RICHMOND, Va. (August 23, 2023) – Following another exceptional season, the ECNL Boys is excited to announce the 2022-23 All-America Teams for the U15-U18/19 age groups, as well as the league's Players of the Year at each of these four age groups.
Zach Hume (U15 Crossfire Premier), Jake Basinet (U16 San Diego Surf), Griffin Garnett (U17 Richmond United), and Dylan Groeneveld (U18/19 San Diego Surf) were each named Players of the Year for their respective age groups, the highest honors in the ECNL.
The All-America Teams represent players from every ECNL Boys Conference and were selected by a technical committee of club directors from across the entire league who voted on eligible players. Player eligibility for All-America Team selection came from recent appointment into an ECNL All-Conference Team, 2022-23 Conference strength as determined by regular season and postseason performance metrics, and an evaluation of ECNL Postseason performances by members of the ECNL Boys National Selection Staff.
The players selected for the ECNL All-America Teams, and the Players of the Year are listed below.
U15
U15 Player of the Year: Zach Hume - Crossfire Premier
Nate Blahnik - Concorde Fire Platinum
Sullivan Carter - Loudoun Soccer
Justin Chen - Crossfire Premier
Max Cook - Seattle United
Grayson Elisaldez - Heat FC
Rogelio Garcia - Oklahoma Energy FC
Sebastian Hincapie - Florida Premier
Hudson Jacobs - Oklahoma Energy FC
Gabe Lamphere - NEFC
Joaquin Martinez - Beach FC (CA)
Diego Pedroza - Chicago Magic
Luke Ramans - MVLA
Santiago Sanchez - Louisville City Academy
David (Tre) Segarra - CESA Triumph
Austin Shepherd - Eastside FC
Miguel Solano - Sporting Nebraska
Lalo Solis - Utah Avalanche
Renden Thomas - LAFC So Cal
Aiden Waterman - World Class FC
U16
U16 Player of the Year: Jake Basinet - San Diego Surf
Titus Alviso - Legends FC
Ryan Andrews - Pipeline SC
Danny Astorga - FC Wisconsin
Leo Avalos - Mustang SC
Enbiya Bolur - World Class FC
Austin Chavarria - Concorde Fire Platinum
Tobi Crear - Dallas Texans Academy
Camden Danosky - South Carolina Surf
Dylan Drendel - Eclipse Select SC
Brandon Graham - NTH-NASA
Ivan Leon - La Roca FC
Tomas Londono - Florida Premier
Ricky Moreno - San Diego Surf
Jhonn Padilla - Manhattan SC
John Saladin - SLSG MO
Christian Samaripa - DKSC
Dashiell Stein - Seattle United
Ryan Sullivan - Ohio Premier
Jake Tatch - Pateadores
U17
U17 Player of the Year: Griffin Garnett - Richmond United
Alvaro Alanis - Eclipse Select SC
Evan Battistessa - San Juan SC
Wilfer Bustamante - CESA Triumph
Adrian Carbajal - West Coast FC
Will Case - Crossfire Premier
Tyler Cash - LAFC So Cal
Caleb Centeno - FC Dallas Red
Brendan Dobzyniak - Richmond United
Canon Downey - Utah Avalanche
Luke Giesing - SLSG MO
Aidan Godinho - Florida Kraze
Sam Jimenez - NTH-NASA
Dan Klink - Pipeline SC
Jack Kryger - World Class FC
Brady McGlone - Ohio Premier
Noe Morales - Legends FC
Alex Notzka - Seattle United
Manuel Portillo - MVLA
Malcolm Zalayet - Marin FC
U18/19
U18/19 Player of the Year: Dylan Groeneveld - San Diego Surf
Marco Bottene - Beach FC (CA)
Dzenan Cerimagic - Concorde Fire Platinum
Wesley Cribb - KC Scott Gallagher
Parker DeGroot - La Roca FC
Sam Delong - KC Scott Gallagher
Gabriel Haggerty - Santa Clara Sporting
Clayton Hamler - SLSG MO
Drew Hansen - Charlotte SA
Zach Harris - LAFC So Cal
Joe Highfield - Minnesota Thunder Academy
Eric Howard - Crossfire Premier
Dean Linden - NEFC
Nick Lorr - San Diego Surf
Matt Lynch - Match Fit Academy
Parker Owens - Solar SC
Brett Perkins - Gretna Elite Academy
Travis Smith - Louisville City Academy
Shayne-Michael Thompson - Supreme FC
Hagen Waesch - Dallas Texans Academy
Congratulations to these selected athletes on their impressive achievements throughout the 2022-23 season. This exclusive list of exceptional players exemplifies the elite athletes of this league and continues to push the game forward and elevate the standards across the board.
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