NCAA
Aug 11, 2026
Men’s Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List: Top NCAA Players for 2026
KANSAS CITY, MO – United Soccer Coaches has announced the NCAA Division I Men’s Players to Watch lists for the 2026 intercollegiate season.
The lists are compiled and released by the Division I All-America Committees to promote college soccer leading up to the official start date for the regular season later this month. The lists include United Soccer Coaches All-Americans and All-Region players from 2025 who are scheduled to return for the 2026 season.
See below for a full rundown of players who are on the Watch List for the 2026 Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy, the top individual honor in college soccer.
Forwards
| Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| David Ajagbe | Jr. | Portland | Surrey, B.C. |
| Jaime Amaro | Jr. | UCLA | Madrid, Spain |
| Mitchell Baker | Jr. | Georgetown | Melbourne, Australia |
| Jubril Bamgbala | Sr. | Army | North Providence, R.I. |
| Leo Conneh | So. | Michigan State | Anoka, Minn. |
| Blake D’Agostino | Jr. | California Baptist | Greenwood Village, Colo. |
| Andrea Di Blasio | Sr. | Boston University | Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| Isaac Emojong | So. | Portland | Davis, Calif. |
| Jeremy Francou | Sr. | UMKC | Chartres, France |
| Ivar Gissurarson | Sr. | Albany | Reykjavik, Iceland |
| Joe Highfield | Sr. | Portland | Plymouth, Minn. |
| David Ismail | GR-5 | Vermont | Bayreuth, Germany |
| Samson Kpardeh | Jr. | Liberty | Worcester, Mass. |
| Mikkel Lejbowicz | Jr. | Seton Hall | Farum, Denmark |
| Matt Lenert | Sr. | College of Charleston | Falls Church, Va. |
| Daniel Lugo | Sr. | High Point | St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| Andres Escudero Martin | So. | Louisville | San Sebastian de los Reyes, Spain |
| Arnold Matshazi | Jr. | Virginia | Milton Keynes, England |
| Johan Nissen-Lie | Jr. | Bellarmine | Asker, Norway |
| Stephane Njike | Jr. | Indiana | Paris, France |
| Ryan Okerayi | Sr. | Houston Christian | Houston, Texas |
| Finlay Oliver | Sr. | Stony Brook | Oneonta, N.Y. |
| Pablo Pozos | Sr. | West Virginia | Madrid, Spain |
| Thomas Robertson | Sr. | Lehigh | Chapel Hill, N.C. |
| Drew Roskos | Jr. | Bucknell | Delran, N.J. |
| Donovan Sessoms | Sr. | UCSB | Antelope, Calif. |
| Stephan Soghomonian | Jr. | SMU | Santa Clarita, Calif. |
| Marius Stenner | Jr. | Delaware | Svendborg, Denmark |
| Chris Verheul | Jr. | Marist | Steenderen, Netherlands |
Midfielders
| Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| Jared Aguilar | Jr. | Tulsa | Denton, Texas |
| Braxton Arpachinda | Sr. | Western Michigan | Sterling Heights, Mich. |
| Martin Bakken | Sr. | Clemson | Baerum, Norway |
| Stavros Charalampous | Sr. | California Baptist | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Evans Dapaah | Sr. | North Carolina | Accra, Ghana |
| Malick Daouda | Jr. | Clemson | Montreal, Que. |
| Jose De La Torre | Jr. | California State Fullerton | Moreno Valley, Calif. |
| Matt Dreas | Sr. | Akron | Covington, Ky. |
| Paco Fernandez | GR-5 | Bryant | Sevilla, Spain |
| Ben Fisher | Sr. | UNC Charlotte | Alexandria, Va. |
| Ransford Gyan | Jr. | Clemson | Sunyani, Ghana |
| Alex Hall | Jr. | Washington | Newcastle, Wash. |
| Sabri Hanni | Sr. | Grand Canyon | Paris, France |
| Diego Hernandez | Sr. | Furman | Mesquite, Texas |
| Eric Howard | Sr. | Georgetown | Redmond, Wash. |
| Til Kauschke | Jr. | Seton Hall | Hamburg, Germany |
| Anton Khelil | Jr. | North Florida | Saint Cyprien, France |
| Leon Koehl | Sr. | Maryland | Cologne, Germany |
| Martin Kozak | Sr. | Elon | Santiago, Chile |
| Nico Loebus | So. | North Carolina | Bad Homburg, Germany |
| Agustin Lopez | Jr. | Kentucky | Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Connor Miller | Sr. | Cornell | Centennial, Colo. |
| Richard Monath | Sr. | Delaware | Essex, Md. |
| Luka Nikolai | Sr. | North Carolina | Dusseldorf, Germany |
| Collins Oduro | Sr. | Indiana | Bibiani, Ghana |
| Isaac Powell | Sr. | UC Irvine | Chula Vista, Calif. |
| Diego Rosas | Sr. | Portland | Benito, Texas |
| Joschi Schelb | Sr. | North Carolina | Freiburg, Germany |
| Iain Wagner | Jr. | San Diego | San Diego, Calif. |
| Marco Wright | Sr. | Maryland | Gastonia, N.C. |
| Ryan Zellefrow | Jr. | North Carolina | Berwyn, Pa. |
| Giacomo Zizza | Jr. | Louisville | Denville, N.J. |
Defenders
| Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| Luke Adams | Jr. | Saint Louis | McKinney, Texas |
| Harrison Bertos | Sr. | Washington | Bedford, Mass. |
| Nick Collins | Sr. | Rutgers | Mount Olive, N.J. |
| Kelly Cooper | Sr. | Army | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Connor Dawson | Jr. | Pennsylvania | O’Fallon, Ill. |
| Braden Dunham | So. | Furman | Peachtree City, Ga. |
| Matthew Fisher | Sr. | Michigan | Rochester, Mich. |
| Takahiro Fujita | Sr. | Central Florida | Kawai, Japan |
| Noah Holmstrom | Jr. | SMU | Aalborg, Denmark |
| Ellis Jones | Sr. | Wisconsin | Wednesbury, England |
| Charlie Kitch | Jr. | Rutgers | Medford, N.J. |
| William Lawson | Jr. | California Baptist | Paris, France |
| Nick Lockermann | Sr. | North Carolina | Nuremburg, Germany |
| Josh Maher | Jr. | Indiana | Caseyville, Ill. |
| Calle Mollerberg | Jr. | UCSB | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Parker Owens | Sr. | Cal Poly | Southlake, Texas |
| Matthew Reed | Sr. | Creighton | Felton, Del. |
| Brady Treinen | Sr. | UC Irvine | Tustin, Calif. |
| Roka Tsunehara | Jr. | Princeton | Burlingame, Calif. |
| Martin Wurschmidt | Jr. | Ohio State | Stavern, Norway |
Goalkeepers
| Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| Luciano Natoli | Sr. | North Florida | Miami Beach, Fla. |
| Kyle Durham | Jr. | Connecticut | Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| Owen Beninga | So. | UCSB | Jackson Hole, Wyo. |
| Laurin Mack | Jr. | Maryland | Emmendingen, Germany |
| Niklas Herceg | Jr. | Vermont | Alsdorf, Germany |
| Andrew Samuels | Sr. | Princeton | Burlingame, Calif. |
| Alex Svetanoff | Jr. | UNC Charlotte | Crown Point, Ind. |
| Miguel Angel-Hernandez | GR-5 | Portland | Perris, Calif. |
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