NEW ORLEANS – 15 Sun Belt men’s soccer players were named All-Southeast Region by the United Soccer Coaches.
Six of the Sun Belt’s 10 programs were represented with Kentucky boasting a league most four players, West Virginia and Georgia Southern each had three, UCF and Marshall two a piece and Coastal Carolina with one.
The Sun Belt landed seven players on the first team All-Southeast region, headlined by the league’s player of the year, West Virginia’s Marcus Caldeira, who was a second team all-region section last season. The Sun Belt’s newcomer of the year, UCF’s Lilian Ricol, earned his first all-region nod after leading the Knights with 13 goals scored en route to a conference title and a first team all-conference nod.
Caldeira and Ricol are joined on the first team by UCF’s Clarence Awoudor, Georgia Southern’s Noah Holmstrom and Ricardo Louis, Kentucky’s Marcus Muir, Coastal Carolina’s Loed Klaasen.
Kentucky goalkeepers Sebastian Conlon and Marshall’s Takahiro Fujota earn spots on the All-Southeast region second team for the second consecutive year. They are joined by Carlos Hernando and Pablo Pozos of West Virginia, Ryan Holmes of Marshall, Agustin Lopez and Alejandro Ruiz of Kentucky and Kevin Pierre of Georgia Southern.
The United Soccer Coaches identifies and recognizes the top players in the NCAA. All players are nominated by their respective head coaches, and the teams are voted on by women's soccer head coaches within the region. First Team selections will be eligible for All-America accolades.
2025 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men’s All-Southeast Region
First Team
D | Noah Holmstrom | So. | Georgia Southern University | Aalborg, Denmark
D | Marqes Muir | Sr. | University of Kentucky | London, England
M | Clarence Awoudor | Sr. | University of Central Florida | Saint-Lo, France
M | Loed Klaasen | Sr. | Coastal Carolina University | Aerdenhout, Netherlands
F | Marcus Caldeira | Sr. | West Virginia University | Mississauga, Ont.
F | Ricardo Louis | So. | Georgia Southern University | Fort Myers, Fla.
F | Lilian Ricol | So. | University of Central Florida | Paris, France
Second Team
K | Sebastian Conlon | Sr. | University of Kentucky | Reston, Va.
D | Takahiro Fujita | Jr. | Marshall University | Nara, Japan
D | Carlos Hernando | Sr. | West Virginia University | Torrelodones, Spain
D | Ryan Holmes | Sr. | Marshall University | Ona, W.Va.
M | Agustin Lopez | So. | University of Kentucky | Santa Fe, Argentina
M | Kevin Pierre | Sr. | Georgia Southern University | Bluffton, S.C.
F | Pablo Pozos | Jr. | West Virginia University | Madrid, Spain
F | Alejandro Ruiz | Sr. | University of Kentucky | Valencia, Spain