Crossroads League Announces Men’s Soccer Award Winners

by | Nov 13, 2025 | College Sports, Crossroads League, Headlines, Men's Soccer, NAIA, Players of the Week

Crossroads League Announces Men’s Soccer Award Winners

JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League announced its 2025 Men’s Soccer All-League honors on Thursday, following No. 4 Bethel’s sweep of the CL regular season and tournament championships.

USF’s Mamba Chisoni was named the CL Coach of the Year, with Bethel’s Julian Vargas Talamantes being named the Crossroads League Player of the Year.

The Crossroads League’s remaining top honors included Gustavo Nunes of Marian being selected as the CL Offensive Player of the Year, Cole Little of Indiana Wesleyan being tabbed the CL Defensive Player of the Year and Luis Munoz of Grace being named the CL Midfielder of the Year, as well as the CL Newcomer of the Year.

The All-Crossroads League awards are voted on by the CL’s head men’s soccer coaches.

2025 Crossroads League Coach of the Year
Mamba Chisoni, Saint Francis

2025 Crossroads League Player of the Year
Julian Vargas Talamantes, Bethel

2025 Crossroads League Offensive Player of the Year
Gustavo Nunes, Marian

2025 Crossroads League Defensive Player of the Year
Cole Little, Indiana Wesleyan

2025 Crossroads League Midfielder of the Year
Luis Munoz, Grace

2025 Crossroads League Newcomer of the Year
Luis Munoz, Grace

2025 First-Team All-Crossroads League
F-Julian Vargas Talamantes, Bethel
F-Gustavo Nunes, Marian
F-Diego Yanes, Grace
F-David Magalhaes, Spring Arbor
F-Juan Garcia, Grace
F-Taha Houssni, Indiana Wesleyan
F-Miguel Bello, Mount Vernon Nazarene
M-Luis Munoz, Grace
M-Guzman Trigo, Indiana Wesleyan
M-Fernando Laserna, Bethel
M-Matthew Loo, Marian
M-Caleb Swartzendruber, Spring Arbor
M-Ryusei Matsushita, Saint Francis
M-Diego Palma, Indiana Wesleyan
D-Cole Little, Indiana Wesleyan
D-Eduardo Pedroza, Bethel
D-Vasco Tavares, Grace
D-Diego Arieta, Bethel
D-Erick Vanzela, Indiana Wesleyan
D-Kovan Drenth, Huntington
G-Kadin Wolfe, Indiana Wesleyan
G-Maarten Schouten, Bethel

2025 Honorable Mention All-Crossroads League
F-Yarek Carnegie, Indiana Wesleyan
F-Thiago Fernando, Huntington
F-Tade Adeyemi, Taylor
M-Lucas Lima, Bethel
M-Maxime Bregeon, Grace
M-Aiden Avalos, Spring Arbor
M-Eliass Elfasoukhi, Indiana Wesleyan
M-Diego Regueira, Marian
M-Abdul Manaf Annor, Saint Francis
M-Douglas Appiah Kubi, Huntington
M-Adrian Gonzalez Martinez, Goshen
D-Kyohei Kuroda, Marian
D-Giulio Mapessa, Taylor
D-Sebastian Gonzalez, Marian
D-Stephen Bandi, Goshen
D-Justin Devlin, Taylor
D-Toya Oda, Saint Francis
D-Chucho Salgado, Mount Vernon Nazarene
D-Sebastian Lozano, Grace
G-Jack Cristini, Spring Arbor

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