD So. Valencia, Calif.
Ognjen Bozovic Missouri Baptist MID So. Belgrade, Serbia
Hugo Garcia-Rosado Duran Midland (Neb.) MID Jr. Barcelona, Spain
Mathis Guffroy Texas Wesleyan MID Sr. Saint Germain en Laye, France
Pol Mur Oklahoma Wesleyan MID Sr. Barcelona, Spain
Connor O’Reilly William Penn (Iowa) MID Sr. Letterkenny, Ireland
Tate Richards Missouri Valley MID Sr. London, England
Jack Thomas LSU Shreveport (La.) MID Jr. Whittington, England

 

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