ECNL Boys All-American Teams and 2025-26 National Players of the Year unveiled

RICHMOND, VA – The ECNL Boys announced the 2025-26 All-American Teams and National Players of the Year for the U15-U18/19 age groups.

The All-American teams represent players from each of the 15 ECNL Boys conferences and were selected by a technical committee of directors from across the league. Each of the Players of the Year were also selected by this committee, highlighting the exceptional play of the ECNL and their commitment to their club and the league as a whole.

The full list of Players of the Year and All-American teams are listed below.

National Players of the Year

• U15: Alex Eschmann (Real Colorado Academy)
• U16: Thomas Chang (XF Academy)
• U17: Alex Medel Hernandez (Utah Avalanche)
• U18/19: Chase Stewart (LV Heat Surf)

U15 All-American Team

• Ryan Anderson (Rockford Raptors)
• Jonah Bandell (Real Colorado Academy)
• Sebastian Carrillo (COSC)
• Colvin Cribbs (Sporting Jax)
• Alexander Eschmann (Real Colorado Academy)
• Daniel Escobar (El Paso Locomotive)
• Emil Hauser (Wilmington Hammerheads)
• Adriano Martinez Cisneros (VDA)
• Kevin Monday (FC Dallas Red)
• Marcos Moore (CESA Triumph)
• Jadiel Muniz (Concorde Fire Platinum)
• Xavier Nicolazzo (WNY Flash)
• Brayan Ordonez (Solar SC Academy)
• Brandon Ostorga Jimenez (FC Portland)
• Anthony Patino (STA)
• Jaiden Pedraza (LV Heat Surf)
• Charles Smoot (Pipeline SC)
• Cyrus Soriano (Pateadores)
• Jack Sullivan (Gretna Elite Academy)
• Brandon Wallenrod (SDSC Surf)
• Aiden Watkins (Charlotte SA Academy)
• Colby Wold (Tennessee SC)
• Jonathan Zuniga Solano (3RSC)

U16 All-American Team

• Benjamin Andreasen (LAFC So Cal)
• Thomas Chang (XF Academy)
• William Cook (St. Croix)
• Duke Elkington (Marin FC)
• Parker Fitzgerald (BVBIA)
• Dane Lau (Boise Timbers FC)
• Ricardo Magaña Jr (3RSC)
• Cortland Martin (STA)
• Michael Mooney IV (Pipeline SC)
• Eduardo Morais (Concorde Fire Platinum)
• Reid Neuhalfen (OK Energy FC)
• Josiah Raygada (Florida Premier FC)
• Rivaldo Rico Mora (XF)
• Andres Rocha Jimenez (Slammers FC)
• Keegan Sexton (Ohio Elite SA)
• Charlie Smith (South Carolina Surf)
• Nathan Thiellen (Gretna Elite Academy)
• Cruz Tomori (NM Rapids)
• Alexander Vargas (NTH-NASA)
• Braylon Walker (Dallas Texans)
• Finn Wilkins (Pateadores)
• Bradley Winfield (NCFC Youth Academy)
• O’Connor Zone (Tennessee SC)

U17 All-American Team

• Jesse Aguayo (Pateadores)
• Eman Alicic (Sporting Iowa)
• Panagiotis Batsaras (Beach FC (CA))
• Dominic Bolouri (Oregon Premier)
• Joaquin Chavez (West Coast FC)
• Gabriel Drushell (Cleveland Force SC)
• Harrison Dyer (Wilmington Hammerheads)
• Jon-Paul Ekadi (DKSC)
• Brady Esser (Penn Fusion SA)
• Nishan Gregory (Ohio Premier)
• Briggs Gwozdo (South Carolina Surf)
• Callum Lyons (XF Academy)
• Alex Medel Hernandez (Utah Avalanche)
• Gabe Moore (Rockford Raptors)
• Trey Okey (Utah Avalanche)
• Henry Payne (NTH-NASA)
• Noah Rather (Solar SC Academy)
• Henry Roberts (NCFC Youth Academy)
• William Smith (Tennessee SC)
• Dylan Starkey (Florida Premier FC)
• Alden Tang (MVLA)
• Martin Umana (Concorde Fire Platinum)
• Griffin Warner (World Class FC)

U18/19 All-American Team

• Diego Apolinar (LAFC So Cal)
• Dominic Bolender (Mustang SC)
• Graham Condley (Tulsa SC)
• Cristiano Delgado (Kansas City Athletics)
• William Dixon (Concorde Fire Platinum)
• Owen Faris (Solar SC Academy)
• Jordan Igwenma (Sporting Nebraska FC)
• Axel Jimenez (El Paso Locomotive)
• Samuel Leedy (United PDX)
• Aaron Leon-Bedolla (XF Academy)
• Stevan Ljubicic (Rockford Raptors)
• Marko Maric (Florida Premier FC)
• Bryan Mayhew (FC Stars)
• Reese Mays (Maryland United FC)
• Ricardo Oliva (VDA)
• Luis Ortiz-Albarran (Tulsa SC)
• Terrance Reynolds III (Tennessee SC)
• Oscar Santana (XF Academy)
• Jacob Sedano Gallardo (Legends FC)
• Carter Smith (Ohio Premier)
• Chase Stewart (LV Heat Surf)
• Martin Wicinski (Louisville City Academy)
• Connor Williams (Kansas Rush)

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