2025 Hermann Trophy Watch List – NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Announced

Jonathan Turner
Aug 22
2 min read

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aug. 21, 2025) – United Soccer Coaches has unveiled the 2025 Hermann Trophy Watch List, featuring 29 NCAA Division I men’s soccer standouts as the new season kicks off.

The Hermann Trophy, presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club, is the nation’s highest individual honor in college soccer, recognizing the National Player of the Year. Voting is conducted by Division I head coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.

The award honors the late Robert Hermann, a St. Louis businessman and soccer executive who founded the National Professional Soccer League, which later became the North American Soccer League. Hermann was inducted into the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012.

2025 Hermann Trophy Watch List Highlights

Among this year’s selections are two returning semifinalists from 2024: Duke forward Ulfur Bjornsson and Pittsburgh defender Casper Svendby, both expected to be major contenders once again.

The watch list was compiled by the Division I Men’s All-America Council from a pool of returning All-Americans and First Team All-Region players.

Fifteen semifinalists will be named on Dec. 9, followed by a vote to determine three finalists. The winner will be announced on Jan. 9, 2026, at a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.

2025 Hermann Trophy Watch List – NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer

Goalkeepers

Mitch Budler, Sr., Akron
Sebastian Conlon, Sr., Kentucky
Fred Lapworth, Sr., Bucknell
Nicky McCune, Sr., Cal Poly

Defenders

Noah Gold, Sr., College of Charleston
Andrew Johnson, Sr., Cornell
Alex Matthews, Sr., Missouri State
Luca Nikolai, Jr., North Carolina
Parker Owens, Jr., Cal Poly
Casper Svendby, Sr., Pittsburgh
Giuliano Fravolini Whitchurch, Sr., Princeton

Midfielders

Martin Bakken, Jr., Dayton
Arnau Farnos, Sr., Oregon State
Cooper Flax, Sr., Wake Forest
Ransford Gyan, So., Clemson
Angel Iniguez, Sr., San Jose State
Jack-Ryan Jeremiah, Jr., Penn
Connor Miller, Jr., Cornell
Vasileios Moiras, Jr., Dartmouth
Luciano Pechota, Sr., Ohio State
Zach Zengue, Sr., Georgetown

Forwards

Palmer Ault, Sr., Indiana
Ulfur Bjornsson, Jr., Duke
Pietro Fontana, Sr., Central Arkansas
Cason Goodman, Sr., UC Davis
Blake Pipkin, So., Colgate
Bruno Rosa, Sr., Providence
Sergi Solans Ormo, So., UCLA
Trace Terry, Sr., Bowling Green

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About the Missouri Athletic Club

Located in St. Louis, Mo., the Missouri Athletic Club has been presenting college soccer’s player of the year awards since 1986. The MAC was established in 1903 as an athletic, dining and social club. It has a “Platinum Club of America” status, which is awarded to the top private clubs in the country. To learn more about the Missouri Athletic Club, go to mac-stl.org.