Fifteen players voted as semifinalists for 2025 Men’s MAC Hermann Trophy

KANSAS CITY, MO – United Soccer Coaches and the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) have announced the 15 men’s semifinalists for the 2025 MAC Hermann Trophy, based on voting by NCAA Division I Men’s soccer coaches.

The MAC Hermann Trophy is the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer and has been awarded annually since 1967. Most recently, Michael Adedokun (Ohio State) and Kate Faasse (North Carolina) received the award for outstanding intercollegiate performances last year.

Two schools – Georgetown University and NC State University – had two players make the elite list.

Three men’s finalists will be named for the award on Wednesday, Dec. 17 after voting by NCAA Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches. The 2025 MAC Hermann Trophy winner will then be announced at a press conference at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on Jan. 9, 2026, followed by a dinner to celebrate all of the 2025 finalists.

Fans are encouraged to vote for their favorite player. Go to machermanntrophy.com for the men’s semifinal ballot.

2025 Men’s MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalists

Name	Class	Pos	School	Hometown
Richie Aman	Sr.	M	Washington	Hanover, N.H.
Palmer Ault	Sr.	F	Indiana	Noblesville, Ind.
Mitchell Baker	So.	F	Georgetown	Melbourne, Australia
Marcus Caldeira	Sr.	F	West Virginia	Mississauga, Ont.
Junior Diouf	Fr.	F	Grand Canyon	Thies, Senegal
Ransford Gyan	So.	M	Clemson	Sunyani, Ghana
Niklas Herceg	So.	K	Vermont	Alsdorf, Germany
Diego Hernandez	Jr.	M	Furman	Mesquite, Texas
Lasse Kelp	Sr.	D	Maryland	Bonn, Germany
Nikola Markovic	So.	D	NC State	Gatineau, Que.
Donavan Phillip	Jr.	F	NC State	Castries, Saint Lucia
Agustin Resch	Sr.	D	Seton Hall	Arata, Argentina
Nick Simmonds	Fr.	F	Virginia	Midlothian, Va.
Slade Starnes	Sr.	D	SMU	Dallas, Texas
Zach Zengue	So.	M	Georgetown	North Oaks, Minn.