Gatorade Player of the Year: Boys Soccer by State in 2022/2023
Gatorade recently announced the 2022-23 Boys Soccer State Players of the Year, marking its 38th year of recognizing the nation’s top high school athletes.
The award not only celebrates exceptional athletic performance but also recognizes high standards of academic accomplishment and exemplary character both on and off the soccer field.
Each winner is distinguished as the best high school boys soccer player in their respective state. All state winners are also finalists for the highly coveted Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year award, which will be announced soon.
Here are Gatorade boys soccer players of the year! Huge congrats to these wonderful students and athletes.
2022/2023 Boys Soccer State Players of the Year Presented by Gatorade
| State | Player | Link to Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Cristian Barrientos | Stats |
| Alaska | David Elliott | Stats |
| Arizona | Caden Dosmann | Stats |
| Arkansas | Will Childers | Stats |
| California | Simon Vaca-Lorenzi | Stats |
| Colorado | Cameron Gerber | Stats |
| Connecticut | Lucas Almeida | Stats |
| Delaware | Thomas Hastings | Stats |
| DC | Nick Laffey | Stats |
| Florida | Max May | Stats |
| Georgia | Remi Okunlola | Stats |
| Hawaii | Kaleb Abara | Stats |
| Idaho | Kai Hatten | Stats |
| Illinois | Chase Adams | Stats |
| Indiana | Sam Divis | Stats |
| Iowa | Jackson Kirsch | Stats |
| Kansas | Nico Pendleton | Stats |
| Kentucky | Travis Smith | Stats |
| Louisiana | Max Cavana | Stats |
| Maine | Myles Culley | Stats |
| Maryland | Ben Madore | Stats |
| Massachusetts | Kaan Inanoglu | Stats |
| Michigan | Kyle Pierson | Stats |
| Minnesota | Joe Highfield | Stats |
| Mississippi | Connor Dunnigan | Stats |
| Missouri | Oliver Doyle | Stats |
| Montana | Brady Reed | Stats |
| Nebraska | Michael Stukenholtz | Stats |
| Nevada | Anwar Ben Rhouma Torres | Stats |
| New Hampshire | Santiago Somorrostro | Stats |
| New Jersey | Ransford Gyan | Stats |
| New Mexico | Finnegan Saunders | Stats |
| New York | Nicolas Galeano | Stats |
| North Carolina | Joseph Abdenour | Stats |
| North Dakota | Patrick Lawrence | Stats |
| Ohio | Nolan Spicer | Stats |
| Oklahoma | Federico Palacios | Stats |
| Oregon | Drew Pedersen | Stats |
| Pennsylvania | Collins Oduro | Stats |
| Rhode Island | Dan Goba | Stats |
| South Carolina | Duncan Wilson | Stats |
| South Dakota | Zack Williams | Stats |
| Tennessee | Lucas Nordin | Stats |
| Texas | Aidan Morrison | Stats |
| Utah | Hauroa Morgant | Stats |
| Vermont | Henry Bacon | Stats |
| Virginia | Edric Zhang | Stats |
| Washington | Alex Harris | Stats |
| West Virginia | Adam Seams | Stats |
| Wisconsin | Connor Gage | Stats |
| Wyoming | Logan Custis | Stats |
About Gatorade Player of the Year
The Gatorade Player of the Year award is an annual award given to up-and-coming high school student-athletes in the United States. The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated in their respective sport and off the field.
The award is given for:
- Baseball (boys)
- Basketball (boys and girls)
- Cross country (boys and girls)
- Football (boys)
- Soccer (boys and girls)
- Track & field (boys and girls)
- Softball (girls)
- Volleyball (girls)
The program has been running for over 30 years and has recognized thousands of student-athletes across the country. The winners of each state are entered as finalists for the prestigious Gatorade National Player of the Year award.
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